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Ex-Google engineers debut 'Cuil' way to search
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Re: Ex-Google engineers debut 'Cuil' way to search
#32Looks good, and has a nice feel. http://www.cuil.com/search?q=python%20generators&sl=long But not so good here, http://www.cuil.com/search?q=python%20generator%20examples&#...
Or here:
http://flownet.com/ron/cuil.gif
(They seem to have fixed this.)
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#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's just as memorable as google was on it's first day. A little branding and constantly improving results could make it a player. But, only time will tell. I'm cheering for them.
I think google is more 'spellable' than cuil... or is it ciul or coul or ceul. Hell, the title for the post spells it with 2 'l's
That is pretty ironic considering that google is actually a misspelling -- the correct spelling is "googol".
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#35I'd be interested to know about some of the cooler pages that are indexed by Cuill, but not Google.
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#36At least Cuil has some respect for privacy: "We do not keep logs of our users’ search activity." "We analyze the Web, not our users. Read our Privacy Policy for details. It’s short." http://www.cuil.com/info/privacy/
But Jo(e) User doesn't really care about that, he or she cares about search results. If (and admittedly this is unproven) Google can deliver better search results by logging and analyzing search activity to personalize results, then Cuil is already at a disadvantage.
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#37It seems to be putting incorrect pictures with names. I did a simple search of "Hacker News" and Sam Odio came up on the first search page. I thought, cool, Cuil managed to put his picture right next to his Hacker News profile. But then I clicked through to his blog and unless he's really changed over time, I think they got the picture wrong :)
Take a look: http://billkatz-test.appspot.com/static/images/cuil.png
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#38At least Cuil has some respect for privacy: "We do not keep logs of our users’ search activity." "We analyze the Web, not our users. Read our Privacy Policy for details. It’s short." http://www.cuil.com/info/privacy/
Exactly. I've seen some Google ads that were a bit too targeted lately -- related to stuff that I searched for last week -- and it is getting spooky. I'd like to have a decent alternative. Maybe I should just get used to Yahoo, but this looks hipper, no? That being said, they haven't indexed my site yet. Amateurs!
That's very worrying. Adverts people might be interested in shown to them? Cause for concern...
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
Exactly. I've seen some Google ads that were a bit too targeted lately -- related to stuff that I searched for last week -- and it is getting spooky. I'd like to have a decent alternative. Maybe I should just get used to Yahoo, but this looks hipper, no? That being said, they haven't indexed my site yet. Amateurs!
That's very worrying. Adverts people might be interested in shown to them? Cause for concern...
You're probably intentionally missing the point -- but what I was referring to is the fact that they are quite unashamed about retaining data about me.
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#40At least Cuil has some respect for privacy: "We do not keep logs of our users’ search activity." "We analyze the Web, not our users. Read our Privacy Policy for details. It’s short." http://www.cuil.com/info/privacy/
This means they miss big opportunities to improve their search results.