Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT) believes web-standards are fundamental to building web experiences that are truly interoperable. This means the content on a webpage can be viewed - in its full richness - by everybody, independently of the device or browser they use.
Microsoft’s latest initiative #STAND4RDS is all about raising awareness for web standards and effectively using the web to communicate what you are most passionate about. Microsoft supports web standards for a fast and fluid web experience including touch browsing. #STAND4RDS is about Microsoft’s commitment to delivering a quality browsing experience that users can access through the all new Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 & Windows 8.1 devices.
In Phase-1 of the contest, developers joined Internet Explorer and tweeted off what they stand for - top social causes like education for the poor child, women's safety, empowerment & education and corruption free India. We are now at Phase-2! In this phase, #STAND4RDS initiative gives developers the perfect opportunity to express themselves through the web for a social cause, build a website based on their chosen social cause that shows their commitment to web standards and submit their original content. To better support the cause, Microsoft has created modern.IE, a website with free tools and resources to help developers build for and with modern web standards.
Each submission will be reviewed for best practices and winners will be decided by a judging panel in conjunction with a public voting round for the top 50 websites. The top three winning developers stand to win great prizes including an international trip!
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