JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1722364/modernizr-1.5.min.js"></script>
<input type="text" placeholder="Search" />
<input type="text" placeholder="Placeholder" />
<input type="text" placeholder="Funny words" />

JavaScript

if(!Modernizr.input.placeholder){
    var input = $('input[type="text"]');
    
    input.focus(function(){
        if(this.value === this.getAttribute('placeHolder')) this.value = '';
    }).blur(function(){
        if(this.value === '') this.value = this.getAttribute('placeHolder');
    }).blur();
}