FirefoxSummit/2006/ProposedSessions/Microformats

Session Title

Microformat Detection in Firefox

Session Leaders

Alex (UE), Sherman (Competitive Landscape) and dmose/Myk (Implementation)

Summary

Should Web browsers retroactively react to the organic development of the Web, or should they proactively drive innovation and progress? In this session we will discuss adding support for microformats in Firefox 3.

Agenda

• Introduction to microformats
• Overview of the competitive landscape
  • Apple
  • IE8
  • Live Clipboard
• The pros and cons of native support
• The need for a unified user experience for data detectors
• The user experience of microformat detection
• Implementation issues

Interested Attendees

Alex

Sherman

Myk