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.