I agree. I see Google overall lost its "irreplaceable" status. They had it about 5 years ago when their search was clearly the best, and it would be difficult t

I agree. I see Google overall lost its "irreplaceable" status. They had it about 5 years ago when their search was clearly the best, and it would be difficult to live without Google. But now, if Google suddenly disappeared tomorrow, we would adapt pretty quickly. Moreover, organic search itself lost some of the significance. While still important, we can search for new things in Twitter, Facebook, aggregate sites like Techmeme, or go to primary sources directly.