HTML5 stickers; guide to ARIA specs; asteroid landing on a data centre; GAAD; Payment Handler API; CSS3; Payment Request API

This is the 15-22  May 2017 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]


19 May 2017
@@unixstickers
Check out our #HTML5 stickers on the @w3c official website! http://bit.ly/2ryYasc 
https://twitter.com/unixstickers/status/865582455528534017
(16 Retweets, 31 Likes)

17 May 2017
@LeonieWatson
Quick guide to the @W3C #ARIA specifications https://tink.uk/quick-guide-to-the-aria-specifications/ …
https://twitter.com/LeonieWatson/status/864882488568623105
(13 Retweets, 20 Likes)

17 May 2017
@philarcher1
Success! the @w3c WG decides that an asteroid landing on the data centre is an edge case that's out of scope for the standard.
https://twitter.com/philarcher1/status/865135581696860161
(9 Retweets, 28 Likes)

17 May 2017
@Siteimprove
"Everybody has a role in accessibility. You don't need a degree in it to make a difference." - @sabouzah of the @w3c #GAAD
https://twitter.com/Siteimprove/status/865151224429113344
(6 Retweets, 10 Likes)

18 May 2017
@ahopebailie
@w3c has published the first draft of the Payment Handler API: https://www.w3.org/TR/2017/WD-payment-handler-20170518/ … a revolution in payments on the web is coming…
https://twitter.com/ahopebailie/status/865290863404093442
(5 Retweets, 10 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 ]


*    Global Accessibility Awareness Day: pensiero digitale plurale  ("Global Accessibility Awareness Day: plural digital thinking”)
18 May 2017
Techeconomy
by Rosanna Consolo
http://www.techeconomy.it/2017/05/18/global-accessibility-awareness-day-pensiero-digitale-plurale/



*    CSS3 Pocket Primer (review)
17 May 2017
I Programmer
http://www.i-programmer.info/bookreviews/12-web-design-and-development-/10775-css3-pocket-primer.html


*    Google Officially Adopts the Payment Request API, Allowing you to Pay with 3rd-Party Apps in Chrome
15 May 2017
TG Daily
by Mishaal Rahman
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-officially-adopts-the-payment-request-api-allowing-you-to-pay-with-3rd-party-apps-in-chrome/



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W3C/MIT
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amy@w3.org

Received on Monday, 22 May 2017 18:13:30 UTC