"If I have a question I ask Google"

Most people have a word, or a phrase they use far too much. I have my fair share of those words, but if I've ever had an overused personal mantra, it would definitely be:

"Google it"

Without a doubt I wouldn't have a clue without Google. Like many, if I have a question I punch it straight into Google and out pop a few thousand, possibly million hits.

How did anyone survive before Google came to be? Google only really started in 1998, however two years previously the same, but smaller search engine was called BackRub. But really, the term, the icon, Google on started 11 years ago. (I found that out by Googling).

This sort of behaviour can by typically categorised, not only to the new-age-baby-boomers in the current millenium but also the Calculator Generation (Generation Y).

Us Y's have also had access to the basic computer, and handheld calculator as opposed to our parents who had textbooks filled with the possible answers to any sine, cosine or tangent problem. Thankfully my calculator not only contains pi and sine but it has a contact book and the capacity to play Mario.

If us Y's were thrown back into 'the good old days' from our parent's yonder years, could we survive?

Have we become so dependant on the instant answer, the constant contact and permenant overload of information that we couldn't survive in a time where every house had ONE phone?