Cuil launched against Google search tool

Cuil launched against Google search tool
Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:25:30 GMT
A group of ex-Google engineers have launched a new Internet search engine named Cuil, claiming to be more improved than its rival Google.

"We've developed new architecture and algorithms that can handle the exponential growth of the Internet and organize results that reflect its enormous complexity," Cuil's founders said Monday in a posting on the website that went live Monday at Cuil, reported AFP.

Cuil says that unlike Google, which reportedly ignores seldom visited or obscure websites in its index, Cuil doesn't discriminate and has packed 120 billion Internet pages in its index.

"Size matters because many people use the Internet to find information that is of interest to them, even if it's not popular," Cuil said.

"Maybe no one phones your grandmother much, but if her friend from the old neighborhood wants to get in touch, shouldn't her number be in the book? Cuil lists all the numbers, even the ones that aren't called much. Because one day someone will need that number."

Ex-Googlers Anna Patterson, Russell Power and Louis Monier maintain that what they have created could well challenge Google. But 60 percent of internet searchers use Google and the company's name has become a verb.

Analysts believe Google has become so well-established that it will be hard to unseat.

RB/RA

yea i noticed this one and tried using it... it looks a bit complicated at first compared to mainstream search engines like google or yahoo. its a smart idea, but not yet too user friendly... hope it gets somewhere, competition never hurts!

It seems to be too broad a search engine. Harder to narrow down searches.

What an awesome idea! I knew Google edited out certain websites. I'm glad someone decided to do something about that.

Cuil is toss and will likely die on its arse.

Google Chrome on the other hand - now there IS an idea :)