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Have you checked out Cuil?

Cuil is a new Search

Gina Kay Landis  tweeted something about the logo on Cuil for the Real Living brokerage she is affiliated with being wrong.... Gina is with Real Living Realty Service.  I wondered if Cuil had a logo for one of the other Real Living franchises... or a logo that had nothing to do with Real Living. So I went to Cuil and searched for Real Living.

I have not really checked out Cuil... the best thing since Google Search?  it's gonna be bigger than Google? It's only been out a couple of days I believe.

Of course then I had to Google I mean search for ME.  What I found included:

Maureen McCabe - Central Ohio real estate (Real ...

Maureen McCabe of HER Realtors made buying my home a pleasant experience. I had heard that purchasing a home, especially your first, would be very stressful. This was not so with Maureen on my side; she not only helped me find an affordable home she also helped find just the right financing. I was not pressured...

www.activerain.com/columbusoh

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Above is just one of the entries on Cuil when I search my name. Maureen McCabe is a pretty common name. The link is too ActiveRain... I think that is Kathy's L's testimonial about me but what is that image?  Me with my long flowing red hair and alabaster skin?  In my dreams.

Maureen M. McCabe the artist - NOT me

That is if I am NOT mistaken one of Maureen McCabe the artists works... even when I clicked on the go  to gallery in the link above it took me to my ActiveRain profile...of course, because the link is me... mine..  me on ActiveRain

Maureen M. McCabe the artist.  The talented Maureen M. McCabe's work is gorgeous and it is about dreams. Or some is... it looks like dreams to me.  Realistic, yet fantasy, all mixed up, but seems so real.

I probably first leaned about MaureenM. McCabe the artist through Google Search or maybe even MSN, just a few years ago.

Cuil how do you pronounce it?

I think "cool" when I see Cuil.  Wonder how you pronounce it?  And what does it mean? Is it like Zillow and Trulia a made up word.  Easy to find via search because it is NOT a word used commonly like words like real, estate, living, homes, etc.

About Cuil - Info

The Cuil info page imparted this tidbit "Cuil is an old Irish word for knowledge. For knowledge, ask Cuil."

Enough about me and the other Maureen McCabe's of the world, how do you show up on Cuil? How does your brokerage or compny? Can you conceive of anything being bigger than Google? Can you imagine if we are all striving for Cuil Juice in a year or so?

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Missy Caulk
Missy Caulk TEAM - Ann Arbor, MI
Savvy Realtor - Ann Arbor Real Estate

Interesting I found me, with lots of links but none really from here. I tried it the other day, with homes for sale in Ann Arbor or Ann Arbor Real Estate Blogs and got nothing. I think it is too early to tell.

Jul 31, 2008 02:34 AM
Missy Caulk
Missy Caulk TEAM - Ann Arbor, MI
Savvy Realtor - Ann Arbor Real Estate

Ok sorry, now the search blogs about ann arbor are coming up.

Jul 31, 2008 02:35 AM
Maureen McCabe
HER Realtors - Columbus, OH
Columbus Ohio Real Estate

The very first link to Maureen McCabe on Cuil has my photo.. and I think it is referring to ColumbusBestBlog.com (where I don't have my photoof me displayed prominantly... I think it is there on the About page ) anyway it is the photo I use here with a link to a splog in French (I think.)  Which does not really bother me...

I like the surrelism of Cuil..

 

Jul 31, 2008 02:39 AM
Missy Caulk
Missy Caulk TEAM - Ann Arbor, MI
Savvy Realtor - Ann Arbor Real Estate

Yea, it has a photo of my outside blog but the link is to here. weird.

Jul 31, 2008 02:42 AM
Maureen McCabe
HER Realtors - Columbus, OH
Columbus Ohio Real Estate

It's a mixed up kinda knowledge....

Jul 31, 2008 02:43 AM
Anthony Kirlew
Group 46:10 Network @ eXp Realty - Gilbert, AZ
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Not to be negative, but the reaction from the Search Industry is not so good.  In fact, I just read an article which showed how Cuil did not even come up for it's own name.

I, too, found at least one #1 ranking for one of my sites (and for a broad term), but overall the results are poor, and not indicative of a site that has any impact on Google.

I am sure with all of the negative PR it's getting, and their post Google expertise, they will improve, but I wouldn't rely on the for now.

One of my cuil searches for a local adoption agency, came back with "Viagra" in the top 10 - hardly relevant.

Jul 31, 2008 02:55 AM
Maureen McCabe
HER Realtors - Columbus, OH
Columbus Ohio Real Estate

I've read a lot of stuff slamming Cuil.  I certainly don't mean to slam them here.  I'll leave that for more techy people or for people who have a dog in the fight.  It will take time for it just like anything else... 

Rome was not built in a day. 

I use Google almost exclusively but I love knowing about new stuff thanks for the comment...

 

Jul 31, 2008 03:06 AM
Maureen McCabe
HER Realtors - Columbus, OH
Columbus Ohio Real Estate

Ravi I am not sure if I ver found my blog or my website  on Cuil now that I think about it.  I know the first one for my name mentions my blogs name but the link is to the splog which I believe is in French.  And I believe it says something about Technorati.  You are right though I think a lot of what is there for Maureen McCabe is linked to ActiveRain...

Jul 31, 2008 03:30 AM