Machines, with their rigid information processing capabilities, need everything spelled out for them. To be able to do something useful with this title and byline, a machine would need to be able to parse it correctly. It would need to know that the numbe
markup means something when we can identify it and do useful things with it. In this way, semantic markup becomes more than merely descriptive. It becomes a brilliant mechanism that allows both humans and machines to “understand” the same information.
Designed for humans first and machines second, microformats are a set of simple, open data formats built upon existing and widely adopted standards...Semantic markup is valuable because it allows us to build smart tools for consuming information...
Designed for humans first and machines second, microformats are a set of simple, open data formats built upon existing and widely adopted standards...Semantic markup is valuable because it allows us to build smart tools for consuming information...