Cuil.com Cool way to search tomatoes, etc.

**Tom Wagner** · July 28, 2008

Cuil.com is the latest of the new search engines. It's pronounced "cool"

Quote:

Rather than trying to mimic Google's method of ranking the quantity and quality of links to Web sites, Patterson says Cuil's technology drills into the actual content of a page. And Cuil's results will be presented in a more magazine-like format instead of just a vertical stack of Web links. Cuil's results are displayed with more photos spread horizontally across the page and include sidebars that can be clicked on to learn more about topics related to the original search request.
Finally, Cuil is hoping to attract traffic by promising not to retain information about its users' search histories or surfing patterns—something that Google does

I have found this new search engine to be cool finding magazine type article formats. I did this for my name and Green Zebra tomato and found it entertaining and cool!

Tom Wagner

kygreg · July 28, 2008

thanks for the info; will give it a whirl.

WVTomatoMan · July 30, 2008

Tom,

Thanks for the link. I'll give it a try. I hope things are going well for you. Still doing potatoes?

Randy

amideutch · July 30, 2008

I gave cuil.com a shot and was not impressed. Just as a test I did a search (tomato, Toms Yellow Wonder) first at cuil.com and no hits after 4 pages. Did it at google.com and the first 5 entries were on target and one of them was Tania's wiki site. Also don't do as I did and misspell cuil.com and make it culi.com because as I found out culi.com is a porn site.

I heard that tomtrees and Worth. Ami

**Tom Wagner** · July 30, 2008

I think in time,(how much I don't know) the search engine will correct some errors. It had an overload the first day.

I find having photos and text as in a magazine style may be helpful in some searches.

1,119,292 results for green zebra tomato with cuil.com

Brings up a combination of photo and text

seems to have duplicates search results. I will alert cuil.com to this error.

Compared to:

image search google.com 55,000 for green zebra tomato
Photos only

web search google.com 57,700 for green zebra tomato
Text only

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I think it will take some practice to use it on an everyday basis. At this time I have been using it as an alternative search exercise.

Tom Wagner

Worth1 · July 30, 2008

I like some of it but it hasn't been around as long as others so things will be different.
as with all search engines

http://www.cuil.com/

Ami I found one of those sites looking for Aunt Gertie's gold one time.

I got lost and forgot what I was looking for to begin with.

Worth

July 30, 2008	#4
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	I gave cuil.com a shot and was not impressed. Just as a test I did a search (tomato, Toms Yellow Wonder) first at cuil.com and no hits after 4 pages. Did it at google.com and the first 5 entries were on target and one of them was Tania's wiki site. Also don't do as I did and misspell cuil.com and make it culi.com because as I found out culi.com is a porn site. I heard that tomtrees and Worth. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

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July 28, 2008	#2
kygreg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: kentucky Posts: 1,019	thanks for the info; will give it a whirl.

July 30, 2008	#3
WVTomatoMan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: West Virginia - Zone 6 Posts: 594	Tom, Thanks for the link. I'll give it a try. I hope things are going well for you. Still doing potatoes? Randy

July 30, 2008	#5
Tom Wagner Crosstalk™ Forum Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: 8407 18th Ave West 7-203 Everett, Washington 98204 Posts: 1,157	I think in time,(how much I don't know) the search engine will correct some errors. It had an overload the first day. I find having photos and text as in a magazine style may be helpful in some searches. 1,119,292 results for green zebra tomato with cuil.com Brings up a combination of photo and text seems to have duplicates search results. I will alert cuil.com to this error. Compared to: image search google.com 55,000 for green zebra tomato Photos only web search google.com 57,700 for green zebra tomato Text only ----------------- I think it will take some practice to use it on an everyday basis. At this time I have been using it as an alternative search exercise. Tom Wagner

July 30, 2008	#6
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I like some of it but it hasn't been around as long as others so things will be different. as with all search engines http://www.cuil.com/ Ami I found one of those sites looking for Aunt Gertie's gold one time. I got lost and forgot what I was looking for to begin with. Worth