Cuil shows us how not to launch a search engine | Webware : Cool Web apps for everyone - CNET

Cuil shows us how not to launch a search engine | Webware : Cool Web apps for everyone - CNET - normally, the day your site goes live, especially from "stealth" mode, is super exciting, for employees, investors, the board, and the press. that means when you fall on your face, people run to come over and peer at the carnage. cuil is a pile of carnage for sure. it means people are eager to see if someone can come up with a better "search mousetrap." but it also means that 4 CS majors and a few servers will likely be formidable in the near term.