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The long journey to RDFa 1.1...
RDFa 1.1 Core, RDFa 1.1 Lite, and XHTML+RDFa 1.1 have just been published as Web Standards, i.e., W3C Recommendations, accompanied by a new edition of the RDFa Primer. Although it is “merely” and update of the previous RDFa 1.0 standard...
- html
W3C and Internet Governance
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I'd like to take the opportunity of my (but not W3C!) leaving a "board seat" on the UN/IGF MAG after 5 years of service to make a short report on our presence in this forum, and introduce our new W3C...
- igf
- internet-governance
- mag
- un
- wai
Back from the Sud Web 2012 conference and 'élaboratoire'
A little over a week ago, I attended Sud Web, a regional conference for people who work in Web site development: front- and back-end developers, designers, project leaders, consultants, educators, etc. The language is French and the audience comes mainly...
- css
Interview: Lee Rainie on Networked Individualism
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By: Ian Jacobs
On 24 May I interviewed Lee Rainie of the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project. Lee is co-author with Barry Wellman of a recent book titled "Networked: The New Social Operating System." In the interview, Lee summarizes one...
UK Government Consultation on Open Standards
The W3C has formally submitted its response to the UK Government's consultation on the use of Open Standards for software interoperability, data and document formats. In essence, we believe that the Web proves that in the areas of direct interest to this consultation, the use of open standards, published under royalty free terms, is an enormous engine for innovation.
- egov
- open-standards
Interview: IBM on the Linked Data Platform
Shortly after W3C announced the launch of the Linked Data Platform Working Group, I spoke with Arnaud Le Hors about IBM's interest in linked data and their decision to co-chair the Working Group. IJ: Why did IBM get involved in...