Cuil.com Search Engine Error in Image Display

Discussion in 'All Other Search Engines' started by cityit, Nov 26, 2008.

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    While trying cuil search engine, I tried to search pune web design to check our rank on cuil.com

    Hurray, We are on top on this search engine as well but I noticed that they are displaying Infosys's logo next to our listing. I am sure that our website doesnt have Infosys logo anywhere, so I dont understand why this is happening.

    Check the attached image if you see different results in your region.

    Are they displaying any image which they seem fit with each result on their search engine?

    I found following topic on their FAQ page at http://www.cuil.com/info/faqs/#faq7

    7. You have images beside your results. How do you pick which pictures to use?

    We know from our research that people can make better and quicker decisions about relevance and quality when they can see an image from the website. We do our best to take images from Web pages that accurately reflect the content of the website. Many websites are full of images, so we use advanced algorithms to determine the best image to show the user.



    Hmm, so from their description, Infosys logo matches our website. Interesting!!!

    I am sending them a message as well about this error.
    Just thought I should notify DP users as well.

    Cheers,
    Tony
     

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  2. cosy

    cosy Greenhorn

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    imo is simple cuil haven't crawled images from your site
    also you dont have a image banner on your site
     
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  3. Obelia

    Obelia Notable Member

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    This is because their "advanced algorithms" don't include a basic check for which domain hosts the image. I would have thought that should be the first thing they'd check for.

    This flaw affects a lot of their results, and to be honest it's the first thing they should have fixed after everyone complained about it at their launch. It's so much better to show no image than a misleading one that could land them in legal trouble, after all.
     
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    Slincon Well-Known Member

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    it's because cuil is really a horrible search engine that got a lot of attention for no other reason then a few workers from google created it. The results are not relevant, the image next to each are very rarely related to the site (and seem to be just a random choice of images picked according to what they were tagged as according to cuil). The only redeeming quality is that it has a nice design.
     
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    come on CUIL wtf is this
    the name doesn't even sounds right
    who will remember cuil? google is much easier name to remember
     
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    well it shows the infosys logo next to cityitsol.com is that ur site?
     
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    I wouldn't even bother with it... I would spend more time trying to get to the top of msn for what traffic it will bring.
     
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    I never knew such engine exist until i read this [​IMG]
     
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    flatrox Banned

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    yes i am also facing same problem
     
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  12. cityit

    cityit Active Member

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    yes thats mine
     
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    cityit Active Member

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    I submited my site to them couple months ago, no results as of yet.....
     
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