An introduction to W3C Web Fonts

If one thing is clear it's that fonts on the web can be quite messy—both in their implementation and in their standardization. Thankfully browsers are making serious headway towards a common-ground implementation.

October 16, 2008 - 12:24PM CT - by John Resig

Swirrl prepares for future with semantic wiki, spreadsheets

While the rest of the web will take some time to go semantic, Swirrl is thinking globally while acting locally with a new wiki and spreadsheet service based on W3C semantic standards.

October 02, 2008 - 06:48PM CT - by David Chartier

WWW creator Berners-Lee launches ambitious Web Foundation

Tim Berners-Lee's latest effort moves a step beyond crafting web standards, as his World Wide Web Foundation seeks to do everything from expanding web access in the developing world to ensuring that the information on the web is reliable.

September 15, 2008 - 01:10PM CT - by John Timmer

IE8 goes on an Acid2 trip; beta due in first half of 2008

An internal build of Internet Explorer 8 has passed Acid2, a test of a browser's compliance with the HTML and CSS standards. The first public beta will be available during the first half of 2008.

December 19, 2007 - 09:32PM CT - by Eric Bangeman

Nokia wants W3C to remove Ogg from upcoming HTML5 standard

Nokia has recommended to the W3C that the standards body delete all references to the open-source Ogg media format from its proposed HTML5 standard.

December 10, 2007 - 09:55AM CT - by Jeremy Reimer

Computer industry giants back new XML-based IT management spec

A group of computer industry companies have come together to bless a W3C specification to help IT managers keep better track of their resources.

March 22, 2007 - 09:03PM CT - by Jeremy Reimer

Apple joins the W3C HTML Working Group

The WebKit team wants to help shape the future of HTML.

March 21, 2007 - 07:43PM CT - by Erik Kennedy

Tim Berners-Lee talks about W3C reform and reinventing HTML

The World Wide Web Consortium plans to create a new working group that will incrementally augment the HTML standard. Will these new reforms be enough to restore credibility to the organization?

October 29, 2006 - 07:54PM CT - by Ryan Paul