I haven't found anything on this by searching so im asking. Can I use the search box on my blog to do my normal searches by google sometimes instead of using the google toolbar or homepage? Is this against the rules?
I would highly advise you that you double check and Google TOS advise you get from any 3rd parties. It would be a shame to lose your account over something someone else told you. With that in mind, I would have to guess it is OK to do that but, please check, yourself, for varification.