AIRA, WebApps, HTML5, Web Payments, Net Neutrality, GeoSemantics, Gottlieb Duttweiler Prize, HTTPS, Clipboard API

This is the 27 April - 4 May 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 ]

1 May 2015
@stevefaulkner
On ARIA use in HTML other than for accessibility: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2015May/0000.html … @w3c
https://twitter.com/stevefaulkner/status/594067126362763264


30 April 2015
@codepo8
#build2015 ManifoldJS (http://manifoldjs.com ) - create native apps for Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome, FirefoxOS from a W3C App Manifest.
https://twitter.com/codepo8/status/593821196380176384


29 April 2015
@Ripple
The W3C Web Payment Interest Group can lay the groundwork necessary for building the #InternetofValue — http://bit.ly/1HO20By 
https://twitter.com/Ripple/status/593472452749045761


2) Other news: (open web and net neutrality)
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*    Entire broadband industry seeks immediate halt to Title II classification
1 May 2015
ArsTechnica
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/05/01/entire-broadband-industry-seeks-immediate-halt-to-title-ii-classification/


*   How The Indian Telecom Industry Is Still Fighting To Kill Your #NetNeutrality - And The Fight To Stop Them
1 May 2015
India Times
http://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/how-the-indian-telecom-industry-is-still-fighting-to-kill-your-netneutrality-and-the-fight-to-stop-them-232330.html


*   Rand Paul's bill would overturn US net neutrality rules
30 April 2015
Network World
http://www.networkworld.com/article/2917294/rand-pauls-bill-would-overturn-us-net-neutrality-rules.html


*   Government committed to non-discriminatory internet access for all
29 April 2015
IBN Live
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/government-committed-to-nondiscriminatory-internet-access-for-all/542792-3.html
 

*   Net Neutrality: Probe TRAI for “exposing” IDs of net activists: Cong to govt
28 April 2015
The Financial Express
http://www.financialexpress.com/article/economy/net-neutrality-probe-trai-for-exposing-ids-of-net-activists-cong-to-govt/67678/



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


*  Microsoft brings GitHub into Azure, unveils further developer enhancements
1 May 2015
v3.co.uk
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2406622/microsoft-brings-github-into-azure-unveils-further-developer-enhancements


*  「ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォース」のフィールドマップをHTML5でライブマップとして再現
(translation: Reproduced as a live map of the field map of "The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past" in HTML5)
1 May 2015
Gigazine
http://gigazine.net/news/20150501-legend-of-zelda-link-to-past-map/


*  OGC calls for participation in GeoSemantics Summit
30 April 2015
Directions Magazine
http://www.directionsmag.com/pressreleases/ogc-calls-for-participation-in-geosemantics-summit/441782


*  Mozilla wants to deprecate non-secure HTTP, will make proposals to W3C ‘soon’
30 April 2015
VentureBeat 
http://venturebeat.com/2015/04/30/mozilla-wants-to-deprecate-non-secure-http-will-make-proposals-to-w3c-soon/


*   Firefox-maker Mozilla takes steps to make web surfing more secure
30 April 2015 
Fortune
http://fortune.com/2015/04/30/firefox-mozilla-encryption/


*     Sir Tim nimmt Gottlieb Duttweiler Preis entgegen 
 (translation: Sir Tim accepts Gottlieb Duttweiler Prize)
29 April 2015
Gottlieb Duttweiler Institut 
http://www.gdi.ch/de/Think-Tank/Trend-News/Sir-Tim-nimmt-Gottlieb-Duttweiler-Preis-entgegen


*     April 30, 1993: Internet revolution goes global as CERN makes World Wide Web free to everyone
29 April 2015
BT.com
https://home.bt.com/news/world-news/april-30-1993-internet-revolution-goes-global-as-cern-makes-world-wide-web-free-to-everyone-11363978428474


*     Wire, The Communications App Backed By Skype’s Co-Founder, Arrives On The Web
29 April 2015
Tech Crunch
http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/29/wire-the-communications-app-backed-by-skypes-co-founder-arrives-on-the-web/


*     W3C Publishes Updated Draft for Clipboard APIs and Events
28 April 2015
ProgrammableWeb
http://www.programmableweb.com/news/w3c-publishes-updated-draft-clipboard-apis-and-events/brief/2015/04/28


*     DevCon5 Will Delve Into HTML5 Concepts, Tools and Design in New York July 20-22
28 April 2015
App Developer Magazine
https://appdevelopermagazine.com/2674/2015/4/28/DevCon5-Will-Delve-Into-HTML5-Concepts,-Tools-and-Design-in-New-York-July-20-22/



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Amy van der Hiel
World Wide Web Consortium
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
32 Vassar Street, G532
Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
phone: +1.617.253.5628
amy@w3.org

Received on Monday, 4 May 2015 19:37:52 UTC