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Is Cuil killing the Internet?: Is Cuil killing the Internet?Brute force indexing?I have an inkling Cuil might not be everything it's touted to be. The only reason for brute force indexing is to fill in the gaps where you've come up short in your harvesting/indexing algorithms.RE: Is Cuil killing the Internet?I used Cuil to...; Tags: Cuil, Internet; Discussion threads 2008-09-02
Is Cuil killing the Internet?: While the world gets excited over Google's new open-source browser, Chrome, a new story is emerging about one of the Web's next-generation utilities: Cuil, the search engine heralded as a "Google killer," might just be taking out the entire Internet, one site at a time. As...; Tags: Site, Cuil, Internet, Robots, Open Source, Emerging Technologies, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-09-02
(Images: Dinosaur sightings: Old search engines): (Images: Dinosaur sightings: Old search engines)What about HotBot?What about HotBot? I used to use them almost exclusively. The green/red webpage was hard on the eyes, but their search results were a lot better than Yahoo!. I toggled between Webcrawler and HotBot back in the early 90s until...; Tags: HotBot, Old Search Engine, Dinosaur Sightings; Discussion threads 2008-08-04
Cuil's stance on privacy - "We have no idea who you are": Cuil's stance on privacy - "We have no idea who you are"Misleading titleThe title of this post implies that Cuil has no idea who >privacy< is."and we have no idea how to do search"Tried cuil.com the day it went live and the performance, layout of results, and speed were so...; Tags: Cuil, privacy; Discussion threads 2008-08-01
Cuil's stance on privacy - "We have no idea who you are": The less popular search engines always have the best privacy policies, it's a fact. Take Cuil, the recently launched search engine pitching itself as the most comprehensive index of the Web, and their stance on privacy. The privacy policy may in fact be a privacy watchdog's fantasy come true, if...; Tags: Ask.com, Privacy, Cuil, Privacy Policy, Search, Security, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-08-01

Video: Cuil is not cool: Video: Cuil is not coolI used Cuil and it seems to work very wellI used Cuil and it seems to work very wellTried two searches...Yahoo and Google both returned Cuil did not find anything. It was a url search.RE: Video: Cuil is not coolWell, it didn't find my website bunkerofdoom.com...; Tags: Corporate communications, Telecom & Utilities, video, Cuil; Discussion threads 2008-07-30
Cuil is not cool: ZDNet's senior editor Sam Diaz shares his views on the new search engine Cuil. He says the launch of the product was premature, and he doesn't believe that Cuil has what it takes to be a contender.; Tags: Senior Editor, Cuil, Search, Google; Videos 2008-07-30
Cuil.com (Gallery: Cuil searches--hits and misses): Cuil.com (Gallery: Cuil searches--hits and misses)Cuil - We'll Be Back SoonJust checked out Cuil. This is what I got.We’ll be back soon...Due to overwhelming interest, our Cuil servers are running a bit hot right now. The search engine is momentarily unavailable as we add more capacity.Thanks for your patience.Don't...; Tags: SEARCH, Cuil; Discussion threads 2008-07-28
Gallery: Cuil searches--hits and misses: Cuil.com, a new search that promises to cover three times more Web pages than its competitors, was plagued by opening day jitters. by Andy Smith; Tags: Jitter, Channel Management, Marketing, Andy Smith, search, cuil, Google, Yahoo, MSN, search engines; Image galleries 2008-07-28
Cuil trips over its Web index in early going: Cuil trips over its Web index in early goingLOLI tried a simple search and was greated with:We’ll be back soon...Due to overwhelming interest, our Cuil servers are running a bit hot right now. The search engine is momentarily unavailable as we add more capacity.Thanks for your patience.CNet's article is also...; Tags: Channel management, SEARCH, Web, Well Let, Cuil, Web index, early going; Discussion threads 2008-07-28
Cuil trips over its Web index in early going: Cuil, a Menlo Park-based search startup, has launched with an interesting hook: It has indexed 120 billion Web pages. It claims that tally is three times larger than any search engine, but the first impression didn't go over too well. Why? I can't find my archived posts...; Tags: Google Inc., Web, Search Engine, Cuil, Search, Channel Management, Federal Government, Marketing, Government, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-28

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News to know: Google Chrome; WinMobile's future; WiFi's big success; VMware: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: First look at Google Chrome One day after Google inadvertently discloses the impending release of Chrome, we get to see the browser first-hand. See my gallery tour...; Tags: Google Inc., VMware Inc., Wi-Fi, Virtualization, Web Browsers, Sales Strategy, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Internet, Sales, Storage, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-09-03
The opportunities in search: Cuil doesn't seem competitive with google -and when you look at other internet search engines they seem pretty pathetic: 1950s ideas dressed up for the internet age. So where are the niche evolvers, the emerging success stories? Nowhere obvious. by Paul Murphy; Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-08-20
Searching by color to nibble away at Google.: I have to admit that I raised an eyebrow when I read the L.A. Times piece about "Black Google." No, it wasn't talking about the color of the screen (though I have written about a black screen search engine being green.) Instead, it was talking about the racial color of...; Tags: Google Inc., Search Engine, Times, Search, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-08-18
Will the HTC Dream be an iPhone killer?: Will the HTC Dream be an iPhone killer?By itself, the HTC will not kill much of anything, but, we might see thesame effect that limited the Mac to an niche. Android phones will be available from lots of different vendors, and carriers.RE: Will the HTC Dream be an iPhone killer?[i]Do...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, High Tech Computer Corp., iPhone-killer, Apple iPhone, killer, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-08-18
Video: Cuil is not cool: New search engine Cuil - pronounced "cool" - could have been a contender against Google but fell short on opening day. Was the launch premature? by Sam Diaz; Tags: Search Engine, Launch, Video, Corporate Communications, Search, Marketing, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-07-30
Ex-Googlers launch Cuil, but maybe too early?: Ex-Googlers launch Cuil, but maybe too early?Cuil vs. GoogleAccording to some of the most public and powerful media sources, that inevitably pump 'edited facts' into the minds of the general public, portray Cuil as being a dismil attempt to tackle google. "Google has become so synonymous with Internet search that...; Tags: SEARCH, Cuil.com, Ex-Googlers launch Cuil; Discussion threads 2008-07-29
News to know: Microsoft; Oracle; SAP; Vista SP1 video: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft mashes up multiple natural-user-interface inputs How will Microsoft spend its multicore millions? More details emerge on the Microsoft Sphere Larry Dignan: The future of computing: Multiple cores, multiple inputs Ryan Naraine: Evilgrade: Exploit...; Tags: Software, Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Dana Blankenhorn, Microsoft Windows Vista, SAP AG, Video, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Attack, Wiki, Tools & Techniques, Online Communications, Management; Blog posts 2008-07-29
Ex-Googlers launch Cuil, but maybe too early?: One thing I read about too often is the next "Google Killer". When will people realize that this is almost an impossible thing to live up to -- trying is almost always a death wish and a huge waste of money. The last "Google Killer" I even remember...; Tags: Google Inc., Wikia Inc., Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2008-07-28
News to know: Geek sheets; Cuil; Apple; DNS patch: Notable headlines: Jason Perlow: Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Drives SSDs and Linux Gallery: Crucial Micron Solid State Drives My Sunday Afternoon: Fun with VMWare ESX 3i Dana Blankenhorn: The Microsoft way with Apache ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Data Center, DNS, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Data Centers, Domain Names, Video Cards, Linux, Storage, Semiconductors, Networking, Hardware, Data Management, Internet, Components, Operating Systems, Software; Blog posts 2008-07-28