Cuil - an alternative search engine

Re: Google is dead. Long live Cuil

jhegarty said:
of course ...


I have spent 3 years and 981 posts just building up a profile so I can go pimping my pyramid scheme website ;)
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That's the sort of dedication I like to see. Now ban him, Mods.
 
Re: Google is dead. Long live Cuil

Not uintil he's told us all about his pyramid scheme and we've given him truckloads of money because we trust him ;)
 
Re: Google is dead. Long live Cuil

jhegarty said:
of course ...


I have spent 3 years and 981 posts just building up a profile so I can go pimping my pyramid scheme website ;)
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Cool, hear those things are a real money spinner. A friend of a friend made loads of money on one. Where do I sign up? :)
 
Re: Google is dead. Long live Cuil

I think the plug on bbc news may have been the worst thing to happen to them - as clearly, they don't have the backend resources in place to deal with whatever level of searching they're processing (my first search was slow...my second one looks like it will never arrive..).

Even if they got that sorted, I really don't like the format.
 
Re: Google is dead. Long live Cuil

just as a matter of interest,
whats the problem with google?
why are posters saying theve been meaning to
switch etc..
is'nt it doin what its asked?
im no computer buff i have to say though.
F
 
Re: Google is dead. Long live Cuil

Just got this from cuil.com

Sorry, an error occurred.

Please try your search again. If the problem persists, please be assured that our team is working quickly to resolve the issue.

Biggest search engine in the world indeed!!!
 
Re: Google is dead. Long live Cuil

Servers cant cope - pathetic!
 
Re: Google is dead. Long live Cuil

On behalf of 99.99939% of the world's population.

How is the name supposed to be pronounced?

Elementary mistake.
 
Stupid name as well

From their FAQ:
"Tom Costello, our founder and CEO, comes from Ireland, a country with a rich mythology around the quest for wisdom. Cuil is the Gaelic word for both knowledge and hazel, and features prominently in ancient legend."

This level of ignorance does not bode well for the project.
'Cuil' actually means 'fly' (cuil bhealtaine: Mayfly etc.). they also claim that it is pronounced 'cool'. Wrong again.
And the Irish word for hazel is 'Coll'
 
Re: Google is dead. Long live Cuil

It would be good to have an alternative to google - but cuil isn't gonna cut it. Slow, poor design - generally poorly thought out!
Should have got the product right before the pr campaign. Maybe they will improve...........


S.B.
 
Re: Google is dead. Long live Cuil

I caught the end of an interview with Damien Mulley on Morning Ireland about it today.

It seems the best thing about it is their PR. After reading the reviews here, I won't even bother trying it.

I have edited the title of this thread as it is the advertising slogan used by Cuil.

As FredG asked: What is wrong with Google?

Brendan
 
Re: Google is dead. Long live Cuil

GeneralZod said:
On behalf of 99.99939% of the world's population.

How is the name supposed to be pronounced?

Elementary mistake.
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They pronounced it "quill" on the Radio this morning. I would have said cool or coolie.
 
Re: Google is dead. Long live Cuil

It doesn't seem to have an image search facility.

They launched it too early and now they've created a bad first impression.

I remember when Google was new and it blew the competition out of the water on day one.
 
kramer2006 said:
Because you have a low post count, you plug a little known search-engine, then you go on the defensive when people criticise it. Apologies for the obvious offence I've caused with asking this rather harmless question. Fight the power dude. ;)
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Low post count...check.
Post link to BBC about new search engine <> promoting self-serving ideas.
Defensive ? No, I don't think so. But hey, you want to believe that I'm a sneaky PR person for a search engine who posts on here...so be it. I have no inclination to bother trying to convince you.

kramer2006 said:
oh ... and since you ask, I think the site is rubbish. I can't see it being a google-killer any time soon.
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I didn't ask.
 
oooh, digging themselves a nice little hole:

(not terribly safe for work, mind you)

Apparently according to the link provided by wavejumper cuil searches can flash up pornography. As the link shows the pornography, I have deleted it. Brendan. Administrator

apologies for that, there was no malice.
 
Must say I found it slow and it didn't find any relevant results for what I was looking for. Google immediately produced the website. Like most others, I won't be changing anytime soon.
 
Re: Google is dead. Long live Cuil

Taliesen said:
It's new, give it a chance. You cannot expect it to be good immediately on every search, but I'll be using it as much as possible.
I previously used Snap, clusty etc also. None were fantastic but I'd like to see a little bit of diversity amongst search engines.
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I'd expect it to be good straight away if they want me to use Cuil rather than Google.
 
Taliesen said:
Low post count...check.
Post link to BBC about new search engine <> promoting self-serving ideas.
Defensive ? No, I don't think so. But hey, you want to believe that I'm a sneaky PR person for a search engine who posts on here...so be it. I have no inclination to bother trying to convince you.


I didn't ask.
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