What is a Browser?

What is a browser? was the question we asked over 50 passersby of different ages and backgrounds in the Times Square in New York. Watch the many responses people came up with.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• browser
• google
• chrome
• times
• square
• new
• york
• safari
• firefox
• mozilla
• internet
• explorer
• interview

[Frank2tek]

People who can't answer use IE :-)

[DuckHouseProductions]

It would be interesting to re-run this in 2011 or 2012 - to see how much people have changed in 2 or 3 years.

[str8todamoney]

2 years ago i would have given the same answer too about firefox but now its all about chrome

[jhjsaat]

Maybe Google need spend some of that cash they make to buy huge ads for teach people what a browser is and also promote their own browser!

[BornBW]

Google Chrome. Done deal

[Javiolanti]

@veeableful Actually, it's probably likely that they all browse through facebook or 9Gag (Especially considering how many people use Facebook nowadays). I would say that, simply put, even though they use those programs, they don't really understand the technology or definitions behind it. It's very easy to use many products, but to understand exactly 'what' they do to make it so easy requires a general idea of what it is, how it's works; it's mechanics.

[boris20041012]

asian guy always answer it right lol

[veeableful]

I don't like how people judge intelligence based on whether or not he/she knows a browser. They just have better things to do other than browsing Facebook or 9Gag.

[bvjgcigh]

New York is stupid when it comes to the internet. If you ask the people where i live, all of them will give the right answer.

[chansu90]

This is really sad, computer literacy is (was) so low....

[tallme]

It's the asian which got the question right!

[DanyyDezeyte]

"the big E with the Explorer"

[horo30]

Firefox.

Simple fucking answer.

How hard is that.

[TheQuindecillion]

"What browser do you use?"

"Google"

LOL

[minidarknova]

@copkilla13

copkilla13, look at the name, very creative; pr*ck

americunts are creative? well if you mean creative by creating FRIENDLY FIRE then you are right otherwise you dumb fucks created nothing. go earn some skills, general information and open your eyes, you fat fuck.

[copkilla13]

@minidarknova

and your dumb as fuck wasting your time watching them. get off american websites...oh wait is your country too fucking stupid to be as creative as america and create something this great? LOL at you

[kandarp003]

Wow..whatte dumb people inside fancy clothes and make ups? Are they pretend to be literate? Google buddies..look around for brown looking guys(i.e.Indian), I am sure you'll get to the point and specific answers you are looking!

[minidarknova]

@uiizzab

dude you should have spelled AMERICUNTS.

they are dumb as fuck.

[babattaja]

Only one knew what it was and he was an Asian.. Shame on you America!

[uiizzab]

DUMB AMERicanS!

they even don't know what is a browser!!! LOL!

[TheBMXlove]

That fucking annoying brunette pissed me off trying to seem smart! "it's where you put your search terms CORRECT?! Durrhh o_O"

"CHROME? C-H-R-O-M-E? NO??!! Durhh!!

[AbakatoHardstyle]

My face hurts from face-palming too much.

[gonzojunshi]

at :34 the guy felt put on the spot for looking at porn

[YouDaBro]

OMG.... People are dumb.

[ijoshchang]

1:28 LMAO. we have uh AOL.. broadband.. yup

[irmesia]

gosh! WTF?

[sexntuna]

WHOAAAAH!!! I did not know people were this uneducated about browsers :/

People seriously need to catch up. It's a computer world we live in now.

I love Chrome.