Alex Faaborg: Microformats
A series of blog posts giving an introduction to microformats and how these are to be handled in Firefox 3.
http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2006/12/11/microformats-part-0-introduction/
Getting Semantic With Microformats
A series of blog posts detailing the semantic benefits, structure, simplicity and overall potential of Microformats.
http://www.ablognotlimited.com/articles/tag/Getting+Semantic+series/
hCard Validator
Tool which validates microformatted hCards against the current specification. Also provides helpful and educational hints about hCards.
http://hcard.geekhood.net/
Microformatique
A weblog about microformats.
http://microformatique.com/
Microformats Bookmarklet
A browser bookmarklet created for detecting, displaying, and downloading microformats.
http://leftlogic.com/lounge/articles/microformats_bookmarklet/
Microformats Dublin Core in a few (and easy) steps
A brief tutorial for creating microformats following the Dublin Core meta-data standards.
http://webposible.com/microformatos-dublincore/microformats_dublin-core.html
Oomph Microformats Toolkit
For web developers, designers and users, making it easier to create, consume, and style Microformats.
http://visitmix.com/labs/oomph/
Operator
Firefox extension to handle microformats from within your Firefox. Contains intro, changelog, and user comments.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/4106/
Planet Microformats
An RSS aggregation website, sharing information on all things microformats.
http://planetmicroformats.com/
Wikipedia: Microformat
Explanation of microformats with examples of its usage.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microformat
XML.com: What Are Microformats
Micah Dubinko asks what microformats are and whether they are here to stay.
http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2005/03/23/deviant.html
Microformats: Web Semantics and More
Presentation covering the basics of microformats, including syntax, benefits and publishing. <small>(2010/01/27)</small>
http://www.ablognotlimited.com/articles/for-your-microformats-pleasure/
Microformats: What, How, and Why
Overview of what Microformats are, how to use them, and why website owners should use them. <small>(November 3, 2009)</small>
http://www.vanseodesign.com/web-design/microformats-what-how-why/
Microformats for Business Owners
An explanation of the practical benefits that microformats can bring to a business and its customers. <small>(March 13, 2009)</small>
http://www.clagnut.com/blog/2244/
BBC Radio Labs: Removing Microformats from bbc.co.uk/programmes
Article explaining the decision to remove certain microformat markup from BBC pages on accessibility grounds. <small>(June 23, 2008)</small>
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radiolabs/2008/06/removing_microformats_from_bbc.shtml
hAccessibility
Article by Bruce Lawson and James Craig, raising accessibility issues with the use of some microformats, and specifically the abbr design pattern. <small>(April 27, 2007)</small>
http://www.webstandards.org/2007/04/27/haccessibility/
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