Abstract :
Clever application of existing XHTML elements and class attributes can make it easier to describe people, places, events, and other semistructured information in human-readable form. In this paper, the author takes a more detailed look at some examples of microformats, the general principles by which they can be constructed, and how a community of users is forming around these seemingly ad hoc specifications to advance the cause of what some call an alternative to the semantic Web, the "lowercase semantic Web".
Keywords :
XML; formal specification; semantic Web; XHTML element; ad hoc specification; human-readable form; microformat; semantic Web; semistructured information; Blogs; Computer crime; Database languages; Encoding; Resource description framework; Semantic Web; Social network services; Software standards; Standards development; XML; Semantic Web; XHTML; microformats;
