But the (very overstated) point there is a general lack of understanding of the technology that brings us information. We snobby web folks have to remember sometimes that interest drives understanding, not just intelligence. People who don't have a particular interest in digital culture won't have any more understanding of search engines than we have of car engines.

And I think you *could* argue (though I don't necessarily with the argument I'm about to propose) that from the light internet user's perspective the distinction between a browser and a search engine could be almost purely semantic: They open an application that shows them a search box (usually the out of box browser default page has some search element), they type, they click, they find.

Personally, I just can't bring myself to believe a terribly large number of users perceive things that way, but the devil's advocate could argue it.

What I want to know if how many people use embedded search in a particular site (such as the one to the left) to search the internet vs just the site itself. If I am browsing a site which has embedded search, I’m still more likely to go to the Firefox searchbar than use the embedded search.