cuil.com (pronounced 'cool') launched today in an attempt to upend Google. Cuil claims to index three times the web sites of Google. In my eye, they're not off to a good start (see image at right).
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July 28, 2008
Is Cuil not cool?
Posted by Tim Haab on July 28, 2008 at 08:22 AM in Recommended Reading | Permalink
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... because Blogads are good for you.
Stats
Rankings
Don't believe what they're saying
- ... some of the gems in the blogosphere, such as ... Environmental Economics
-- Economic Way of Thinking - First I must say that I have found your blog to be a fantastic read. My colleagues and I actually laughed out loud at some of the posts!
-- UKNEE - Environmental Economics offers broad and shallow comment on that field, with an emphasis on valuation, climate policy, transport, and beer.
-- Aguanomics - The charming dorks at Environmental Economics point out ...
-- Lisa Margonelli - If I could only read two blogs each day they would be Environmental Econ and Environmental Capital.
-- Rich Sweeney - Excellent post, and a rare one on your site without any snark, sarcasm or puerile humour.
-- The Olive Ridley Crawl - Checking your blog is the highlight of my morning (well, unless I missed The Daily Show the night before, then you run a close second behind catching the missed episode). So, who needs the public affirmation of high rankings when you've got hordes of loyal readers?
-- Meredith - Are you sure you guys have econ PhDs? Something doesn't fit.
-- Bob Murphy - I can't believe you're an economist. Fantastic.
-- B Madsen - John Whitehead = HILARIOUS!
-- Mark C R UK - ... explains the mechanics of things with numbers and reason and insight. Don't be intimidated by the economics angle. It's never abstruse or technical. Instead, the tone is straightforward and forthright, at times bracing or breezy.
-- The Suzuki Foundation Blog - 10 Interesting Economics Blogs
-- Milken Institute Review - These guys have the self-confidence to call their blog simply 'Environmental Economics', and rightly so.
-- Oikos - ... [a] surprisingly entertaining site about economics.
-- Bottleworld.net - "... the refreshingly accessible 'Environmental Economics' blog"
-- American Institute of Biological Sciences - I'm not an economist nor am I a genius, but what you state is so glaringly obvious I don't understand why the vast majority of Americans don't get it.
-- Fritz - ... the Environmental Economics blog ... is now the default homepage on my browser (but then again, I guess I am a wonk -- a word I learned on the E.E. blog). That is a very nice service to the profession.
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-- Anonymous - "... the best environmental eco blog on the web – regular, informative, entertaining."
-- Oikos - "... manages to be both dismally scientific and readable at the same time."
-- World Changing
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- An Economic View of the Environment
- Common Tragedies
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I tried it as well, and there were some search terms with zero results on Cuil that Google had 10+ pages of results.
Posted by: DougM | July 28, 2008 at 09:08 AM
Snap.
Zero results for my name as opposed to 233,000 for Google.
Posted by: Tim Worstall | July 28, 2008 at 10:21 AM
zero odograph.
Are they capturing queries? Maybe it's a hoax.
Posted by: odograph | July 28, 2008 at 11:07 AM
search for "fish" returns an interesting result. it isn't complete but it is nice looking, and maybe good browsing.
Posted by: odograph | July 28, 2008 at 11:09 AM
I did three test searches and found far less useful information than with Google. I won't try cuil again. Why did they bother?
Posted by: wallywabash | July 28, 2008 at 12:59 PM
I am tracking with you. I have posted a lengthy blog entry on my findings (tinyurl.com/5kvlsy). I would say thumbs down for now. Hope they can get it together, but I am sticking with Google for the time being.
Posted by: Gregory Beamer | July 28, 2008 at 01:12 PM
Tried it, results returned in about 3 min..
and "no results found" as per google's 10+ pages also.
Posted by: elcapi | July 28, 2008 at 01:16 PM
Sounds like a premature launch. I hate when that happens.
Posted by: Tim Haab | July 28, 2008 at 01:19 PM
i tried it this morning....
"climate change"
Nothing found,check your spelling
Yet, if you do global warming..you see climate change in one of the headlines.
what fives?
Posted by: guido | July 28, 2008 at 03:18 PM
Cuil is so not cool!!!
When you use cuil.com for a search, if you put a period in the name...such as Dr., it will not go through!!!
Super lame!!!
Long live Google!!!
Lots of love,
The Google Queen... CGI
Posted by: Christie | July 30, 2008 at 12:16 PM
One day out of the gates and people are already making judgments. Environmental Economics returns, climate change returns and odograph returns as well. As economists you should encourage competition rather than ignore it, and by saying, "I did three test searches and found far less useful information than with Google. I won't try cuil again. Why did they bother?" you are limiting your options and therefore inhibiting the free market.
Posted by: Daniel Holder | July 30, 2008 at 10:04 PM
Daniel,
I was just making a joke that nothing showed up. I've made no judgement...yet.
Tim
Posted by: Tim Haab | July 30, 2008 at 11:29 PM
Daniel, I thought my 11:07 was harsh, so I tried again and posted the more generous 11:09 comment.
I feel like it might be a nice engine for browsing a topic ... but I'm not sure I'll ever return. It probably is fair to say that, still, google sets a high bar.
(BTW, there's a hiccup in the comment system ... preview then post works much better than post alone.)
Posted by: odograph | July 30, 2008 at 11:42 PM
Totally not cool that cuil try out... try again!
Posted by: Jurgen | July 31, 2008 at 05:29 AM