Cuil
The search engine Cuil.com launched on July 28, 2008.1 The website was founded by several ex-Google employees, including Anna Patterson and her husband Tom Costello. The search engine indexes 120 billion web pages that are ranked by relevance rather than popularity. Patterson describes the style of the website as a "magazine layout" with tabs and images to organize subjects.2
Fast Facts
- Cuil means knowledge in the ancient Gaelic - Irish language 3
- Claims to index more pages faster and cheaper Google4
- Pronounced "cool"
- Officially launched: July 28, 20081
- Spans 120 billion web pages1
- Founded in late 2006 in Menlo Park, California4
- Founder and CEO: Tom Costello
- President and Founder: Anna Patterson
- VP of Engineering and Founder: Russell Power
- VP of Products: Louis Monier
- VP of Communications: Vince Sollitto
- General Counsel: Pete Szymanski
- Head of Operations: Bruce Baumgart
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