Watch and Listen to the Bing Homepage
People who visited Microsoft’s Bing search engine on Thursday were presented with a nice surprise: they got to watch and they got to listen to the Bing.com homepage.
The Bing.com homepage featured the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge on Thursday, June 25, 2015. Visitors could see – and hear –a flock of geese taking flight over the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge.
What I like about Microsoft’s Bing search engine is that it features stunning imagery on its homepage. Every day, it presents another interesting image to the millions of users who visit Bing.com. As Microsoft’s Bing Team explained, by presenting a new view of the world, they aim to inspire the spirit of exploration and the joy of discovery.
The way these views of the world are presented on Bing.com has evolved over time. Bing’s first HTML5 video homepage was introduced in 2011. An interactive panoramic homepage was introduced the following year. And sound was introduced just this week.
“Our fans shared that they would love to hear rushing waterfalls, distinct animal calls, or waves lapping the shores of a faraway beach when they see these evocative images on Bing,” explained the team behind Bing.
Sound on the Bing.com homepage was introduced on Thursday, June 25, 2015. The homepage presented a video of geese taking flight over the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. Visitors to Bing.com on Thursday could click the icon located at the bottom-right of the homepage to watch and listen to the video.
“When you visit us for your daily dose of surprise and delight, look for the audio icon on the bottom-right of screen to know if you can hear the homepage that day—sound is off by default so you can choose when and where to listen,’ said the Bing Team.
Here’s a tip for you: if you want to see what cool images were hosted on Bing’s homepage in the past, visit the Bing Homepage Gallery. The collection of images goes back to 2009, back when Microsoft introduced Bing and touted that it is a decision engine, not a search engine.
Here’s another tip for you: if you want to use the image on Bing.com as your desktop, you should get the Bing Desktop application. Among other things, it can automatically make the Bing homepage image your desktop background.
The Bing.com homepage featured the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge on Thursday, June 25, 2015. Visitors could see – and hear –a flock of geese taking flight over the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge.
What I like about Microsoft’s Bing search engine is that it features stunning imagery on its homepage. Every day, it presents another interesting image to the millions of users who visit Bing.com. As Microsoft’s Bing Team explained, by presenting a new view of the world, they aim to inspire the spirit of exploration and the joy of discovery.
The way these views of the world are presented on Bing.com has evolved over time. Bing’s first HTML5 video homepage was introduced in 2011. An interactive panoramic homepage was introduced the following year. And sound was introduced just this week.
“Our fans shared that they would love to hear rushing waterfalls, distinct animal calls, or waves lapping the shores of a faraway beach when they see these evocative images on Bing,” explained the team behind Bing.
Sound on the Bing.com homepage was introduced on Thursday, June 25, 2015. The homepage presented a video of geese taking flight over the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. Visitors to Bing.com on Thursday could click the icon located at the bottom-right of the homepage to watch and listen to the video.
“When you visit us for your daily dose of surprise and delight, look for the audio icon on the bottom-right of screen to know if you can hear the homepage that day—sound is off by default so you can choose when and where to listen,’ said the Bing Team.
Here’s a tip for you: if you want to see what cool images were hosted on Bing’s homepage in the past, visit the Bing Homepage Gallery. The collection of images goes back to 2009, back when Microsoft introduced Bing and touted that it is a decision engine, not a search engine.
Here’s another tip for you: if you want to use the image on Bing.com as your desktop, you should get the Bing Desktop application. Among other things, it can automatically make the Bing homepage image your desktop background.
