It looks like Cuil can't handle its hype. After featuring the new Google rival this morning, I vowed to play with the search engine more this afternoon. The trouble is, it was overloading and couldn't handle the results.
Instead of turning up some nice tourism information on Antwerp, Cuil's search results for “Belgium†offered:
“No results because of high load†as a header, under which was, “Due to excessive load, our servers didn't return results. Please try your search again.â€
It would have been fantastic to know exactly how much traffic Cuil can hold. If they really do want to be the next Google, the new search engine is going to have to be able to handle huge spikes of traffic.
Of course working at Trend Hunter I know what unexpected thrusts of traffic can do, but you'd think with $33 million in funding, they would be able to buy a few extra servers.
Once Cuil is up and running again, we'll try to bring you a real review.
Cuil Overloading, Can't Handle Traffic
Time for Cuil to Cool Down
Trend Themes
1. Search Engine Overloading - Opportunity for developing search engines that can handle high volumes of traffic.
2. Server Scalability - Opportunity for companies to offer scalable server solutions to handle large spikes in traffic.
3. Search Engine Competition - Opportunity for companies to enter the search engine market and offer alternatives to established players.
Industry Implications
1. Technology - Opportunity for technology companies to develop innovative solutions for search engine overloading.
2. Cloud Computing - Opportunity for cloud computing providers to offer scalable server solutions to handle increasing traffic demands.
3. Online Advertising - Opportunity for online advertising platforms to capitalize on the search engine competition and offer targeted advertising solutions.