Last week when Google’s site went down, I felt all alone. My morning routine was ruined because I couldn’t check my email, access my RSS reader, look for news and have my questions answered. The sad reality dawned on me is how reliant I have become on Google. My life is simply revolved around it. The mere fact I couldn’t just launch a browser and fire up a search on Google felt powerless. Sorry Yahoo, Microsoft Live, etc. Google is simply irreplaceable at the moment.
Although Google cannot interact with you it feels almost animated. You type in something to search and an answer spits out from it based on relevancy. Its like my mentor, teacher and best friend. Through the search results, I see it as its guidance to where I can seek more help. In the end, I always go back to Google as it has been extremely reliable.
Until recently that is. Google failed me a couple times when their servers were either overloaded or down because of some attempted hack. So here’s a quick message; please don’t fail on me again.