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

On our own site – Topic pages

In Event sites like Upcoming.org

In Review sites like Cork’d

What microformats hCard hCalendar hReview

hCard

hCalendar

hReview

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

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

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

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

rel-alternate – rss feeds

rel-tag – applied around topic links

hResume

GEO

rel-license

rel-nofollow