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HTML

<input type="text" class="search"  placeholder="Name or Business Name">

CSS

input.search::-webkit-input-placeholder {
    color: #ccc;
}
input.search:focus::-webkit-input-placeholder {
    color: #ccc;
}

/* Firefox < 19 */
input.search:-moz-placeholder {
    color: #ccc;
}
input.xSpecial-search:focus:-moz-placeholder {
    color: #ccc;
}

/* Firefox > 19 */
input.search::-moz-placeholder {
    color: #ccc;
}
input.search:focus::-moz-placeholder {
    color: #ccc;
}

/* Internet Explorer 10 */
input.search:-ms-input-placeholder {
    color: #ccc;
}
input.search:focus:-ms-input-placeholder {
    color: #ccc;
}