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Google is taking a shot at their own version of the service. It’s called Sidewiki, and it just launched. Sidewiki is part of Google Toolbar (and it will be built directly into Google’s Chrome browser). Users activate the service by clicking on a button and a sidebar appears to the left of whatever website is being viewed.The user can then leave a comment on the entire page or a selected piece of text, and share the URL via email, Twitter or Facebook. Users can also embed videos into the Sidewiki.

Other users can read and vote comments up or down. All those votes will create a user ranking for each individual that will determine where their comments fall on the Sidewiki. The higher the ranking, the higher comments appear. The goal, Google says, is to help move better content up and move spammy stuff to the bottom where it won’t be seen. Website owners who have claimed their sites always have the right to the first comment on any URL they control.

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