[uf-discuss] Fwd: Microformats for Dummies presentations/talks/slides/points

[Dimitri Glazkov]

Erm... I take my scope back. I don't know exactly what I am going to
talk about or the slant to take. But the Mix'06 quote is still a good
start, methinks.

:DG<

On 3/22/06, Dimitri Glazkov <dimitri.glazkov at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ryan,
>
> This is indeed a good "basics of microformats" presentation, but the
> audience I am going for will be lost on the 2nd slide. What I am going
> to try is a more socio-economical impact slant, outcomes, the big
> picture. Actually, the part of Gates/O'Reilly dialogue Mark quoted
> today is a very good example.
>
> :DG<
>
>
> On 3/22/06, Ryan King <ryan at technorati.com> wrote:
> > I covered a good deal of basics at webzine: http://theryanking.com/
> > presentations/2005/webzine/.
> >
> > -rk
> >
> > On Mar 22, 2006, at 2:03 PM, Dimitri Glazkov wrote:
> >
> > > == Oops -- I sent it to the wrong (microformats-rest) group. Damn you,
> > > auto-complete!
> > >
> > > Guys,
> > >
> > > I am going to try and put together a "Microformats for Dummies"
> > > presentation -- a 50-minute pitch of microformats to the
> > > about-technical crowd, with no prerequisites and possibly some
> > > (pre|mis)conceptions. The audience in broad strokes:
> > >
> > > * actively uses Web today
> > > * is vaguely familiar with HTML (FrontPage, Dreamweaver)
> > > * stares blankly when "semantic markup" is mentioned
> > > * understands general client-server interaction concept (surprisingly,
> > > some even built C/S apps)
> > >
> > > General goals:
> > >
> > > * gain general understanding of what microformats are about
> > > * introduce fuzzy yet warm appreciation of the bigger picture
> > > (semantic web, future, etc.)
> > > * shed light on microformats process and its implications (Community
> > > Mark, etc.) on the modern business process (ok, this may be a touch
> > > out of scope)
> > > * give away bunches upon bunches of MF t-shirts
> > >
> > > Any good pointers are appreciated.
> > >
> > > :DG<
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