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.
While watching TV today, I saw this gem of an advertisement. The question is, how many brands can you shove at viewers in 30 seconds?
Nutrilite, Amway Global, Quixtar, and Artistry. And they dare to proclaim “Now You Know” at the end of this monstrosity.
New York Times making it happen with some quality video reporting about Chinese women and their newest fitness activity: pole dancing.
Facebook ads are generating a laughable 7.5-cent CPM. The recent Facebook Developer Conference avoided discussing the impact that this has on both Facebook’s future as well as the future for application developers who are now expected to play nice and fight for Facebook’s good graces to really scrape up that golden pot of 7.5-cents.
The good news? Facebook Connect looks promising and can’t be as evil as Beacon. Microsoft is now running Facebook search and seems to be on the cusp of some interesting search technology dubbed BrowseRank.
I’ve been meaning to write a post about Randy Pausch and his “Last Lecture” since last September but never got around to it.
Earlier today, Randy Pausch passed away from pancreatic cancer. He was a computer science professor from Carnegie Mellon who delivered his final lecture after doctor’s predicted he only had 5 more months to live. The lecture quickly spread throughout the web and Randy Pausch’s hopeful remarks were viewed by millions. From his lecture, Dr. Pausch published a book which has now been translated into 30 languages. Hopefully you will find the time to listen to or read his words.
Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
