What the hell are microformats? I have no idea but hopeful by the end of this talk I’ll know a bit more. ![;)]()
Ok this sounds promising it’s all about adding relevance to your content. So they are easy conventions for marking up data on the web, standards for the web if you will like. The vcard’s we all get on e-mail, with the end goal of having this information ala drag n drop from a webpage to your contact list, calendar, etc.
Ok this sounds promising it’s all about adding relevance to your content. So they are easy conventions for marking up data on the web, standards for the web if you will like. The vcard’s we all get on e-mail, with the end goal of having this information ala drag n drop from a webpage to your contact list, calendar, etc.
So maybe the vcard example isn’t the best but if your looking at a concert listing, you’ve just ordered the tickets, and then you open your calendar and re-enter all the data, just think if you could drag n drop that info straight to your calendar…
A great example of a microformat is XFN this tracks relationships between people so if you have a list of delegates at a conference you can use this way to see the “seven degree’s of separation” and work out very quickly who you need to talk to get an introduction to whoever you want to meet. Jaysus getting to meet the beautiful people has never been so easy 
for more information on this topic have a look here
