[uf-discuss] microformats for normal people, like my mum

[Thom Shannon]

Yeah, which is why I dont think we should throw away all that effort but 
use it. Design a logo that echoes the MF logo, maybe even base the name 
on it?

Microform
Microtag

It will be a subset of the full range of microformat standards but 
clearly part of the same thing.

Andy Mabbett wrote:
> In message <41F0355F-62DE-43C6-BF03-86E3DAD30F87 at mozilla.com>, Alex 
> Faaborg <faaborg at mozilla.com> writes
>
>> this  description would finish the sentence "features of Firefox 3 
>> include  support for offline Web applications, private browsing, 
>> blocking  malware, and __[user facing way of saying microformat 
>> detection]__"
>>
>> ...data detection?
>> ...semantic browsing?
>> ...data browsing?
>> ...semantic data detection?
>> ...semantic data browsing?
>> ...semantic data navigating?
>
> "data extraction"
>
> Though it strikes me as odd that we expend efforts trying to raise 
> "brand awareness" for microformats, then start top discuss renaming 
> them...
>
> We should think long and hard about whether that's a good idea.
>