Cuil Maplines: A Good Idea That Needs Work
Jun 25, 2009 at 1:54am ET by Matt McGee
Cuil has announced an interesting new map-based tool called Maplines. On some queries, the Mapline shows in the right column of Cuil's search results above the Timeline feature.
What's a Mapline. Here's Cuil's explanation: "Just as our Timelines show a concept across time, our Maplines show a concept across a map."
It's an interesting idea, but seems to be poorly executed. The Mapline on a search for John Legend, for example, shows a random assortment of places that the singer has performed in the past -- certainly not a complete list. The Mapline on a search for Seattle Mariners include [...]
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Cuil Launches Timeline To Search Results
Apr 1, 2009 at 9:08am ET by Barry Schwartz
The Cuil Blog announced that for some queries, they will show a timeline box on the right column. For searches such as Abraham Lincoln, Alan Turing, Michael Jordan, Great Depression, Madison Square Garden and others, you may get a timeline.
Let me show you how it works on the Great Depression search. At the top right, you see a timeline box, mousing over one of the lines, will open up some more detail:
You can also enlarge the box:
This feature can come in handy for many types of queries. [...]
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Cuil Announces New Layout, Other Updates
Mar 3, 2009 at 4:19pm ET by Matt McGee
Cuil, the search engine that launched to great hype last year and seems to have disappeared since then, announced changes to its design, content, and backend today.
When Cuil launched last summer, the site's design was one of its primary distinguishing features -- it used a three-column layout that gave equal weight to a variety of results. After the new changes, there are still three columns, but the primary results take up two columns at the top of the page:
It's still a unique design where search engines are concerned, but to be frank, it looks almost like a news/magazine-style bl [...]
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