As I was sifting through all of the usual news stories on CNN this morning, I came across one that piqued my interest (thanks, Dave). There is a new search engine in town. Started by a couple of ex-Googlers, 'Cuil' has launched in the recent days and has a new, and perhaps better, method for indexing and ranking websites. Cuil's idea is that popularity of a website shouldn't be the dominant factor to whether a site can be found or not. Their philosophy is this: relevant content matters.
They aren't tracking users, counting links, or being picky about who gets indexed and who doesn't. They have indexed over 120 billion pages so far, and you can expect that number to grow pretty quickly. Cuil has the idea that the internet has grown, search should too.
If content is in fact becoming king, then it has become very apparent that having a way to manage that content is extremely important. An easy-to-use content management system can take away any frustration that updating a website can cause. No longer does it need to take an hour to make a change, with the right system (Marketpath CMS, hint hint) it can take only a few seconds. If I have said it once, I'll say it again, providing relevant and up to date content can be the difference in driving traffic to your website.
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