There have been a few times in the past when somebody asked me a question that would have been very easily answered if they would have tried to search on Google. However, it might have been easy for them to ask so they did. This is a tricky situation, because many things go through your mind. You want the person to become self-dependent but also want to be able to come to you when they have a genuine question etc. etc.

So few days ago I came across a very neat website called "Let me google that for you"

You enter a search term and it generates a link that'll show an animation on how to do a Google search for a term that you would want the user to do. Ofcourse the person you send to should have a sense of humour and confidence so they can take it

Here is an example: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=www.vigyaan.com

"With great power comes great responsiblity"