Weekly digest of W3C news and trends: Encrypted Video and the Open Web, Touch Events becomes a W3C Standard, Auto industry turning to HTML5, etc.

This is the 4 − 11 October 2013 edition of a “weekly digest of W3C news  
and trends" that the W3C Communications Team prepares for the W3C  
Membership and public-w3c-digest mailing list (publicly archived [1])  
[sent separately]. This digest aggregates information about W3C from  
online media, a snapshot of how W3C and its work is perceived in online  
media.

[1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-w3c-digest/


1) W3C and HTML5 related Twitter buzz
=====================================
[Things that were tweeted frequently, things that caught my attention, etc.
  Most *recent* first (popularity is flagged with the figure between  
parenthesis —that is the number of times the same URIs or tweet was  
quoted/RTed.]


* (95) Tim Berners-Lee Blog post: On Encrypted Video and the Open Web
<http://www.w3.org/blog/2013/10/on-encrypted-video-and-the-open-web/>

* (52) Touch Events is a W3C Recommendation
<http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/REC-touch-events-20131010/>

* (45) Bavid Bruant blog: The W3C is a restaurant
<http://longtermlaziness.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/the-w3c-is-a-restaurant/>

* (30) Chris Adams blog: Dear EFF: please don't pick the wrong fight
<http://chris.improbable.org/2013/10/4/dear-eff/>

* (186) David Flanagan Tweet: “Beat the NSA: 1) Embed all communications  
into Hollywood movie files 2) Apply W3C EME DRM 3) Wait for the NSA vs  
MPAA smackdown!”
<http://twitter.com/__DavidFlanagan/status/386229521197694976>

* (37) Raphaël Goetter Tweet: Liste des erreurs CSS avouées du W3C. (List  
of confessed W3C CSS errors) http://wiki.csswg.org/ideas/mistakes
<http://twitter.com/goetter/status/386401028624908288>

* (777) VentureBeat: Native vs. HTML5: How the auto industry is forcing  
change for the mobile web
<http://venturebeat.com/2013/10/05/native-vs-html5-how-the-auto-industry-is-forcing-change-for-the-mobile-web/>

* (817) Mozilla Bugzilla: Bug 923590 - Pledge never to implement HTML5 DRM
<https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=923590>

* (45) Oracle Implements W3C’s Standard for Data Provenance
<http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/2028860>



2) W3C in the Press (or blogs):
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29 articles this week. Highlight:
  * DRM (15 articles, in English, French, Spanish)
  * Launch of Alliance for Affordable Internet
  * Montevideo statement from coordinators of the Internet

A selection follows.

[Most recent first.
  title, source (date), link.
  Find keywords on our Press clippings page:  
http://www.w3.org/Press/Articles ]


    Web daddy Tim Berners-Lee: DRMed HTML least of all evils
    The Register (10 October)
    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/10/berners_lee_on_html_drm/


    Alliance for Affordable Internet wants to drive down the cost of web  
access around the world
    Beta News (9 October)
    http://betanews.com/2013/10/08/alliance-for-affordable-internet-wants-to-drive-down-the-cost-of-web-access-around-the-world/


    The DRM dilemma facing the open web
    Gigaom (9 October)
    http://gigaom.com/2013/10/09/striking-a-balance-or-striking-out-the-drm-dilemma-that-faces-the-open-web/


    The many meanings of Open
    Telefónica Digital Hub (9 October)
    http://blog.digital.telefonica.com/2013/10/09/tim-berners-lee-telefonica-open-agenda/


    W3C support of DRM will hurt Web experience, critics say
    NetworkWorld (7 October)
    http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/100713-w3c-support-of-drm-will-274578.html


    Web Daddy Berners-Lee DRMs HTML5 into 2016
    The Register (7 October)
    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/07/drm_html_5_point_1/


    Web's gatekeepers embrace DRM for next HTML5 standard
    PCWorld (4 October)
    http://www.pcworld.com/article/2052148/webs-gatekeepers-embrace-drm-for-next-html5-standard.html


    Oracle Implements W3C's Standard for Data Provenance
    IT Business Net (4 October)
    http://www.itbusinessnet.com/article/Oracle-Implements-W3Cs-Standard-for-Data-Provenance--2846382


    W3C moves ahead with plans to add DRM to web standards
    VentureBeat (4 October)
    http://venturebeat.com/2013/10/04/w3c-moves-ahead-with-plans-to-add-drm-to-web-standards/


    Berners-Lee and W3C approve HTML5 video DRM additions
    InfoWorld (4 October)
    http://www.infoworld.com/t/html5/berners-lee-and-w3c-approve-html5-video-drm-additions-228220



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  Coralie Mercier  -  W3C Communications Team  -  http://www.w3.org
mailto:coralie@w3.org +33643220001 http://www.w3.org/People/CMercier/

Received on Friday, 11 October 2013 16:43:41 UTC