Comments on: Cuil Search Engine Comes Out of the Gate Stumbling http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:21:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Alicia http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-2/#comment-243045 Alicia Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:42:43 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-243045 I'd like to point out that one great thing about google is that if you misspell something, it gives you a suggestion. Cuil doesn't and there are a lot of bad spellers (and typers) out there. I’d like to point out that one great thing about google is that if you misspell something, it gives you a suggestion. Cuil doesn’t and there are a lot of bad spellers (and typers) out there.

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]]> By: Evert http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-2/#comment-242778 Evert Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:27:03 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242778 Increasing: Now it is 45,759,574 results. Increasing: Now it is 45,759,574 results.

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]]> By: ShadyManny http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-2/#comment-242612 ShadyManny Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:06:43 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242612 This site is stupid...even dumber are the investors. A search for 2 girls 1 cup displayed results for a stupid t-shirt and that douchebag Joe Rogan. This site is stupid…even dumber are the investors. A search for 2 girls 1 cup displayed results for a stupid t-shirt and that douchebag Joe Rogan.

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]]> By: moosebump http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-2/#comment-242603 moosebump Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:49:28 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242603 @Tyrone Why? 10.6B reasons! That is Google's cumulative earnings over its relatively short history. You can bet a few people would like a crack at that market. @Tyrone
Why? 10.6B reasons! That is Google’s cumulative earnings over its relatively short history. You can bet a few people would like a crack at that market.

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]]> By: BP http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-2/#comment-242598 BP Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:43:56 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242598 I searched for a broad category in my industry and it found plenty of results - the problem is it put my company name and logo next to the results for almost all of my competitors! Granted I like that my name is plastered all over their site, but at the same time I don't want someone clicking on my logo thinking they're coming to me then ending up at a competitors site instead. Very disappointing! I searched for a broad category in my industry and it found plenty of results – the problem is it put my company name and logo next to the results for almost all of my competitors!

Granted I like that my name is plastered all over their site, but at the same time I don’t want someone clicking on my logo thinking they’re coming to me then ending up at a competitors site instead.

Very disappointing!

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]]> By: JTWF http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-2/#comment-242559 JTWF Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:18:28 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242559 I checked out cuil as it is important that folks looking for our Foundation's services are able to find us on the web. I took the simplest routes to find our website but cuil provided no way to get there. Here are two Comparative Searches for the 'Jonah and the Whale Foundation' website for you to try: Search on 'jtwf.org' Search String: http://www.cuil.com/search?q=jtwf.org Result: Site is not found Search String: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft%3Aen-us&q=jtwf.org&btnG=Search Result: Site is found search on 'disability foundation jonah' Search String: http://www.cuil.com/search?q=disability%20foundation%20jonah&sl=long# Result: Engine states "627,780 results for disability foundation jonah" but only displays 2 results. Search String: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft%3Aen-us&q=disability+foundation+Jonah&btnG=Search Result: Reference to the foundation is found in the third hit; a link to the website address is found in the fourth hit. I hope the families we reach don't start using cuil . . . I checked out cuil as it is important that folks looking for our Foundation’s services are able to find us on the web.

I took the simplest routes to find our website but cuil provided no way to get there.

Here are two Comparative Searches for the ‘Jonah and the Whale Foundation’ website for you to try:

Search on ‘jtwf.org’

Search String:
http://www.cuil.com/search?q=jtwf.org
Result:
Site is not found

Search String:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft%3Aen-us&q=jtwf.org&btnG=Search
Result:
Site is found

search on ‘disability foundation jonah’

Search String:
http://www.cuil.com/search?q=disability%20foundation%20jonah&sl=long#
Result:
Engine states “627,780 results for disability foundation jonah” but only displays 2 results.

Search String:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft%3Aen-us&q=disability+foundation+Jonah&btnG=Search
Result:
Reference to the foundation is found in the third hit; a link to the website address is found in the fourth hit.

