Since WebM is a method that enables web sites and client browsers to inetroperate to present video, it is indeed a standard. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_%28software%29">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_%28software%29</a> A software standard is a standard, protocol, or other common format of a document, file, or data transfer accepted and used by one or more software developers while working on one or more than one software programs.