Google is life

The Washington Post has a great article on my favorite search engine (now everybody else’s, too, I guess):

There have been many fine Internet search engines over the years … but Google is the first to become a utility, a basic piece of societal infrastructure like the power grid, sewer lines and the Internet itself.

Yes! Google is the first place I go for answers to just about anything, and I’d say 95% of the time I find what I’m looking for. Plus, to keep abreast of the week’s hot topics, I’m particularly fond of Google’s Zeitgeist, which offers a not-quite-realtime snapshot of popular search terms. Yahoo!’s similar Buzz Index is also a fun resource.