Planet Blog: Alternatives to searching with Google

The vast majority of Web users turn to Google for information on whatever is grabbing their attention at any particular time. The search site has become such a part of modern culture that "googling" something got its own entry in the dictionary as a verb that is synonymous with looking for information online.

That's a situation Albrecht Ude said isn't necessarily a good one. A journalist and blogger, Ude started the Weblog "Eine Woche Ohne" or A eek Without, where he described going an entire week without using Google.