First I bet most of you are thinking, what is Cuil.com? Well, Cuil.com according to wikipedia is a "search engine that organizes web pages by content and displays relatively long entries along with thumbnail pictures for many results. It claims to have a larger index than any other search engine, with about 120 billion web pages."
Basically it is a new search engine that was created by former Google employees. It is supposed to be bigger and better than Google's search engine, which is the search engine I rely on most.
But is it really better?
With any site, it did have its problems, but my personal opinion is that I am SO used to how other major search engines layout their information, seeing Cuil's really got bothered me. For me, Cuil's search engine is pretty good. I found information quite easily, but the columns...YUCK! I don't know why, but it is really hard to for me to decide which result is the best one. With Google, Yahoo and Ask, they lay it out for me with the first result being (usually) exactly what I need. Does Cuil have to "look" different to be better? Can Cuil have an option to view your results in a list like the other search engines?
One more huge aspect of Cuil is their name. For me, it is a little hard to remember because I am terrible at names and spelling. Do I spell it "Cool" or "Cuil"? The first time I went to the search engine, it took me a couple of times before I even found it. It isn't as easy as Google or Yahoo.
Like anything else, users will break out of their routines and really start using Cuil.com fluently. I have already started using it as just an extra resource. Having another search engine only helps us find exactly what we are looking for.
So, what do you think about Cuil?