GDS, Data on the Web, Generic Sensor spec, ICANN55, W3C Dev meetup, HTML5.1, CSS, W3C TAG, Web RTC

This is the 6 - 28 March 2016 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]. 

[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  (Note: Topsy has been shut down so we’re now using Twitonomy for a measure of relevance, noting retweets and likes)]


11 March 2016
@gdsteam
Into Tech Architecture? Come to an event with @w3c at GDS on 29 March. Find out more from @jystewart: https://governmenttechnology.blog.gov.uk/2016/03/11/hosting-the-w3c/https://twitter.com/gdsteam/statuses/708329303356755969
(18 Retweets, 13 Likes)


22 March 2016
@philarcher1
Great article on @w3c Data on the Web Best Practices WG co-chair and entrepreneur @deirdrelee in today's Irish Times http://www.irishtimes.com/business/new-innovators-derilinx-1.2578954https://twitter.com/philarcher1/statuses/712318622329348096
(7 Retweets, 11 Likes)


24 March 2016
@tobie
Shipped a new version of the Generic Sensor spec: https://www.w3.org/TR/2016/WD-generic-sensor-20160324 … comments, here or on @github welcomed. /cc @w3c
https://twitter.com/tobie/statuses/712929521121554433
(7 Retweets, 8 Likes)


6 March 2016
@roeluleners
@xplane sketch notes of interesting #ICANN55 prez by @W3CDirInt on the What/How WorldWideWebConsortium (@w3c)
https://twitter.com/roeluleners/statuses/706419853561720832
(4 Retweets, 5 Likes)


24 March 2016
@astorije
Very nice @w3cdevs meetup with great speakers: @timberners_lee, @wseltzer, @harryhalpin and @gbaudusseau!
https://twitter.com/astorije/status/713137493197983744
(3 Retweets, 7 Likes)


26 March 2016
@mholzschlag
We must honor our Web organization, and its many contributors, for this incredible sacrifice. It is no easy thing. I applaud you, @w3c !!!
https://twitter.com/mholzschlag/status/713541386331668481
(1 Retweet, 12 Likes)


17 March 2016
@ireaderinokun
HTML 5.1 will be released this year! Contribute to the Editor's Draft on the @w3c 's GitHub https://github.com/w3c/html  #html5
https://twitter.com/ireaderinokun/statuses/710457850896781312
(1 Retweet, 5 Likes)


9 March 2016
@Kseso
El documento del @w3c más práctico desde hace mucho The CSS Index https://drafts.csswg.org/indexes/  A marcadores #css ya vía @tabatkins (thanks)
https://twitter.com/Kseso/statuses/707643704937476096
(4 Retweets, 3 Likes


22 March 2016
@poulpita
[better W3C] Here are the "little" issues the @w3ctag has to deal with in @W3C to maintain a consistent web platform https://github.com/w3ctag/spec-reviews/issueshttps://twitter.com/poulpita/statuses/712370909651324929
(2 Retweets, 2 Likes)



2) Other news: (open web and net neutrality
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*   The Feds Are Prepping Strict Rules to Protect Your Online Privacy
14 March 2016
Wired
by  April Glaser 
http://www.wired.com/2016/03/fcc-preparing-strongest-privacy-rules-ever/



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


*   Dominique Hazael-Massieux, WebRTC Working Group, W3C
16 March 2016
WebRTC Conference speaker interview
https://webrtc-conference.com/speaker_interview/18003/



*   New login system uses sound reflection to authenticate users
11 March 2016
Softpedia
by Catalin Cimpanu 
http://news.softpedia.com/news/ear-based-login-systems-will-be-here-by-2018-501623.shtml



*   Le HTML 5.1 devrait être finalisé d’ici la fin de 2016 (HTML 5.1 should be ready by the end of 2016)
10 March 2016
Silicon
by David Feugey
http://www.silicon.fr/html-5-1-finalise-fin-2016-141366.html




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Received on Monday, 28 March 2016 20:56:39 UTC