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Interview: Dan Appelquist on Vodafone, Mobile Web, and W3C Standards
As part of a series of interviews with W3C Members to learn more about their support for standards and participation in W3C, I asked Dan Appelquist (Vodafone's Advisory Committee Representative at W3C) some questions. Q. First, congratulations on the...
Filed by Ian Jacobs on November 25, 2008 4:07 AM in Interviews
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W3C Validator, now with HTML5 flavour
For too long we struggled with the tension between “perfect support for standards” and “be cutting edge to help develop better new technologies”. With the latest version of our Markup Validator, integrating with the validator.nu engine, comes part of the solution.
Filed by olivier Théreaux on November 21, 2008 5:53 PM in HTML, Tools
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Extended deadline to submit position papers to workshop on the Future of Social Netorking
We have just announced that the deadline to send (1 to 5 pages long )position papers for the W3C Workshop on the Future of Social Networking has been extended to 3 December 2008 - the initial deadline ended today. This...
Filed by Marie-Claire Forgue on November 20, 2008 5:18 PM in Workshops
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Joys and challenges of organizing TPAC2008
I invite you to read about TPAC2008, the event that was organized twice. I invite you to read about the main challenges faced by the meeting planner(s). I will also share the joys it brings.
Filed by Coralie Mercier on November 19, 2008 12:33 PM in Meetings, W3C Life
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The W3C will host a Workshop for the Oil & Gas Industry on 9-10 December 2008 in Houston, Texas....
Filed by Karen Myers on November 18, 2008 7:16 PM in Semantic Web
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Learn How To Write HTML 5
HTML 5 is too complex? Wait, wait, there is something coming.
Filed by Karl Dubost on November 18, 2008 8:12 AM in HTML, Technology 101, Web Spotting
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HTML 5, the markup
People interested only the html 5 content model were not satisfied with the huge html 5 specification. Discover html 5, the markup language.
Filed by Karl Dubost on November 14, 2008 3:01 AM in HTML, Reference, Technology 101
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SVG Wireframe For Your Website Design
Can you use SVG for designing your Web site?
Filed by Karl Dubost on November 12, 2008 10:24 AM in SVG, Tools
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Do Not Steal My SVG Semantics
Auhtoring SVG became easier, but authoring tools have a tendency to forget the intended semantics. Please, do not steal my semantics. I want my square and circles.
Filed by Karl Dubost on November 12, 2008 2:12 AM in SVG, Tools
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What would a new CSS validator look like?
What if the CSS Validator didn't exist, what if we decided to build it from scratch today. What would it be? What would you make it to be?
Filed by olivier Théreaux on November 11, 2008 3:44 PM in CSS, Technology, Tools
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W3C Open Web Standards
Last week in Tokyo, there was the wonderful Web Directions East 2008. It was yet another opportunity to hear and discuss how people feel about W3C open Web standards. Two patterns often arise in these discussions: implementation first and specification first. Both lead to reproaches. What is the role of W3C?
Filed by Karl Dubost on November 10, 2008 2:32 AM in Opinions and Editorial, W3C Life
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Meet W3C Staff version 2008
Who is the W3C Staff? A big picture…
Filed by Karl Dubost on November 5, 2008 12:52 AM in W3C Life
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With real world implementations WCAG 2.0 steps closer to expected December 2008 publication
Today W3C WAI published WCAG 2.0 as a "W3C Proposed Recommendation". This means that the technical material of WCAG 2.0 is complete and it has been used successfully in real websites. Up next: final publication as a Web standard, which we expect in December!
Filed by Shawn Henry on November 3, 2008 6:34 PM in Accessibility, Publications, Technology, Technology 101, Video, eGov
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