Graph Database; Augmented Reality, Web, and Geospatial tech; ERC-780; Blue Beanie Day; Web Annotations; WCAG 2.0; CSS Grid Layout; AR

This is the 22 October - 27 November 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]


29 November 2017
@bertails
Newly announced Graph Database Amazon Neptune supports RDF 1.1, SPARQL Query 1.1, SPARQL Update 1.1, and the SPARQL Protocol 1.1 https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-neptune-a-fully-managed-graph-database-service/ … /cc @w3c
https://twitter.com/bertails/status/935934782604640256
(25 Retweets, 31 Likes)


29 November 2017
@opengeospatial
We're looking for sponsors for a joint OGC and @w3c Pilot project to propose standards to unite Augmented Reality, Web, and Geospatial tech http://go.myogc.org/2ihcqGY 
https://twitter.com/opengeospatial/status/935856397211914241
(22 Retweets, 13 Likes)


29 November 2017
@PelleB
Please review ERC-780 https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/issues/780 … our proposal for an open Ethereum Claims Registry by the fantastic @oedbeo. @uport_me is working closely with the #ethereum community, @w3c and DIF http://identity.foundation  on open standards for decentralized user centric identity.
https://twitter.com/PelleB/status/935920796354203648
(18 Retweets, 29 Likes)


29 November 2017
@sabouzah
Blue Beanie Day in support of web standards and accessibility (at the European Commission) #bbd #bbd17 #accessibility #a11y #web @w3c @w3c_wai
https://twitter.com/sabouzah/status/936172707158351872
(13 Retweets, 34 Likes)


29 November 2017
@LibCrowds
Software engineer Alex Mendes posts about how In the Spotlight used @iiif_io and @w3c Annotation standards
https://twitter.com/LibCrowds/status/935872868868608000
(5 Retweets, 10 Likes)




2) Other news: (open web and net neutrality
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*  FCC's net neutrality repeal sparks backlash
3 December 2017
The Hill
by HARPER NEIDIG
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/362868-fccs-net-neutrality-repeal-sparks-backlash



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

*  Making workplaces more inclusive: a work in progress
3 December 2017
The Hindu
by Shilpi Kapoor
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/making-workplaces-more-inclusive-a-work-in-progress/article21251959.ece


*  Setting Line Spacing with CSS Single Line
1 December 2017
HTML Goodies
by Nathan Segal
https://www.htmlgoodies.com/html5/css/setting-line-spacing-with-css-single-line.html


*  OGC Calls for Sponsors for Augmented Reality Pilot Project
29 November 2017
Directions Magazine
https://www.directionsmag.com/pressrelease/7081


*  Amazon introduces an AWS graph database service called Amazon Neptune
29 November 2017
Tech Crunch
by Romain Dillet 
https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/29/amazon-introduces-an-aws-graph-database-service-called-amazon-neptune/

Received on Monday, 4 December 2017 18:22:33 UTC