HTML has always had our respect. He’s a solid citizen who has been a totally adequate means of formatting our pages for the Web. Steady, dependable, hardworking. HTML is a lot like that old, boring boyfriend we broke up with years ago. Reliable, sure, but not a lot in the excitement department. Now, enter HTML5.
Sure, this guy comes from the same steady-eddy gene pool as his dependable sibling, HTML 4.01. But with one important addition: the dude knows how to party. HTML5 puts the pedal to the metal and doesn’t let up. He is an ambidextrous, multi-tasking wild man who parties all night and still shows up to work on time. With HTML5 we get dependability plus that much-needed adrenalin rush.
Now, we’re talking.This new muscle-bound standard incorporates cool features such as video playback and drag-and-drop which in days past depended on third-party plug-ins like Adobe Flash and Google Gears. Now we get workhorse dependability with wild ass functionality all in one hot bod.
And this guy definitely has some bucking bronco moves. Windows pop open and shut up with predetermined clockwork and high-kicking choreography. Wicked video graphics, interactive text, drawings and more can be thrown together in a real-time mash-up. Creative opportunities abound. The best example of this dangerous guy’s head-turning sex appeal is the viral Arcade Fire music video that Google Chrome has just put up on the Web. It uses satellite feed, Google Earth images, multiple windows and our childhood addresses to give us hours of Web-gawking amusement.
