Reading W3C Specs, Validation Service, Net Neutrality, HTML5, HTTPS. Web Payments, Standardization, Open Web

This is the 20-26 April 2015 edition of the "weekly digest  of news and trends" that the W3C Communications Team prepares for the W3C Membership and public-w3c-digest mailing list (publicly archived [1]) 

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


1) W3C, Web and HTML5 related Twitter trends
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[What was tweeted frequently, caught my attention, etc. - Most *recent* first ]

24 April 2015
@oloman
Foto fija de Css: Todos los documentos Css del Consorcio W3c y su estatus http://bit.ly/1HAnO3v  @KsesoCSS
https://twitter.com/oloman/status/591656121984802817

21 April 2015
@sandersk  
#fluentconf attendees: I read all the W3C specs...so you don't have to Learn the latest in Web standards at 1:30 PM: http://fluentconf.com/javascript-html-2015/public/schedule/detail/39421https://twitter.com/sandersk/status/590584648004149248

21 April 2015
@aotearoanz
Nosy Parkers' Top story: The W3C Markup Validation Service validator.w3.org, see more tweetedtimes.com/v/2726?s=tnp
https://twitter.com/sandersk/status/590584648004149248

21 April 2015
@river
“W3C HTML5 대한민국 관심그룹 36차회의” 모임에 참여신청 하였습니다. http://onoff.mx/45292 
http://twitter.com/river/status/590320513261514754

21 April  2015t
@wz43rtx: Btw, the W3C Validator is now accessible using HTTPS https://t.co/hIaJBj2I8Y (markup, nu, mobile, link, etc...)

20 April 2015
@azu_re
見てる: "W3CがARIA in HTMLの最初の草案を公開 | アクセシビリティBlog | ミツエーリンクス" http://www.mitsue.co.jp/knowledge/blog/a11y/201504/17_1000.htmlhttp://twitter.com/azu_re/status/590133770533011458

19 April 2015
@Jvowens
@Ripple: What will electronic commerce look like in 2020? @w3c Web Payments group investigates the future of payments http://buff.ly/1zsCknp 
https://twitter.com/Jvowens/status/589589245590953984


2) Other news: (open Web and net neutrality)
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*  Internet provider Optus has flagged plans to start charging websites a premium to get ‘fast lane’ speeds
25 April 2015
Courier Mail
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/internet-provider-optus-has-flagged-plans-to-start-charging-websites-a-premium-to-get-fast-lane-speeds/story-fnn8dlfs-1227319560613


*   COAI subtly opposes net neutrality with Sabka Internet
24 April 2015
The Times of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/COAI-subtly-opposes-net-neutrality-with-Sabka-Internet/articleshow/47040074.cms


*   Telcos threaten to hike data prices by six times
24 April 2015
Deccan Herald
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/473704/telcos-threaten-hike-data-prices.html


*  Congress protest on net neutrality, asks Centre to stop TRAI move
24 April 2015
The Indian Express
http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/social/congress-protest-on-net-neutrality-asks-centre-to-stop-trai-move/


*   Net neutrality is important, says Microsoft's Skype
23 April
India Today
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/technology/story/net-neutrality-important-microsoft-skype/1/431822.html


*  Here’s how life will be without net neutrality
21 April 2015
Times of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/computing/Heres-how-life-will-be-without-net-neutrality/articleshow/46999755.cms


3) W3C and W3C technologies in the Press (or blogs)
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9 articles 
[Most recent first. Find keywords on our Press clippings page: http://www.w3.org/Press/Articles ]

1)  I Read All the W3C Specs ‽
24 April 2015
Sanders Kleinfeld
http://sandersk.github.io/reading-w3c/#/


2)  TomTom launches HTML5 Navigation on Firefox OS Smartphone
23 April 2015
Pocket GPS World
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/TomTom-launches-HTML5-Navigation-on-Firefox-OS-Smartphone-9866.php


3)  Has the Native vs. HTML5 mobile debate changed?
22 April 2015
IT World
http://www.itworld.com/article/2912880/mobile/has-the-native-vs-html5-mobile-debate-changed.html


4)  Encrypting Government Websites
22 April
Center for Democracy and Technology
https://cdt.org/blog/encrypting-government-websites/


5)  HTML5 specialist OpenFin raises $3m
22 April 2015
Finextra
http://www.finextra.com/news/fullstory.aspx?newsitemid=27270


6)   Kaltura unveils new HTML5 web app for Amazon Fire TV
21 April 2015
IP&TV News
http://www.iptv-news.com/2015/04/kaltura-unveils-new-html5-web-app-for-amazon-fire-tv/


7)   Standardization and the Open Web
21 April 2015
A List Apart
http://alistapart.com/article/standardization-and-the-open-web


8)  W3C travaille sur une normalisation des paiements web (W3C is working on the standardisation of web payments)
21 April 2015
Banque.net 
 http://www.banque.net/w3c-travaille-sur-une-normalisation-des-paiements-web/


9)  What does the Future of e-Commerce Look Like? 
21 April 2015
NACS Online
http://www.nacsonline.com/News/Daily/Pages/ND0421155.aspx
 


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Amy van der Hiel
World Wide Web Consortium
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
phone: +1.617.253.5628
amy@w3.org

Received on Monday, 27 April 2015 18:34:11 UTC