There is allot of hype with regards to this issue. Today i thought i would take the time and find out what Cuil (pronounced “cool”) has to offer. They proclaim that there search engine goes beyond traditional approaches by analyzing the context of each page and the concepts behind each query so it can provide better rankings by content rather than popularity. MMM, sounds interesting, but then i took the giant step to use it. To my surprise, with 16 searches in, i find nothing. Design looks slick and clean, i found the auto suggest feature to be helpful, but that’s about it.

My personal feeling on the whole matter is that Cuil has lots to offer, but will they change the  old habits that Googlers have. Another interesting point is that Cuil is led by Anna Patterson, a former leader of Google’s search index and her husband, Tom Costello, who researched and developed search engines at Stanford University and IBM.  Does this mean that Cuil is a Google inspiration?

Please feel free to give your comments and if you think Cuil has what it takes to out do the Google.