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	<title>Comments on: Cuil Sucks&#8230;</title>
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		<title>By: Phil</title>
		<link>http://erik.weibust.net/2008/07/28/cuil-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-3590</link>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I just remembered what I heard during the news cast when I heard about Cuil.

"It's not for sale."

At this point - who would buy it?

Folks at Google have to be laughing their butts off.  Maybe that was the intent from the beginning.  Make everyone at Google laugh till they die, therefore making them "the Google killers".</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just remembered what I heard during the news cast when I heard about Cuil.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not for sale.&#8221;</p>
<p>At this point - who would buy it?</p>
<p>Folks at Google have to be laughing their butts off.  Maybe that was the intent from the beginning.  Make everyone at Google laugh till they die, therefore making them &#8220;the Google killers&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>By: Doug</title>
		<link>http://erik.weibust.net/2008/07/28/cuil-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-3589</link>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I went out to the Cuil site expecting to be totally wowed. Claiming to best Google is a tall order indeed. So, I figured hey a few tech savvy folks might have just come up with something astonishing. Wrong!

After test driving Cuil for all of 10 minutes – it returned absolutely nothing I was looking for – I having formulated the following two hypothesis:

1)Cuil is actually the runner up prize winner of some Midwest high school  science fair.

Or

2)Cuil is actually a sophisticated scam perpetrated by con artists masquerading as legitimate tech entrepreneurs. 


Whichever case turns out to be true, I only got three words for those poor investors who have been bilked out of 33 million:
 hook, line, &amp; sinker.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I went out to the Cuil site expecting to be totally wowed. Claiming to best Google is a tall order indeed. So, I figured hey a few tech savvy folks might have just come up with something astonishing. Wrong!</p>
<p>After test driving Cuil for all of 10 minutes – it returned absolutely nothing I was looking for – I having formulated the following two hypothesis:</p>
<p>1)Cuil is actually the runner up prize winner of some Midwest high school  science fair.</p>
<p>Or</p>
<p>2)Cuil is actually a sophisticated scam perpetrated by con artists masquerading as legitimate tech entrepreneurs. </p>
<p>Whichever case turns out to be true, I only got three words for those poor investors who have been bilked out of 33 million:<br />
 hook, line, &amp; sinker.</p>
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		<title>By: Paul</title>
		<link>http://erik.weibust.net/2008/07/28/cuil-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-3588</link>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Cuil is a total flop.  I'm going back to Guigle.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cuil is a total flop.  I&#8217;m going back to Guigle.</p>
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		<title>By: Phil</title>
		<link>http://erik.weibust.net/2008/07/28/cuil-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-3587</link>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>- @ Erik Weibust -

M9250F...  Nope - still can't find it.	



If a product fails the first day out, chances are not many people will return again to see if it works correctly at a later date.

When I buy something...(power tools coffee makers…whatever) and it doesn't work, it gets returned.  Either I get my money back or buy something else comparable that does work.

In my opinion, Google works.  So do other sites like Yahoo and Excite.  I've used Google for years, I know how to use it and I can find nearly anything I look for - no matter how random it is.

If I marketed myself as a highly knowledgeable person with 20 plus years of experience in computers, data center and network design – then showed up at a customer’s site and didn’t know how to do anything word would spread that this guy doesn’t know jack and my company would flop.

There’s an old saying, "you couldn't find your ass with both hands” - well, Cuil - that pretty much sums your search engine up.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>- @ Erik Weibust -</p>
<p>M9250F&#8230;  Nope - still can&#8217;t find it.	</p>
<p>If a product fails the first day out, chances are not many people will return again to see if it works correctly at a later date.</p>
<p>When I buy something&#8230;(power tools coffee makers…whatever) and it doesn&#8217;t work, it gets returned.  Either I get my money back or buy something else comparable that does work.</p>
<p>In my opinion, Google works.  So do other sites like Yahoo and Excite.  I&#8217;ve used Google for years, I know how to use it and I can find nearly anything I look for - no matter how random it is.</p>
<p>If I marketed myself as a highly knowledgeable person with 20 plus years of experience in computers, data center and network design – then showed up at a customer’s site and didn’t know how to do anything word would spread that this guy doesn’t know jack and my company would flop.</p>
<p>There’s an old saying, &#8220;you couldn&#8217;t find your ass with both hands” - well, Cuil - that pretty much sums your search engine up.</p>
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		<title>By: Erik Weibust</title>
		<link>http://erik.weibust.net/2008/07/28/cuil-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-3586</link>
		<dc:creator>Erik Weibust</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good stuff Phil...  I agree and it's funny.  You need to try your search again a few more times to see if Cuil finds your computer.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good stuff Phil&#8230;  I agree and it&#8217;s funny.  You need to try your search again a few more times to see if Cuil finds your computer.</p>
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		<title>By: Jody</title>
		<link>http://erik.weibust.net/2008/07/28/cuil-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-3585</link>
		<dc:creator>Jody</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Regarding Phil's comment right before mine, I'm absolutely baffled that a "new, exciting search engine" would discourage one from doing "rare term" searches!  Really, what amazes me most about the Internet, Google (and any other successful search engine) is just that--the ability to find information about rare fleeting thoughts that you'd never possibly expect to elaborate on before the Internet existed.  And now cuil wants to suck us right back into the dark ages (perhaps that explains the black backdrop!)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Regarding Phil&#8217;s comment right before mine, I&#8217;m absolutely baffled that a &#8220;new, exciting search engine&#8221; would discourage one from doing &#8220;rare term&#8221; searches!  Really, what amazes me most about the Internet, Google (and any other successful search engine) is just that&#8211;the ability to find information about rare fleeting thoughts that you&#8217;d never possibly expect to elaborate on before the Internet existed.  And now cuil wants to suck us right back into the dark ages (perhaps that explains the black backdrop!)</p>
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		<title>By: Phil</title>
		<link>http://erik.weibust.net/2008/07/28/cuil-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-3584</link>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I suppose I'm used to things working - like...my garage door opener...my lawnmower...the sun...

