Cuil is a new search engine launched last night by a superstar team of ex-Google employees. The search engine is speculated to be a “Google-killer” with claims that it provides a larger index than Google and better search results with some related-words technology. The site also has an interesting interface and issues with uptime.
My opinion? I hate it. A search for “Jason Chou” produces horrible results. “Misterchou” produces no matches. Google is much more me friendly.
Hulu is this amazing online TV/movie provider from NBC Universal and News Corp. I’ve been using it pretty religiously throughout it’s beta stage and am very happy to report that the site is now open to the public. Thanks to Hulu, I have been able to enjoy quality (HD) programming without having to resort to any illegalness (R.I.P. Tv-links) especially during the writer’s strike. With the announcement of its public launch, Hulu is now signed with a ton of providers including Lionsgate (Requiem for a Dream), Warner Bros. (Fool’s Gold?!?! Pokemon!!!), the NBA (Lakers), and the NHL (Sharks).
So go sign up, enjoy, embed, and spread the word.
via NewTeeVee
ReadWriteWeb’s Bernard Lunn recently posted on the threat that Google Apps pose on Microsoft Office. His contention is that Google is so far ahead with its realization that collaboration is the “significant advantage” for document processing in the future.
Maybe I’m a risk averse user (certainly not an early-adopter when it comes to word processing), but I am a college student who spends every hour of the day looking into a computer screen. And my story is a little bit different than Bernard’s.
As a student in a pre-professional environment, team projects take up a big part of my time. I currently participate in a team that uses Google Docs and Google Spreadsheet to do work. I should love it, but I don’t. Google Docs is like a fancy Textpad that I can’t access at all times. Collaborative writing is a great concept, but I have yet to come across an individual who actively participates in any document. Collaboration requires patience and constant wrangling, issues that I prefer to crank out at a meeting or alone at night in one go.
Google Apps may work. But a lot of things need to happen (some of which are out of Google’s immediate control):
I’m not dying to collaborate. Even my teams don’t dig it. Come persuade us.
