{"id":46,"date":"2009-07-22T11:03:40","date_gmt":"2009-07-22T15:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hmuljadi.com\/blog\/?p=46"},"modified":"2013-03-12T11:44:13","modified_gmt":"2013-03-12T15:44:13","slug":"what-is-a-browser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hmuljadi.com\/blog\/design-experience\/what-is-a-browser\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Browser?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Google recently conducted a survey of random passerby’s in New York City with the question “What is a browser?” in order to understand their users better.<\/p>\n

Turns out that more than 90% of people surveyed had no idea what a browser is. Most would relate it to search engines, answering with “It’s Google” or internet-related terms such as “broadband”. Very few people actually got it right, only about 8% in fact. (watch the video here)<\/a><\/p>\n

As people who work with the web everyday, we sometimes take it for granted about how much our users know about the web. We would generalize “Oh sure they know how to look for that button” or “I’m sure our users know to click on that tab to look for their account settings” while maybe in fact, they don’t. And I think this is why the web can feel so disconnected with the rest of the world; and it’s the designer’s job to bridge the gap.<\/p>\n