Cuil just didn't come out of the starting gates quite right...it just kind of stood there.

Sure, I saw the eleventy billion pages it's cached or whatever. But when I type in something like 'M9250F' it SHOULD come back with the results of a computer manufactured by HP.

What I got was; "your search includes a term that is very rare. Try to find a more common substitute."

Hey, Google found 54,500 related pages...you could have at least found one or two.

A "Very rare" search would be asking it to find a page on (;lkjasdf092uroinvo8W*#$T*) +pillows -bed sheets &amp; fire engines.

This doesn't look "Cuil" to your investors. They might ask for their 33 million dollars back...but you probably won't be able to find that page...will you.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I suppose I&#8217;m used to things working - like&#8230;my garage door opener&#8230;my lawnmower&#8230;the sun&#8230;</p>
<p>Cuil just didn&#8217;t come out of the starting gates quite right&#8230;it just kind of stood there.</p>
<p>Sure, I saw the eleventy billion pages it&#8217;s cached or whatever. But when I type in something like &#8216;M9250F&#8217; it SHOULD come back with the results of a computer manufactured by HP.</p>
<p>What I got was; &#8220;your search includes a term that is very rare. Try to find a more common substitute.&#8221;</p>
<p>Hey, Google found 54,500 related pages&#8230;you could have at least found one or two.</p>
<p>A &#8220;Very rare&#8221; search would be asking it to find a page on (;lkjasdf092uroinvo8W*#$T*) +pillows -bed sheets &amp; fire engines.</p>
<p>This doesn&#8217;t look &#8220;Cuil&#8221; to your investors. They might ask for their 33 million dollars back&#8230;but you probably won&#8217;t be able to find that page&#8230;will you.</p>
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		<title>By: John Spencer</title>
		<link>http://erik.weibust.net/2008/07/28/cuil-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-3583</link>
		<dc:creator>John Spencer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>cuil is not cool.  I searched for my organization.  There were a number of tertiary sites but not the main site.  Google produces the main site immediately.  No delay, no server overloaded message.  Cuil is a joke.  Google rules!  cuil should die a quick death soon.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>cuil is not cool.  I searched for my organization.  There were a number of tertiary sites but not the main site.  Google produces the main site immediately.  No delay, no server overloaded message.  Cuil is a joke.  Google rules!  cuil should die a quick death soon.</p>
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		<title>By: HarHarMang</title>
		<link>http://erik.weibust.net/2008/07/28/cuil-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-3582</link>
		<dc:creator>HarHarMang</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Here is a laugh - type in cuil in the search engine and guess what?  They don't even come back with themselves as the top result.

I also don't see a did you mean?  feature which is great on google as I don't type well and that lets me type crappy but just click "yeah I meant...."</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is a laugh - type in cuil in the search engine and guess what?  They don&#8217;t even come back with themselves as the top result.</p>
<p>I also don&#8217;t see a did you mean?  feature which is great on google as I don&#8217;t type well and that lets me type crappy but just click &#8220;yeah I meant&#8230;.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Erik Weibust</title>
		<link>http://erik.weibust.net/2008/07/28/cuil-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-3581</link>
		<dc:creator>Erik Weibust</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>THANKS to all the new readers that stumbled by my blog via the Cuil post.  Do me a favor and subscribe to my feed and see if I have anything interesting to say.  :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>THANKS to all the new readers that stumbled by my blog via the Cuil post.  Do me a favor and subscribe to my feed and see if I have anything interesting to say.  <img src='http://erik.weibust.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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