WebVR workshop; W3Cx; CSS fonts; 404 Error; 1st W3C AC meeting; Web Authentication

This is the 5-12 December 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]


9 December 2016
@mozhacks
Experience the @W3C Workshop on #WebVR as if you were there—watch all talks online!  An article by @cvanw & @whoyee https://hacks.mozilla.org/2016/12/w3c-workshop-on-web-and-virtual-reality-a-look-ahead/https://twitter.com/mozhacks/statuses/807319137504534528
(26 Retweets, 37 Likes)


6 December 2016
@thew3cx
Apply good design + HBD fun stuff for #CSS in @w3c CSS Intro https://kwz.me/VR  @MSLearning @edXOnline @techie4good
https://twitter.com/thew3cx/statuses/806175037015412740
(12 Retweets, 7 Likes)


7 December 2016
@variablefonts
The @w3c Editor’s Draft of the CSS fonts spec now has a section for #variablefonts properties (subject to change): https://drafts.csswg.org/css-fonts-4/#font-variation-propshttps://twitter.com/variablefonts/statuses/806617166523092999
(3 Retweets, 8 Likes)





2) Other news: (open web and net neutrality
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*  HOW THE 404 ERROR CREATED THE WORLD WIDE WEB
5 December 2016
Popular Mechanics
by Jesse Dunietz
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a24091/404-error-world-wide-web/
 


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

*  The Origins Of Google Earth, Microsoft, Barcodes, And The World's Most Valuable Company--Apple
11 December 2016
Forbes
by Gil Press 
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2016/12/11/the-origins-of-google-earth-microsoft-barcodes-and-the-worlds-most-valuable-company-apple/2/#5135387429d7



*  FIDO Launches 1.1 Specifications, Cites Progress on Other Fronts
8 December 2016
Find Biometrics
http://findbiometrics.com/fido-1-1-specifications-312083/
 

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Received on Tuesday, 13 December 2016 13:03:51 UTC