WCAG 2.1; Open Geo Spatial; TBL on challenges to the Web; Vint Cerf on Net Neutrality; Web Browsers; WebRTC; HTML5 for games; EME

This is the 6-13 March 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]


11 March 2017
@OpenRightsGroup
Web inventor @timberners_lee says @w3c must protect your privacy from surveillance, ad tracking on the net https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/11/tim-berners-lee-online-political-advertising-regulation … #IPAct
https://twitter.com/OpenRightsGroup/status/840877358450135041
(46 Retweets, 19 Likes)

8 March 2017
@dequesystems
1st working draft of #WCAG 2.1 from the @w3c is up! Check it out http://hubs.ly/H06yqz80  Let's get to work for an #Accessible web!
https://twitter.com/dequesystems/status/839552819078250496
(7 Retweets, 16 Likes)


7 March 2017
@p1d1d1
@philarcher1 @w3c @opengeospatial the @swiss_geoportal now publishing geodata as Linked Data - http://www.geo.admin.ch/linkeddata 
https://twitter.com/p1d1d1/status/839390818347667461
(7 Retweets, 7Likes)




2) Other news: (open web and net neutrality
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*   Three challenges for the web, according to its inventor
12 March 2017
The World Wide Web Foundation
by Tim Berners-Lee
http://webfoundation.org/2017/03/web-turns-28-letter/
 

*   The Googler known as the 'father of the internet' defends an institution that's at risk under the Trump administration
10 March 2017
Business Insider
by Matt Weinberger
http://www.businessinsider.com/google-cloud-vint-cerf-on-fcc-and-net-neutrality-2017-3?r=UK&IR=T



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

*   Web Browsers, Not Apps, Are Internet Gatekeepers for the ‘Next Billion’
12 March 2017
The Wall Street Journal
by CHRISTOPHER MIMS
https://www.wsj.com/articles/web-browsers-not-apps-are-internet-gatekeepers-for-the-next-billion-1489327204


*   Frozen Mountain Announces WebRTC Audio/Video Support for SmartGlasses Android Platform
7 March 2017
IT Business
http://www.itbusinessnet.com/article/Frozen-Mountain-Announces-WebRTC-Audio/Video-Support-for-SmartGlasses-Android-Platform-4850918


*   Kongregate CEO: HTML5 now the preferred choice for browser-based game devs
7 March 2017
Gamasutra
by Chris Kerr
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/293149/Kongregate_CEO_HTML5_now_the_preferred_choice_for_browserbased_game_devs.php


*   DRM in HTML5 is a victory for the open Web, not a defeat
6 March 2017
Ars Technica
by Peter Bright
https://arstechnica.com/business/2017/03/drm-in-html5-is-a-victory-for-the-open-web-not-a-defeat/


*   Google Chrome turns to HTML5 for Most Websites
6 March 2017
Info World
BY DORA SPENLOW 
http://www.themarshalltown.com/google-chrome-turns-to-html5-for-most-websites/26523



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Amy van der Hiel
W3C/MIT
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amy@w3.org

Received on Monday, 13 March 2017 19:24:19 UTC