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How to Add Cuil to your Firefox Search

Posted in Technology by User ImageDouglas Karr at 12:03 am

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I took a shot at Cuil earlier, but one thing I noticed was that they didn’t have a Search Engine plugin for Firefox yet! So - I added a button to my Custom Search Engine Firefox Thingy so that you could just click the button and Cuil would be added!

You don’t even have to fill out anything in the form, just click the button and Cuil will be added! If you check the box, you can set it as your default search engine.

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Comment by no imageLorraine Ball (SezWho)
2008-07-29 02:00:38

So what is your take on Cuil? I have done a few searches, and I am not sure how I feel about the format, but there does seem to be less junk rising to the top.
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Comment by no imageDouglas Karr (SezWho)
2008-07-29 11:16:24

One of the big things I love about it (especially as an EFF supporter) is that they don’t record ANY personal info with each search. That’s huge in my book!

The results take getting used to and there are some funky issues with the images and some dated articles. I’m hoping they have a ping address soon and utilize sitemaps so that I can see what happens after I start pinging them.

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Comment by no imageTim Sullivan (SezWho)
2008-07-29 09:11:06

Cuil does have a firefox add-in. After doing a search, at the bottom there is a link for “Add Cuil to Firefox.”
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Comment by no imageDouglas Karr (SezWho)
2008-07-29 11:14:21

Thanks Tim! Surprised it’s not on their main page.
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2008-08-02 03:22:42

[...] How to Add Cuil to your Firefox Search - "You don’t even have to fill out anything in the form, just click the button and Cuil will be added! If you check the box, you can set it as your default search engine." [...]
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Comment by no imageHypernation (SezWho)
2008-08-03 23:44:40

Top Notch sir. I added this straight away and am a very happy bunny.
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Comment by no imagemr-mojo-risin (SezWho)
2008-08-29 09:27:06

Nice hint! Their no-data-mining policy indeed is a fair move! I am curious how cuil.com will establish themselves in the market.
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