Hitherto, think search engine, Google is what comes to the mind of any net user. At this juncture, Cuil, the latest search engine, challenge this conventional statement by providing the largest search index of 120 billion pages.Cuil, pronounced as cool resumed their site functioning after an initial setback. With their site designed in black background in contrast to the white background of Google and their logo designed in a unique way with the ‘i’ in Cuil in blue might appeal to those who constantly welcome change.

When a user enters a keyword to be searched, Cuil lists additional keyword suggestions to choose from. The search engine result page (SERP) displays the output in a 3 column tabular format with an image next to every result and an elaborate content for every display. The most appealing feature is the “Explore by Category” in the result page, containing several categories, which on further clicks, expands to subcategories.

However, a user ponders how Cuil missed out on the spell checking feature of Google, if they are striving for a neck-to-neck competition with Google. Try searching for the same keyword in Google and Cuil, the net user is still drawn to the aptness of SERP of our favourite Google. The seldom change of logo in Google, gave a refreshing feel to the user, which one could only hope to see in Cuil in future.

Though Cuil has tried to emulate Google in some ways, one cannot write off Cuil as prosaic either. It’s too early to conclude if Cuil has sailed through in making an impact to the net savvy people of today. And if your wondering if there is any relevance between the name Cuil and search engine, the answer is yes. After all, Cuil means knowledge in Irish.

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