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Exploring search engines-part 1

In today's world,the internet plays a major role in one's life and the void between the net and the man is filled by a search engine.today i'm gonna fill the void by a search enjine named CUIL

so according to cuil its search enjine is "offering you helpful choices and suggestions until you find the page you want and that you know is out there. We believe that analyzing the Web rather than our users is a more useful approach, so we don’t collect data about you and your habits, lest we are tempted to peek. With Cuil, your search history is always private.

Cuil is an old Irish word for knowledge. For knowledge, ask Cuil.

FEATURES OF CUIL:-

1.maplines and timelines

Cuil allows you to explore concepts visually across time and space. Timelines display topics related to your search chronologically, and allow you to explore more by hovering over points. Maplines display topics across a world map, communicating context and spatial relation.

Use these tools to learn more about a topic, or as jumping off points for further inquiry.

2.Explore by category & roll over definations

After you perform a search, you may see a panel on the right-hand side that says “Explore By Category” with a list of subjects related to your search. Click on the magnifying glass next to a category to see results for your query within that category. Under each category, you will see a list of refinements for your query, as well. By looking at these suggestions, you may discover search data, concepts, or related areas of interest that you hadn’t expected. This is particularly useful when you are researching a subject you don’t know much about and aren’t sure how to compose the “right” query to find the information you need.

3.Tabs

Cuil helps you to search by offering you other choices and suggestions. Cuil will show you “Tabs” that suggest ways to clarify your search. For example, if you search for “Jaguar,” there are a number of things you could be searching for, like Jaguar cars, Jaguar cats, a football team called the Jaguars, etc. Just click on the tab that reflects your interest and Cuil will narrow your search appropriately.

4.Navigation suggestion

When you type a query, sometimes you’ll see a search suggestion with an icon representing a website. Click on this link and you will go directly to that website. We let you look before you leap, because not everyone feels lucky.

U.S. is 15 years behind South Korea in Internet speed

A report on Internet speed in the United States says the country isn’t likely to catch world leader South Korea for 15 years.

Or for much longer — at current growth rates, the United States will only reach South Korea’s speed today in 15 years.
The report, by the Communications Workers of America, details Internet download and upload speeds all over the United States and some of its affiliated territories. In the last year, the average upload speed in the United States “barely changed,” the report said, and download speed only grew a little, from 4.2 megabits per second in 2008 to 5.1 megabits per second in 2009.

In South Korea, average download speed is much faster — 20.4 megabits per second. The United States also lags Japan (15.8 mbps), Sweden (12.8 mbps), the Netherlands (11 mbps) and 24 other countries.

At average U.S. speed it takes about 35 minutes to download 100 family vacation photos, and four hours to upload them.

The report said U.S. speeds aren’t sufficient for the needs of in-home medical monitoring, distance learning programs, or to run a modern business from home.

“People in Japan can upload a high-definition video in 12 minutes, compared to a grueling 2.5 hours” at the average U.S. speed, the report said.

The report calls for more investment in the nation’s Internet infrastructure. It also suggests shifting the outdated universal service payments that support voice telephone service over to pay for better and cheaper high-speed Internet service for everyone.

source:-bizjournal

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my review on 3 idiots

today i'm gonna review the movie "3 idiots" As the title says its a story about 3 friends who study engineering...since u r are already bored,i'm gonna conclude that

1. story is pretty good
2. The 3 idiots had proved their acting metal
3. some parts of the movie have irritated the shit out of me when the baby boy kicks his mother when the lead actor says the shitty phrase "all izz well"my ass
4. i don't believe when the doctor(potrayed by kareena) falls for aamir when he praises her watch..i say typical bollywood ingrediant..
5. the movie was too lengthy..my ass had swollen up..
6. i would that when i get my engineering job i'm gonna head to "manasarovar"

and.......u want more then go and watch 3 idiots

I WOULD GIVE IT A 6.0/10

HAVE A HAPPY NEW YAER