I agree with this article, but I can't entirely agree that Reddit is a good alternative for a search engine. As much as I appreciate the content on Reddit, though, it's a database and a forum, not a search engine. I often find myself searching Reddit by either 'site:Reddit.com' on Google or, as of recently, using you.com, which I am positively surprised with; I'd say you.com search of Reddit is probably the best right now.