Comments on: Things I Learned from the Cuil Launch

By: Rafe

Rafe — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:20:50 +0000

Ha, oh ya.

I guess there are a lot of sites like that when I think about it.

By: stormy

stormy — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:46:11 +0000

kind of funny how we interpret things, i leaned toward the Freudian pronunciation..Cloud-id..like id, ego, superego stuff..that took me off in all psych directions.

*shrugs* yup, thanks for clearing that up…your site is now removed from Lucy’s couch.

not long to go!!!!!

By: bui+

bui+ — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:53:58 +0000

thanks for the clarification david. i always say to my friends that its cloud-i-dee dot com! lol

By: David Usher

David Usher — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:09:00 +0000

and for that matter ‘cloudiD’ pronounced clouded

By: Andrew Peek

Andrew Peek — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:03:05 +0000

@Rafe - I agree with your premise. I also think the response would be “What did you say? Cool?” to which I reply, “Yeah, they can’t spell for sh*t… C U I L.”

If nothing else, we’ve extended the conversation by two sentences which, on the aggregate, makes for a longer impression (I’m not arguing whether it’s a good or bad impression).

I think that if you search the number of blogs covering the company’s spelling habits, my point will start to carry some weight.

Digg.com, Reddit.com, Bebo, to some extent even Google. The first time we hear these words it requires us to confirm their spelling. Once confirmed, it sticks.

I don’t think anyone who’s had this interaction will be mixing up Cuil’s 4 letters at any point in the future.

By: Rafe

Rafe — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:09:46 +0000

Cryptic spelling is a total game killer for websites.

I tell you “I found this great website, Google!”

Someone will just search it.

But if I say “I found this great website, cuil.com!”
The person will hear “cool.com” go to it and not find the site.

Think about it. The majority of popular websites (with the notable exception of digg.com) are spelled like how they sound.

By: Andrew Peek

Andrew Peek — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:04:16 +0000

I will say that the cryptic spelling has made for a lot of conversations so far. But yes, in theory, I agree.

@David - I left a note for Mary inspired by the following,

“It’s about a society where there are no roles other than those chosen and those earned.”

By: stormy

stormy — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:04:41 +0000

So there are certain topics that I feel I have researched to the point that I thought i had been to every site imaginable. So I just did a two minute experiment, and tried Cuil and was able to access some sites(not new ones) that i had never seen before. So usually i will try more than one search engine and i probably will try more later on Cuil tonight, in two minutes i don’t mind the layout so far either. i’ll give it a go…with more time committed.

@Rafe, you kick ass!! Digressive thinkers rock.

Sorry David..I think I have ODD tendancies…:)

much support,
stormy

By: Rafe

Rafe — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:06:33 +0000

@dave
ya, that would be a great idea! Just like a general message board.

Ha, I was gonna ask you before about what you thought about being on a reality show (even it’s not really a reality show like canadian idol)…

but that’s off topic again so… hmm…

By: david usher

david usher — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:24:51 +0000

no worries rafe, i just dont want the threads to get way off topic, i should probably have a board for the community to post items