Not So Cuil

Google must be laughing.

After reading a story in this morning's Times about the new search engine Cuil (pronounced "cool"), developed by several former Google employees, I figured I'd take it for a test run. The company says its engine is more comprehensive than Google's after all.

So I started by typing in the phrase "Inc. magazine" and was told that Cuil didn't find any results. Really? Nothing? So I tried two more times. Same disappointing message. I'm not ready to write the site off for good, but not exactly the way you want to roll out a highly publicized project that's received $33 million in funding. Anyone have better luck?

Senior reporter Jason Del Rey covers technology, branding, and company culture for Inc. magazine and contributes to the From the Reporters daily blog. Before joining Inc., his work appeared in Newsday, The (Newark) Star-Ledger, and the Staten Island Advance, and on ESPN.com. He lives in New York City. @DelRey