I hope the families we reach don’t start using cuil . . .

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]]> By: keymaker http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-2/#comment-242525 keymaker Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:19:40 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242525 I gave it a try but i think ill stick with google a bit longer, maybe is my luck but 1/2 of my searches came back with no result's and the other 1/2 landed on stuff i haven't looking for so they might need more time I gave it a try but i think ill stick with google a bit longer, maybe is my luck but 1/2 of my searches came back with no result’s and the other 1/2 landed on stuff i haven’t looking for so they might need more time

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]]> By: Chris http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-2/#comment-242437 Chris Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:06:21 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242437 Now the site says 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. Google must be reaching for the O2 after laughing so hard.... Now the site says

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.

Google must be reaching for the O2 after laughing so hard….

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]]> By: Will http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-2/#comment-242430 Will Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:53:41 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242430 "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." If they would return some results I wouldn't have to try again and again. Oh wait... I'll just stick with google... someone post when there is some positive news. “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.”

If they would return some results I wouldn’t have to try again and again.
Oh wait… I’ll just stick with google… someone post when there is some positive news.

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]]> By: Tyrone D. http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-1/#comment-242427 Tyrone D. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:51:37 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242427 Why do companies like these even try to come into the "search game"? Microsoft (the biggest software company) and Yahoo (one of the best and oldest web portals around) can't beat Google, these "new guys" think they can? Retarted!....Next! Why do companies like these even try to come into the “search game”? Microsoft (the biggest software company) and Yahoo (one of the best and oldest web portals around) can’t beat Google, these “new guys” think they can?

Retarted!….Next!

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]]> By: Michael http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-1/#comment-242370 Michael Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:29:08 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242370 Terrible, Terrible, Terrible. Did I mention Terrible? I'll look past the slow-loading because I know a lot of people are checking it out right now. However, what I can't look past is the non-existent results, the poor format, and the mis-respresentation that Cuil has more pages than Google. How could they even compare themselves to Google? They aren't even in the same universe. I don't even care too much for Google, and I was really looking forward to Cuil bringing something new and fresh to the table. All they did was offer a substandard search engine, a lot of hype, and they should be extremely embarrassed for going live with such an inferior service. "Cuil" is NOT "Cool". Terrible, Terrible, Terrible. Did I mention Terrible?

I’ll look past the slow-loading because I know a lot of people are checking it out right now. However, what I can’t look past is the non-existent results, the poor format, and the mis-respresentation that Cuil has more pages than Google. How could they even compare themselves to Google? They aren’t even in the same universe.

I don’t even care too much for Google, and I was really looking forward to Cuil bringing something new and fresh to the table. All they did was offer a substandard search engine, a lot of hype, and they should be extremely embarrassed for going live with such an inferior service.

“Cuil” is NOT “Cool”.

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]]> By: Chris http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-1/#comment-242358 Chris Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:07:55 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242358 Also... slow to load the first time, which was annoying. The overall interface loaded faster on subsequent searches, but the little images it puts in still load far too slowly. Also… slow to load the first time, which was annoying. The overall interface loaded faster on subsequent searches, but the little images it puts in still load far too slowly.

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]]> By: Dan http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-1/#comment-242347 Dan Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:53:44 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242347 Pretty sad, i searched for darkfiberla which is my website and i am #1, #2, #3, and #4, on google but nothing even shows up on "cool". Pretty sad, i searched for darkfiberla which is my website and i am #1, #2, #3, and #4, on google but nothing even shows up on “cool”.

