Interledger workshop; WCAG; WAI Evaluation tools; Web Payments; Linked Data; Tim Berners-Lee in Forbes; Media Capture; EME

This is the 18-25  September 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]


22 September 2017
@Jimchang5
Who's involved with @Ripple's @w3c @Interledger workshop? Everyone.. #fintech #blockchain #payments https://www.w3.org/community/interledger/…
https://twitter.com/Jimchang5/status/911291408736071680
(20 Retweets, 15 Likes)


20 September 2017
@w3cbrasil
Veja o site: #webparatodos http://mwpt.com.br/ . É importante usar as diretrizes de #acessibilidade do @w3c #WCAG 
https://www.w3.org/Translations/WCAG20-pt-PT/ …  (translation: "See the website: @webparatodos #ttps://t.co/MFjmMpxlv7. It is important to use #acessibilidade the guidelines #w3c https://www.w3.org/Translations/WCAG20-pt-PT/ … http://mwpt.com.brâ€)
https://twitter.com/w3cbrasil/status/910502933510410240
(8 Retweets, 13 Likes)


25 September 2017
@sabouzah
W3C List of Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools has 96 items - help us crack the 100 mark! https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tools/  @w3c @w3c_wai #a11y
https://twitter.com/sabouzah/status/912314819562401793
(5 Retweets 2 Likes)


22 September 2017
@luc_schuurmans
News from @w3c with a big impact! #Browsers on board for #W3C #payments request API https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/70744/browsers-on-board-for-w3c-payment-request-api … via @Finextra
https://twitter.com/luc_schuurmans/status/911306012375834624
(4 Retweets, 3 Likes)


20 September 2017
@Ratnesh__Sahay
What Linked Data and Graph Technologies can do to realise the Precision Medicine @NCIgenomics @w3c @SemanticWeb http://rdcu.be/v1h3 
https://twitter.com/Ratnesh__Sahay/status/910460042528292864
(3 Retweets, 4 Likes)



2) Other news: (open web and net neutrality
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ON OPENNESS  
21 September 2017
100 Greatest Business Minds
Forbes
by Tim Berners-Lee
https://www.forbes.com/100-greatest-business-minds/person/tim-berners-lee



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 ]

*   Chrome Beta v62 Adds Network Quality Estimator API, OpenType Variable Fonts, and More
21 September 2017
XDA Developers
by Doug Lynch
https://www.xda-developers.com/chrome-beta-v62-network-api-fonts/


*   EFF resigns from W3C in wake of EME DRM standardisation
ZDNet
by Chris Duckett
19 September 2017
http://www.zdnet.com/article/eff-resigns-from-w3c-in-wake-of-eme-drm-standardisation/


*    W3C Payment Request API is Being Implemented in All Major Browsers
20 September 2017
Programmable Web
by Janet Wagner
https://www.programmableweb.com/news/w3c-payment-request-api-being-implemented-all-major-browsers/2017/09/20

Received on Tuesday, 26 September 2017 15:16:45 UTC