Bing HTML5 Video Homepage Makes Its Debut

A new, amazing Bing homepage experience is now live, pushing user experience to an entirely new level, certainly well beyond anything else that search rivals have to offer. 

The first ever Bing HTML5 video homepage has just made its debut today, making Microsoft’s search / decision engine come alive in a spectacular way. 

Users visiting Bing.com using Internet Explorer 9, IE10, or any another browser that supports HTML5 are now welcomed not by a static background image, but by a video wallpaper. 

The Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, Bob Glusic / Wilderness video is the background of the Bing homepage, according to information supplied by the Redmond company. 

“Today we’re really excited to announce the first ever video homepage,” revealed Stephanie Horstmanshof, from the Bing Homepage team.

“If you have an HTML-5 enabled browser, you now get all the beauty and intrigue of the Bing homepage with a little breath of life added. Users without a modern browser will continue to see the gorgeous still photography that we’re known for.”

With the addition of HTML5 video backgrounds, the Bing homepage becomes a jaw-dropping and addictive spectacle which is bound to strike a chord with users and have them come back again. 

Combined with the chromeless experience delivered by Internet Explorer 10, the new HTML5 video homepage has the potential to immerse users completely into Bing. 

“We won’t be programming a video every day, just when the mood strikes us. While this first video is US-only, we’ll begin rolling the video homepage out to international markets in the next few months – so stay tuned,” Horstmanshof added.

“If you’re interested in learning more about the evolution of the homepage and how the team chooses content, check out the following video.”

It’s certainly mesmerizing enough to watch, just visit Bing.com and see for yourselves.

Posted in: News, Review