Microformats

What are microformats

A microformat is a web-based approach to semantic markup that seeks to re-use existing XHTML and HTML tags to convey metadata and other attributes.

This approach allows information intended for end-users (such as contact information, geographic coordinates, calendar events, and the like) to also be automatically processed by software.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microformats

Where can we find them

• On our own site – Topic pages

• In Event sites like Upcoming.org

• In Review sites like Cork’d

What microformats

• hCard• hCalendar• hReview

hCard for 612 ABC Brisbane

<div class="vcard" > <div class="fn org“> <a class="url" href="http://abc.net.au/brisbane/radio/">612 ABC Brisbane</a> </div> <div class="adr"> <div class="type"> <abbr class="geo" title="-27.484448; 152.991486">Work</abbr> </div> <p class="street-address">15 Lissner St</p> <p> <span class="locality">Toowong</span> <span class="region">QLD</span> <span class="postal-code">4066</span> </p> <p class="country-name">Australia</p> </div></div>

hCard

• a microformat describing a person or organisation

• contact details including geocodes

• enables data to be exported to other formats, including the standard vCard format for address books.

• 612 ABC Brisbane

hCalendar

• is a standard for displaying a semantic representation of information about an event

• It allows parsing tools to extract the details of the event, and display them or search them, or to load them into a calendar or diary program.

• Upcoming.org

hReview

• is a standard for for publishing reviews of books, music, films, restaurants, businesses, holidays, etc.

• It allows parsing tools to extract the details of the review, and display them or search them, or to load them into a calendar or diary program.

• Cork’d

•The Mikado

Other formats

• rel-alternate – rss feeds• rel-tag – applied around topic links• hResume• GEO• rel-license• rel-nofollow