What do you know about personal Google knowledge panel? What are the benefits of the the knowledge panel for a researcher? Do you have one?
I clicked on your Google knowledge Panel link, apparently, it's not active.
https://g.co/kgs/uRoqLJ
I had no idea about this, so looked it up:
https://learn.g2.com/google-knowledge-panel
https://support.google.com/webmasters/thread/19553681?hl=en
https://yoast.com/all-about-googles-knowledge-panels/
https://smallbiztrends.com/2017/02/google-knowledge-panel.html
Now I know!
Many thanks dear@Mary C R Wilson for the helpful links shared on this discussion.
The Google knowlegde panel is assigned to us automatically by google based on a series of factors due to the popularity and strength of the brand. It's not possible to enter it manually. Some important factors are the presence on linkedin and especially on wikipedia. When the panel appears looking for our name, you can redeem it with a google account and complete it.
don't confuse brand account with knowledge panel. I can create some brand accounts under my google account.
Knowledge panel is assigned only by Google depending on some prerequisites
Here is an interesting blog about Google knowledge panels. There seems to be a lot of unanswered questions.
http://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/2019/12/researchers-appearing-in-google.html
As academics, it is extremely important that our work become and remain visible, not just to the academic community at large but also to the general public. Here is where your Google Knowledge Panel plays it role. Mine magically 'appeared' about a few weeks back on my 45th birthday. How and why it appeared remains a mystery, not just to me but to other academics that have it. My superb PhD supervisor has one but then again, he's a world class academic so no surprise there. As for myself, I think it's the range of work - the width and the depth of online exposure. Oh yes, mine started with a tether to / highlight on my Google Scholar profile. So keep yours constantly updated. All the best, friends 😉
https://g.co/kgs/VpxHvN
A personal Google knowledge panel is a feature that appears on the right-hand side of the search results page when someone searches for a specific person's name. It provides a summary of information about the person, including their photo, a brief biography, links to their social media profiles, and other relevant information.
For a researcher, having a personal Google knowledge panel can have several benefits. Here are a few:
Overall, having a personal Google knowledge panel can be a valuable asset for researchers looking to build their online presence and increase their visibility in their field.
It is true that the knowledge panel is an automatic Google process governed by three algorithms but it is possible with techniques to educate the search engine to generate one for your brand even without a wikipedia page.
For example, I have one even without a wikipedia page.
https://g.co/kgs/88m8bk
The world's leading expert on the subject is Jason Barnard of Kalicube.
I recommend you read his book. I also attended the course and it is very interesting and I will talk about this topic in my next book The blue check.