#microformats 2018-10-01
2018-10-01 UTC
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# ↩️ I'd lean on people using domains as their contact info with MicroFormats helping that out. Using IndieWeb / IndieAuth, could "allow" people to see more on a person-to-person basis. ( twitter.com/_/status/1046611418923991040)
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# ↩️ OpenSocial tried to define an open stand for social networks in order to take on Facebook - it’s failed.
Another case in points microformats (which I think Solid uses) - they’re never gained any significant traction, despite their simplicity.
Last example - RSS. ( twitter.com/_/status/1046770575853719552)
# ↩️ Define "significant". Many, many people are very happily using microformats to interact with one another. http://Micro.blog is built on microformats. Not enough for you? ( twitter.com/_/status/1046777993446735872)
# ↩️ They’re niche. Not self-sufficient. You can’t build a modern app on microformats alone.
One usecase of microformats I’m familiar with, is hints for web scrapers - I.e. embedding machine-readable data into HTML. ( twitter.com/_/status/1046779007365255169)
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# I need to write some text for the front page, and link the various post kinds in the menu. And seriously Facebook pages, there’s a lot of hate going on for microformats 2 and you really need to address that because it’s just not cool. ( twitter.com/_/status/1046839483319177216)
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# ↩️ We have plenty of pre-made menus for post kinds. Remember you can combine them. So to make my “twitter stream” I do kind/note, reply, like,
facebook is a hate machine. Not just for microformats. Found only way I could deal with it was to delete my… http://jgregorymcverry.com/7593-2/ ( twitter.com/_/status/1046864101014683649)
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