Cuil - a new search engine

A few months ago, I was really excited about SearchMe (www.searchme.com) , a visual search engine that had been launched. I still think it is a cool concept but to date, it has not taken off as expected.

Today I saw an article on Cuil (www.cuil.com) regarding a new search engine developed by Anna Patterson. Anna Patterson developed and later sold her Internet search engine to none other than Google. She has now launched Cuil (pronounced cool).

I took the new search engine out for a spin and honestly, I am not sure what I think about it yet.

For instance, when you Google the term real estate virtual assistant you will generally find Cheryl Allin (www.virtuallin.com), REVAnetwork, The Virtual Link (www.thevirtuallink.com), Kim Hughes, Assistant for Real Estate, VA4RE, and others. None of these companies appear on the first page of results for this search engine. The first company to appear is Amber Drake with Essential-Admin.com on the second page followed by Kathy Goldman and Ruth Ann Macklin.

Another thing that kinda irritates me is that my graphic for the Boot Camp for Virtual Assistants ebook seems to appear several times next to results for companies that are not related to mine and do not sell my ebook? Which is confusing.

I am sure the search engine will get the kinks out of its system as it gets fine tuned, but be aware of Cuil as it is predicted to do quite well.

Here is the article if you are interested in reading it:
http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/28/technology/cuil.ap/index.htm?cnn=yes