Comments on: Cruel to Cuil http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/12/30/cruel-to-cuil/ by Stephen E. Arnold Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:07:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: » Search Engine Wrap-up January 1st 2009 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/12/30/cruel-to-cuil/comment-page-1/#comment-35133 » Search Engine Wrap-up January 1st 2009 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 14:07:18 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/?p=3788#comment-35133 [...] Cruel to Cuil [...] [...] Cruel to Cuil [...]

]]> By: Martin Griffies http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/12/30/cruel-to-cuil/comment-page-1/#comment-35033 Martin Griffies Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:29:38 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/?p=3788#comment-35033 Sorry - I should have written that I'm disappointed that Clusty has NOT become more popular. It has a clear interface and delivers good results which can be mined easily. Sorry – I should have written that I’m disappointed that Clusty has NOT become more popular. It has a clear interface and delivers good results which can be mined easily.

]]> By: Seth Grimes http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/12/30/cruel-to-cuil/comment-page-1/#comment-34977 Seth Grimes Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:23:23 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/?p=3788#comment-34977 Not incidentally, Cuil is NOT better (than Google). It's not a question of the responsiveness issues that were widely experienced and reported when they launched. It is that Cuil results were third-rate. Yes, do compete on "a different, compelling habit" (as well as as-good or better results). To me, that means something akin to Silobreaker, which both categorizes a la Clusty and ALSO provides a beyond-hit-list interface with a mix of presentations and exploratory capabilities that I find far more compelling than Clusty's. Not incidentally, Cuil is NOT better (than Google). It’s not a question of the responsiveness issues that were widely experienced and reported when they launched. It is that Cuil results were third-rate.

Yes, do compete on “a different, compelling habit” (as well as as-good or better results). To me, that means something akin to Silobreaker, which both categorizes a la Clusty and ALSO provides a beyond-hit-list interface with a mix of presentations and exploratory capabilities that I find far more compelling than Clusty’s.

]]> By: Martin Griffies http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/12/30/cruel-to-cuil/comment-page-1/#comment-34963 Martin Griffies Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:03:37 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/?p=3788#comment-34963 Having seen the manner in which users have switched to Google, I cannot believe that a search site with a superior interface and better results would not displace it. However, Cuil does not have either. The results of the test searches I made are fewer, and the interface is less flexible and aesthetically poorer. That's the problem in a nutshell. I remain disappointed that Clusty become more populat, as that has clear advantages over Google by providing categorised search results. Having seen the manner in which users have switched to Google, I cannot believe that a search site with a superior interface and better results would not displace it.

However, Cuil does not have either. The results of the test searches I made are fewer, and the interface is less flexible and aesthetically poorer. That’s the problem in a nutshell.

I remain disappointed that Clusty become more populat, as that has clear advantages over Google by providing categorised search results.

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