.HTML5, Media Accessibility, Open Stand, w3c-api, WAI IRC, Net Neutrality, Do Not Track

This is the 24 - 31 August 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

[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. -  with most *popular* first  (popularity in this context via  the Topsy “more” notes relevance count)]

26 August 2015
2.0 contagious ideas @contagiousideas
The Age of HTML5 Ads: As September approaches, Ad Tech world has one more thing to look forward to besides fal... bit.ly/1K42vuU
https://twitter.com/contagiousideas/status/636645302745890816
(with 49 more interactions)

27 August 2015
@webaxe
Media Accessibility User Requirements - W3C Draft w3.org/WAI/PF/media-a… @3playmedia #media #a11y
https://twitter.com/webaxe/status/636969531169083392
(with 8 more interactions)

16 August 2015 
IEEE Standards Assoc @ieeesa
#OpenStand Marks Its 3 Year Anniversary! Join us in celebrating bit.ly/1JjCW3w @w3c @internetsociety @ietf pic.twitter.com/sVt935wk7A
https://twitter.com/IEEESA/status/636609408198410240
(with 7 more interactions)

27 August 2015
@robinberjon
Want to extract information about @w3c specs, groups, etc.? There is now an API for that: https://w3c.github.io/w3c-api/ .
https://twitter.com/robinberjon/status/636910803866808320
(with 5 more interactions

28 August 2015
@leoniewatson
For help with technical accessibility questions, hang out in the W3C/A11ySlackers Gitter/IRC channel paciellogroup.com/blog/2015/07/a… #FEC15
https://twitter.com/LeonieWatson/status/637211282568036352
(with 5 more interactions)


2) Other news: (open web and net neutrality)
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*  MTS launches OpenWeb plans to counter zero-rating plans
27 August 2015
Medianama
by Shashidhar KJ 
http://www.medianama.com/2015/08/223-mts-launches-openweb-plans-to-counter-zero-rating-plans/


*  The messy battle to protect your data from your own Internet provider
20 August 2015
Washington Post
by Brian Fung
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/08/20/the-messy-battle-to-protect-your-data-from-your-own-internet-provider/


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

*   Chrome will block obnoxious Flash ads starting September 1st
28 August 2015
Engaget
by Nathan Ingraham
http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/28/chrome-will-block-obnoxious-flash-ads-starting-september-1st/


*   Web Standards Group Releases Candidate Recommendation As Part of Broader “Do Not Track” Review  
28 August 2015
The National Law Review 
by Morgan Kennedy
http://www.natlawreview.com/article/web-standards-group-releases-candidate-recommendation-part-broader-do-not-track





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World Wide Web Consortium
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Received on Monday, 31 August 2015 21:55:06 UTC