It is no hidden secret that the first decade of the 21st century often described by experts as the decade of Internet commerce has witnessed unprecedented growth in the online e-commerce space. More than $29 billion changed hands in 2009 over the Internet through online commerce transactions with the figure expected to go up 22% this year when final reports come in after Christmas. It is no wonder that Internet profits, according to ComScore, touched a record $900 million within a 24-hour period on December 15, 2008.

One of the youngest babies of Google’s family of products, Knol  is a reference site that contains articles penned by the contributors on a plethora of subjects. Knol is a project of Google, released on July 23, 2008, and is currently in a beta stage. According to Google, Knol means a unit of knowledge.

Different organizations, both online and offline, have different ways of communicating with their audience. The audience usually includes customers, prospects, resellers, distributors, the media, or simply those who drop in out of sheer curiosity. Some communicate through newsletters, e-mail and forums in a vibrant age of Web 2.0 social interactivity.

Google’s Affiliate Network has grown big and has now more advertisers to choose from. Affiliate marketing as you know is one excellent form of making money online and best of all, you do not have to worry about virtually anything. Promote a product or service, get it to convert and eventually receive a commission.

Google Docs is free, Web-based word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, form, and data storage service offered by Google. It allows users to create and edit documents online while collaborating in real-time with other users.

Google Docs is Google's "software as a service" version of an office suite.

What is Google Knol?

If you've come across Google's Knol, you might be asking yourself, "Just what is Google Knol?" The goal of Google Knol is to put you in control of sharing your expertise with the world. According to Google, a knol is a single unit of knowledge, and the Google Knol is a platform for sharing that knowledge.