IDPF merger; ARIA in HTML; Web Payments; speed of W3C Recommendations; Blockchain; WebVR

This is the 7-14 November 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]


7 November 2016
@billmccoy
IDPF members approve plan to merge with @w3c 72 to 10 (4 abstains). 66% voted, > % in over 8 years http://idpf.org/news/idpf-members-approve-plan-to-combine-with-w3c … #epub #openweb
https://twitter.com/billmccoy/statuses/795687765258055680
(39 Retweets,11 Likes)


11 November 2016
@stevefaulkner
We are seeking wide review of ARIA in HTML, in preparation for its transition to Candidate Rec. https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2016Nov/0003.html … #HTML5 #ARIA @W3C
https://twitter.com/stevefaulkner/statuses/797356393196089344
(27 Retweets, 18 Likes)


7 November 2016
@blockchainlabnz
Interledger (@Ripple) is in incubation with @w3c #WebPayments for a web-like approach to payments across ledgers #Blockchain #ThePointNZ
https://twitter.com/blockchainlabnz/statuses/795792093029363712
(9 Retweets, 10 Likes)


7 November 2016
@chaals
How fast can you make a @W3C Recommendation? In theory, 2 months. In practice ~6 if you're good enough: https://www.w3.org/community/w3process/wiki/Rectracktimelinehttps://twitter.com/chaals/statuses/795586920860549120
(5 Retweets, 2 Likes)

 


2) Other news: (open web and net neutrality
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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 ]

*    IDPF Votes to Approve Merger with W3C
9 November 2016
Publisher’s Weekly
by Calvin Reid
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/71986-idpf-votes-to-approve-merger-with-w3c.html



*    How Blockchain Will Change Your Life
7 November 2016
Wall Street Journal
by GINNI ROMETTY
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-blockchain-will-change-your-life-1478564751



*    Google’s adding WebVR support to Android, desktop versions of Chrome
7 November 2016
Yahoo
by Kyle Wiggers
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/google-adding-webvr-support-android-221028686.html



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Received on Monday, 14 November 2016 20:17:11 UTC