{"id":835,"date":"2008-07-28T08:42:03","date_gmt":"2008-07-28T15:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gubatron.com\/blog\/?p=835"},"modified":"2008-07-28T08:42:03","modified_gmt":"2008-07-28T15:42:03","slug":"major-cuilcom-flaw-it-wont-work-with-more-than-2-keywords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gubatron.com\/blog\/major-cuilcom-flaw-it-wont-work-with-more-than-2-keywords\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Cuil.com Flaw: it won&#8217;t work with more than 2 keywords"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3160\/2709992015_d3d0b1b2df.jpg?w=640\"\/><br \/>\nEverytime I try to do a query with more than two keywords, Cuil says:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We didn\u2019t find any results for \u201capple google microsoft\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some reasons might be&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>    * a typo. Please check your spelling.<br \/>\n    * your search includes a term that is very rare. Try to find a more common substitute.<br \/>\n    * too many search terms. Please try fewer terms.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, try to think of different words to describe your search.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Does this have anything to do with the way they index content (supposedly cheaper and faster than google), or just a small bug on their logic once keywords are received?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everytime I try to do a query with more than two keywords, Cuil says: We didn\u2019t find any results for \u201capple google microsoft\u201d Some reasons might be&#8230; * a typo. Please check your spelling. * your search includes a term that is very rare. 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