On 15 May 2009, at 21:33, Andy Mabbett <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Now that Google have announced: > > > <http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2009/05/introducing-rich-snippets.html > > > > > that they will shortly be parsing microformats; and using them to > inform > and populate their search results, I wonder if anyone would be > interested in revising the flowing, which I posted here on 12 October > 2007? > > I'd still be happy to collaborate. Though I might occasionally say "I > told you so" ;-) > Edit the code? > > > In message <[email protected]>, Andy Mabbett > <[email protected]> writes > >> >> Hi, >> >> I've joined this list after an interesting presentation by, and a >> subsequent conversation with, Tom Steinberg, at a conference in >> Birmingham this week. >> >> We discussed my suggestion that microformats: >> >> <http://microformats.org/wiki/> >> >> be added to the various MySociety sites. >> >> I assume most of you know what microformats are (briefly a method of >> adding semantics to published content, using just HTML classes and >> "rel" >> values) but I'm happy to elaborate or answer questions if not. >> >> >> There are microformats for... >> >> * contact details ("hCard") for people, places and venues. hCard >> can also be used to allow easy sign-up to sites - simply >> provide >> the URL of a page with your own hCard, and the site can read >> form that page your name and contact details. >> >> * addresses ("adr"; a subset of hCard) >> >> * geographical coordinates ("geo"; a subset of hCard) >> >> * events (hCalendar) >> >> * making Atom feeds from sequential, dated news or related items >> ("hAtom") >> >> * reviews ("hReview") >> >> I use all of the above on the website I run for a local charity; see: >> >> <http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.com/site/#Microformats> >> >> There are also microformats for "social networking" ("XFN"), such as >> marking up friendships and relationships; and for CVs ("hResume"). >> Others are under development (and your participation would be >> welcome). >> >> >> Microformats can be used directly (by browser extensions, such as >> Operator for Firefox, for example) to do things like adding people to >> address books and events to calendars; and indirectly, in mash-ups. >> The >> are being used by major players such as Google, Yahoo, AOL, >> >> >> I would imagine hCards being used for politicians' names and >> constituencies in "They Work for You" and "Hear From Your MP"; for >> contact details such as those at the foot of: >> >> <http://www.hearfromyourmp.com/view/message/388> >> >> and for journalists and their papers on "journa-list". Also, with >> Geo, >> on "FixMyStreets", for the locations of issue reports (which would >> entail exposing the coordinates on the page; but that would seem to >> be a >> good move, anyway). >> >> hCalendar would be suitable for sign-up deadlines on PledgeBank (Note >> sure whether to make that pledge now? Add a reminder to your diary >> with >> one click!). >> >> hAtom could be used for the "latest replies" list on "Hear From Your >> MP". >> >> >> There are some accessibility issues with one microformat technique, >> which uses "abbr" to encode machine-readable dates and coordinates, >> but >> it's not mandatory to use that; there are work-arounds, and steps are >> being taken to devise more accessible alternatives. >> >> >> I am not a coder, but am happy to contribute advice on the necessary >> mark-up, and to test beta versions, if there are developers >> interested >> in collaborating. >> > > > -- > Andy Mabbett > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list [email protected] > Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
