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Yes. In the real world, 8% surveyed (by Google) in Times Square knew what a browser was. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4MwTvtyrUQ&feature=player_embedded ht

• coderdude 17y ago
  That, and it accomplishes what Microsoft did with IE in the olden days.
• JimmyL 17y ago
  >> Now try explaining difference between URL bar and Search bar in Safari, Firefox, etc. Exactly. My mom, who is in her early sixties and is considered to be very proficient in how to use the Internet among her peer group, can't seem to get that there's a difference between the Google search box and the address bar - she just searches for "cnn.com", clicks on the first result, and gets there. And when you think about it, this is a fine process for her - she doesn't understand/care about the way the internet actually works, but she has a routine (punching it all into google) that always gets her near where she's trying to be. She also can't get her head around that hitting Enter submits a form - she'll type it in, and then click on the search button. 100% of the time.
  • andrewparker 17y ago
    I've heard that roughly 30% of Google search are searches for domains, just like this cnn.com example.
    • mikeryan 17y ago
      heck I do that sometimes when I just get lazy and hit the wrong bar or I'm not exactly sure of the domain.