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= Blog description format =
= Blog description format (background research)=
 
'''Note: this page has been rewritten/refactored out to other pages to better fit in with the microformats [[process]]. E.g. the following pages have been added to or created:'''
 
* [[blog-post-examples]]
* [[blog-description-examples]]
* [[blog-description-brainstorming]] (perhaps simply rename [[blog-description-format-brainstorming]])
 
 
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=== Editors ===
=== Editors ===
* [http://bs-markup.de Bj&ouml;rn Seibert], [http://rbach.priv.at/ Robert Bachmann]
* [http://bs-markup.de Bj&ouml;rn Seibert]
* [http://rbach.priv.at/ Robert Bachmann]
* [http://tantek.com/ Tantek Çelik]


=== Authors ===
=== Authors ===
* [http://bs-markup.de Bj&ouml;rn Seibert], [http://rbach.priv.at/ Robert Bachmann]
* [http://bs-markup.de Bj&ouml;rn Seibert]
* [http://rbach.priv.at/ Robert Bachmann]
* [http://tantek.com/ Tantek Çelik]
 
=== Contributors ===
* [http://maetl.coretxt.net.nz Mark Rickerby]


== Purpose ==
== Purpose ==
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* Details about the author(s)
* Details about the author(s)
** Name (e.g: "John Doe")
** Name (e.g: "John Doe")
** Organisation
** Contact details  
** Contact details  
** Geographical Location
** Geographical Location


== Examples ==
== Existing practice ==
<span style="color:green;">
 
Add real world examples here
=== Blog Posts ===
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== Existing practice ==
Moved to [http://microformats.org/wiki/blog-post-examples#Rough_Examples blog-post-examples].


=== Blog description ===
=== Blog description ===
<span style="color:green;">
How do blogs include information about themself?
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==== Feeds ====
Moved to [[blog-description-examples]].
Most blogging tools and services provide information about available feeds in &lt;link&gt; elements.


Example: (random blog from LiveJournal.com) <pre><nowiki><link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="RSS" href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/shalom9121/data/rss" />
== See also ==
<link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Atom" href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/shalom9121/data/atom" />
* [[blog-description-format-brainstorming]] for examples on how things ''could'' be done.
</nowiki></pre>
=== Author information ===
<span style="color:green;">
How do blogs include information about the author?
</span>

Latest revision as of 22:34, 5 January 2009

Blog description format (background research)

Note: this page has been rewritten/refactored out to other pages to better fit in with the microformats process. E.g. the following pages have been added to or created:


Discussion Participants

Editors

Authors

Contributors

Purpose

A microformat to describe the contents of a (we)blog. It provides a specific set of information to categorize a (we)blog. Enables easier search for humans and efficient collection of information by machines.

Here are some of examples for information that might be provided:

  • Details about the blog
  • Blog name (e.g: "John Doe's Blog")
    • Blog URI (e.g: http://example.org/ )
    • Lanuage used for the blog, read-able by machines (e.g: "en-US" or "de")
    • Topics covered by the blog
    • A short description
    • Available feeds (RSS, Atom, etc.)
    • A small logo image
  • Details about the author(s)
    • Name (e.g: "John Doe")
    • Organisation
    • Contact details
    • Geographical Location

Existing practice

Blog Posts

Moved to blog-post-examples.

Blog description

Moved to blog-description-examples.

See also

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