Found this video while I was reading Seth Godin’s blog this morning. If you don’t know the difference between a web browser and a search engine, you have a lot of company. It seems like there’s a lot of confusion with these terms.
For the record, a web browser is a piece of software on your computer that allows you to surf the Internet, like Internet Explorer (the big E), Firefox, Safari, and of course Google Chrome.
A search engine is a website that helps you search the Internet, like Google, Alta Vista, Yahoo!, and Microsoft’s new search engine Bing. You need a web browser in order to get to a search engine. Most browsers include a search box tool that will allow you to use a search engine directly from the browser.
And what’s AOL? It’s an Internet service provider, or a service that allows you to connect to the Internet. AOL also includes it’s own proprietary web browser which allows people to surf the Internet. Other Internet service providers also includes Cox, Comcast, and Earthlink. You’ll need an Internet service provider in order to connect to the Internet.
