Google sure hopes so, as we learn from Ars Technica's take on Knol: "Knol is Google's approach to wikis that focuses on genuine content from verified authors—and paying said authors for their time. The new product is drawing attention and scrutiny from nearly every possible angle, and now it's open to the world." Of interest to namers is the pronunciation: nol, noll or kewl? While you ponder the correct answer, I'll refer to the other quotes attributed to Bertrand Russell. As many of us well know, "There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge."