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

Pelle W mejllistor at kodfabrik.se
Thu Jun 28 06:19:46 PDT 2007


Frances Berriman skrev:
> On 28/06/07, Thom Shannon <thom at ts0.com> wrote:
>> Exactly! We need a brand and a website that introduces people to the
>> concept, tells them where to get the plugins or the right browsers and
>> possibly encourages them to put pressure on their web guys to implement
>> them, "Want x's on your site? Then use Microformats"
> I think better encouragement would come from putting energy into
> creating tools, plug-ins, examples and tutorials for those people -
> rather than trying to re-brand something that's already something else
> re-branded.
I agree - and with the adoption of those tools words will naturally 
emerge that describes the activity in a good way like photoshopping and 
googling has emerged even though their creators didn't wan't them to 
emerge...

/ Pelle


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