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]]> By: Cuil This! http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-1/#comment-242345 Cuil This! Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:48:07 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242345 I did a search on a famous criminal and a supermodel and got the 'can't be found' message. I noticed that 'safe search' under preferences is on by default. I turned it off and my searches started to work. Also, I wonder if the site's getting overloaded, because after 3mins, no results were coming up after a full minutes. I went back to the main page, researched and after a minute nothing came up. Eh! I did a search on a famous criminal and a supermodel and got the ‘can’t be found’ message. I noticed that ’safe search’ under preferences is on by default. I turned it off and my searches started to work. Also, I wonder if the site’s getting overloaded, because after 3mins, no results were coming up after a full minutes. I went back to the main page, researched and after a minute nothing came up. Eh!

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]]> By: miklm http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-1/#comment-242343 miklm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:43:30 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242343 As ycrazyy said, I just tried some searches for our family's company, a company I consult for, and my personal website, all with "No results for ...", while they are the top result each time for the same Google search. When Google debuted in 1998 as a beta, I took one look at it and said it would change the face of the Internet, and immediately changed all my searches from Yahoo and AltaVista to Google. Well, I'm looking deep into that crystal ball again, and calling this one vaporware. As ycrazyy said, I just tried some searches for our family’s company, a company I consult for, and my personal website, all with “No results for …”, while they are the top result each time for the same Google search.

When Google debuted in 1998 as a beta, I took one look at it and said it would change the face of the Internet, and immediately changed all my searches from Yahoo and AltaVista to Google. Well, I’m looking deep into that crystal ball again, and calling this one vaporware.

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]]> By: dondgc http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-1/#comment-242323 dondgc Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:11:38 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242323 Weird. Now it has gone from zero to 412,000 results - but the results all seem to have the same few images attached (no matter whether the image is from the site or not). I have not found my site yet but I did find an image from my site linked to someone else's result. Weird. Now it has gone from zero to 412,000 results – but the results all seem to have the same few images attached (no matter whether the image is from the site or not). I have not found my site yet but I did find an image from my site linked to someone else’s result.

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]]> By: phonedude http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-1/#comment-242321 phonedude Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:10:05 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242321 Maybe it's because people read Crackberry or Engadget more. You know sites that are riddled with egotistical articles? Maybe it’s because people read Crackberry or Engadget more. You know sites that are riddled with egotistical articles?

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]]> By: Jeff F http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-1/#comment-242320 Jeff F Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:06:49 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242320 ask.com is a good choice or goodsearch.com ask.com is a good choice or goodsearch.com

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]]> By: Tristan http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-1/#comment-242317 Tristan Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:04:30 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242317 You need to search "boygeniusreport" and you get plenty of results. I guess it is not able to recognize search words other then ones in website form ie."boygeniusreport.com". You need to search “boygeniusreport” and you get plenty of results. I guess it is not able to recognize search words other then ones in website form ie.”boygeniusreport.com”.

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]]> By: stan http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-1/#comment-242305 stan Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:46:19 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242305 never mind ... i am loosing my mind. -s never mind … i am loosing my mind.
-s

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]]> By: man_dem http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-1/#comment-242303 man_dem Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:45:22 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242303 @ ycrazyy probably because your company is small time.. @ ycrazyy

probably because your company is small time..

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]]> By: stan http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-1/#comment-242302 stan Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:45:07 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242302 just tried it ... works now. -s just tried it … works now.
-s

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]]> By: ycrazyy http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-1/#comment-242293 ycrazyy Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:30:36 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242293 I will have to agree that this place was not ready for prime time. Typed in my company name and found 0 search results. Tried some variations and came up with things that were only VERY vaguely similar. Site needs a lot of work before it's ready to be a true competitor. I will have to agree that this place was not ready for prime time. Typed in my company name and found 0 search results. Tried some variations and came up with things that were only VERY vaguely similar. Site needs a lot of work before it’s ready to be a true competitor.

