Weekly digest of W3C news and trends: W3C plans website redesign, HTML5 vs. Apps, VP8 Licensing, DRM in HTML5 …

I was traveling last week and unable to send the 1-8 March digest. This is  
the 8-15 March 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/


Notably this week :

- 1300 stories about W3C on Twitter in 7 days.
- over 3300 mentions of W3C in 7 days, with 14 Mar (1830 mentions).
- 17 posts that dlvr.it posted between Mar 03 - Mar 10 got 29.2K clicks  
and reached 66K connections.

- With 56886 Twitter followers, net increase of 1009 followers in the past  
2 weeks.


Below is the compilation of what I harvested monitoring the  
(micro)blogosphere and press.


W3C-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.]

* (72) #mlwrome workshop: Making the Multilingual Web Work, 12-13 Mar.
<http://topsy.com/s/mlwrome?window=w>

* (54) .net mag: Hot in web standards: January/February 2013, by Lea Verou
<http://www.netmagazine.com/features/hot-web-standards-januaryfebruary-2013>


* DRM in HTML5 controversy:

(81) Boingboing: Why Tim Berners-Lee is wrong about DRM in HTML5
<http://boingboing.net/2013/03/12/why-tim-berners-lee-is-wrong-a.html>
(702) Guardian: What I wish Tim Berners-Lee understood about DRM
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2013/mar/12/tim-berners-lee-drm-cory-doctorow>
(72) W3C Blog: DRM and the Open Web, by Wendy Seltzer
<http://www.w3.org/QA/2013/03/drm_and_the_open_web.html>


* (25) Call for Review: HTML Image Description Extension (longdesc)
<http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2013JanMar/0148.html>

* (440) Engadget: Samsung's latest Chromebook now supports Netflix  
courtesy of HTML5 streaming
<http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/11/samsung-chromebook-netflix-html5-streaming/>

* (101) Good E-Reader: The Future of Digital Publishing – The Synergy  
between HTML5 and EPUB 3
<http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/the-future-of-digital-publishing-the-synergy-between-html5-and-epub-3/>

* (57) Firefox gets native HTML5 video play speed modifiers
<http://www.ghacks.net/2013/03/09/firefox-gets-native-html5-video-play-speed-modifiers/>


* Video codec:

(64) John Gruber’s blog: Google Admits WebM Infringes H.264 Patents
<http://daringfireball.net/linked/2013/03/11/google-webm>
(26) W3C Blog: Good News about VP8 Licensing, by Jeff Jaffe
<http://www.w3.org/QA/2013/03/good_news_about_vp8_licensing.html>
(24) FOSS Patents: Patent clouds remain over VP8: Google points to FRAND  
option, Nokia alleges infringement in court
<http://www.fosspatents.com/2013/03/patent-clouds-remain-over-vp8-google.html>


* (53) SW Blog: Linked Data Platform 1.0 Draft Published, by Ivan Herman
<http://www.w3.org/blog/SW/2013/03/09/linked-data-platform-1-0-draft-published-2/>

* (247) BI: HTML5 vs. Apps: Here's Why The Debate Matters, And Who Will Win
<http://www.businessinsider.com/html5-vs-apps-heres-why-the-debate-matters-and-who-will-win-2013-3>

* (34) W3C Blog: Adding alpha channels or chroma keys to JPEG images, by  
Dave Raggett
<http://www.w3.org/QA/2013/03/adding_alpha_channels_or_chrom.html>

* (125) ALA: W3C is Getting Some Work Done, by Ian Jacobs
<http://alistapart.com/column/w3c-is-getting-some-work-done>



W3C in the Press (or blogs)
---------------------------

16 articles mixing news on HTML5, DNT, WebRTC, digital publishing as well  
as a few interviews that Tim Berners-Lee gave while attending SxSW  
Interactive this week.


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


    HTML5 Can Solve BYOD App Mess, Sencha Bets
    InformationWeek (14 March)
    http://www.informationweek.com/development/tools/html5-can-solve-byod-app-mess-sencha-bet/240150813


    Internet creator Tim Berners-Lee: Copyright Alert System is bad for  
democracy
    Marketplace Tech (12 March)
    http://www.marketplace.org/topics/tech/internet-creator-tim-berners-lee-copyright-alert-system-bad-democracy


    What I wish Tim Berners-Lee understood about DRM
    The Guardian Technology Blog (12 March)
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2013/mar/12/tim-berners-lee-drm-cory-doctorow?CMP=twt_fd


    Samsung's ARM-based Chromebook now supports Netflix courtesy of HTML5  
streaming
    Engadget (11 March)
    http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/11/samsung-chromebook-netflix-html5-streaming/


    Tim Berners-Lee on the making of new worlds
    Washington Post | Ideas@Innovation  (11 March)
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/post/tim-berners-lee-on-the-making-of-new-worlds/2013/03/11/3d34f08c-89e9-11e2-98d9-3012c1cd8d1e_blog.html


    HTML5 vs. Apps: Here's Why The Debate Matters, And Who Will Win
    Business Insider (10 March)
    http://www.businessinsider.com/html5-vs-apps-heres-why-the-debate-matters-and-who-will-win-2013-3


    The Future of Digital Publishing – The Synergy between HTML5 and EPUB 3
    Good E-Reader (10 March)
    http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/the-future-of-digital-publishing-the-synergy-between-html5-and-epub-3/


    Tim Berners-Lee: The Web needs to stay open, and Gopher's still not  
cool.
    BoingBoing (10 March)
    http://boingboing.net/2013/03/10/tim-berners-lee-the-web-needs.html


    Patent clouds remain over VP8: Google points to FRAND option, Nokia  
alleges infringement in court
    FOSS Patents (8 March)
    http://www.fosspatents.com/2013/03/patent-clouds-remain-over-vp8-google.html


    Browser touch support: Microsoft's magic tablet ingredient
    ZDNet (8 March)
    http://www.zdnet.com/browser-touch-support-microsofts-magic-tablet-ingredient-7000012155/


    Ramirez keynote driving the day - Cyber back at center stage on Hill -  
Cellphone unlocking bills fly - Who might be the next FCC chief?
    Politico (8 March)
    http://www.politico.com/morningtech/0313/morningtech10183.html


    Formatkrieg beim Videochat (Format war in video chat)
    Heise online (6 March)
    http://www.heise.de/tr/artikel/Formatkrieg-beim-Videochat-1802797.html


    W3C Faces New Challenge On Do-Not-Track
    MediaPost Daily Online Examiner (6 March)
    http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/195069/w3c-faces-new-challenge-on-do-not-track.html#axzz2MiV87E9F


    W3C is Getting Some Work Done
    A List Apart (5 March)
    http://alistapart.com/column/w3c-is-getting-some-work-done


    Interview W3C : retour sur les enjeux de WebRTC (Interview with W3C  
feedback on the stakes of WebRTC)
    Clubic (5 March)
    http://pro.clubic.com/creation-de-site-web/langage-programmation/html-5/actualite-545272-interview-w3c-retour-enjeux-webrtc.html


    W3C-Chef: E-Books und Web wachsen zusammen (W3C Chief: e-books and web  
to grow together)
    ZDNet.de (1 March)
    http://www.zdnet.de/88145680/w3c-chef-e-books-und-web-wachsen-zusammen/



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

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