Weekly digest of W3C news and trends: TimBL on pervasive surveillance, #TPAC2013, Spec: CSS Transitions Draft, etc.

This is the 15-22 November 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
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[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.]


* (809) BBC: Berners-Lee: 'surveillance threatens web'
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25033577>

* (112) Opera: Opera 18 comes out today. Custom themes, support for  
HTML5/W3C media capture, and more.
<http://twitter.com/opera/status/402725048416354304>

* (40) Digital Kosovo: World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) just added Kosovo  
in the countries list.
<http://twitter.com/DigitalKosovo/status/402830816281395200>

* (30) CSS Transitions Draft Published
<http://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/3425>

* (76) #TPAC2013
<http://topsy.com/s?q=%23TPAC2013&sort=-date&mintime=1382522422&maxtime=1385200823>



2) W3C in the Press (or blogs):
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25 articles in the past few weeks. Highlights:
  * TimBL on pervasive surveillance (6 articles)
  * W3C annual conference in China (5 articles)

A selection follows.

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


    Tim Berners-Lee says 'surveillance threatens web'
    BBC News Technology (21 November)
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25033577


    HTML5 vs. native vs. hybrid mobile apps: 3,500 developers say all  
three, please
    VentureBeat (20 November)
    http://venturebeat.com/2013/11/20/html5-vs-native-vs-hybrid-mobile-apps-3500-developers-say-all-three-please/


    NSA spying will ultimately benefit us all
    InfoWorld (19 November)
    http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/nsa-spying-will-ultimately-benefit-us-all-231124


    How HTML5 Crashed, Burned, And Rose Again
    ReadWrite (18 November)
    http://readwrite.com/2013/11/18/assessing-the-aftermath-of-the-html5-hype-cycle


    Mandatory HTTP 2.0 encryption proposal sparks hot debate
    The Register (14 November)
    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/14/http_20_encryption_proposal_sparks_hot_debate/


    W3C CEO：Patent-Free推动互联网开放与创新 (W3C CEO: Patent-Free powers  
the internet openness and innovation)
    21CN.COM (12 November)
    http://it.21cn.com/itnews/a/2013/1112/16/24980631.shtml


    What’s the Problem with Mobile HTML5?
    InfoQ (9 November)
    http://www.infoq.com/news/2013/11/mobile-html5


    Responsive HTML5 Apps: Write Once, Run Anywhere? Where is Anywhere?
    Wired (7 November)
    http://www.wired.com/insights/2013/11/responsive-html5-apps-write-once-run-anywhere-where-is-anywhere/


    NSA furore has roots in US internet imperialism
    The Guardian (1 November)
    http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/01/nsa-furore-roots-us-internet-imperialism


    The Next Battle Ground for the Titans of Tech
    Wired (28 October)
    http://www.wired.com/insights/2013/10/the-next-battle-ground-for-the-titans-of-tech/


-- 
  Coralie Mercier  -  W3C Communications Team  -  http://www.w3.org
mailto:coralie@w3.org +336 4322 0001 http://www.w3.org/People/CMercier/

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