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]]> By: MadMike http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-1/#comment-242291 MadMike Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:28:16 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242291 What's this Boy Genius Report you speak of? Never heard of it... ;-) Anyway, I don't care if I get 20 or 200,000 results as long as they are what I want. Google does great some times. Others, you get a lot of crappola. Like I've been looking for a great cell phone & mobile news blog for a while now run by some sort of super-ninja. Only if one existed... Wouldn't that be something... Anyway, I guess Cuil just sucks. And whats with making up words? This isn't ebonics yo! Youtz zhizzles cantz junks makes up werds and stuff yo Homie G Yo Yo Ma - Izzle needles togo to college and learn english! What’s this Boy Genius Report you speak of? Never heard of it… ;-)

Anyway, I don’t care if I get 20 or 200,000 results as long as they are what I want. Google does great some times. Others, you get a lot of crappola. Like I’ve been looking for a great cell phone & mobile news blog for a while now run by some sort of super-ninja. Only if one existed… Wouldn’t that be something…

Anyway, I guess Cuil just sucks. And whats with making up words? This isn’t ebonics yo! Youtz zhizzles cantz junks makes up werds and stuff yo Homie G Yo Yo Ma – Izzle needles togo to college and learn english!

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]]> By: dondgc http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-1/#comment-242277 dondgc Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:11:55 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242277 @ Gauntlet Down Yeah, right. Google gives 395,000 results for "boy genius report". So it is a commentary on Cuil. Maybe you didn't know BGR is a leading tech site - Google does. I would like to wish these guys at Cuil all the luck in the world, but what were they thinking with their big publicity push? They are not ready for prime time, or any time. I checked my key words - NOTHING shows up. Not just my site - no one, nothing. The entire category is empty. They had their one big chance and they have blown it. It will be interesting to see if they have any public response to all the negative press. @ Gauntlet Down

Yeah, right. Google gives 395,000 results for “boy genius report”. So it is a commentary on Cuil. Maybe you didn’t know BGR is a leading tech site – Google does.

I would like to wish these guys at Cuil all the luck in the world, but what were they thinking with their big publicity push? They are not ready for prime time, or any time. I checked my key words – NOTHING shows up. Not just my site – no one, nothing. The entire category is empty.

They had their one big chance and they have blown it. It will be interesting to see if they have any public response to all the negative press.

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]]> By: man_dem http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-1/#comment-242275 man_dem Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:10:53 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242275 i searched boy genius report and got 8 relevant results including main page @ BGR,,, WTF r u talking about epstein? i searched boy genius report and got 8 relevant results including main page @ BGR,,, WTF r u talking about epstein?

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]]> By: farney http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-1/#comment-242271 farney Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:08:26 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242271 @stanovoy - That's what he's saying...what is this, a game of repeater? @stanovoy – That’s what he’s saying…what is this, a game of repeater?

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]]> By: Stanovoy http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-1/#comment-242270 Stanovoy Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:02:00 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242270 @Sean "Google" was not a word until Google came into being. So maybe 5 years down the road, we would be "cuiling" stuff constantly ;) @Sean

“Google” was not a word until Google came into being. So maybe 5 years down the road, we would be “cuiling” stuff constantly ;)

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]]> By: Gauntlet Down http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-1/#comment-242269 Gauntlet Down Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:00:57 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242269 Perhaps the lack of hit is a commentary on BGR rather than on Cuil? Perhaps the lack of hit is a commentary on BGR rather than on Cuil?

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]]> By: Stanovoy http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/07/28/cuil-search-engine-comes-out-of-the-gate-stumbling/comment-page-1/#comment-242263 Stanovoy Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:55:04 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=4422#comment-242263 Apparently, if you wanted to find out more about Cuil.com, i.e. by clicking on "About Cuil", you will learn that "Cuil" is "Oops! We couldn’t find that page. Please verify that the URL is correct and try again." Maybe that's why cuil.com wouldn't show up in its own search :P Apparently, if you wanted to find out more about Cuil.com, i.e. by clicking on “About Cuil”, you will learn that “Cuil” is “Oops! We couldn’t find that page. Please verify that the URL is correct and try again.” Maybe that’s why cuil.com wouldn’t show up in its own search :P

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