Comments on: Introduction to Microformats + a look at hCard & hAtom

By: Healing the Body

Healing the Body — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:49:45 +0000

Don’t worry too much about spambots. You still have to eyeball your creations and allow a bit of time for manual editing.

By: The Lemonade Theme • Griffin & Hoxie

The Lemonade Theme • Griffin & Hoxie — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:44:41 +0000

[...] Jolley’s awesome introduction to using hcard and [...]

By: Astorg

Astorg — Tue, 29 May 2007 15:00:31 +0000

This is the best article on hcards I have seen so far. I agree with oen earlier commenter, though, that spam can be a problem. He mung will not be enough since tests have shown that even a minged address that has never been used for anything else can get spammed. Could you suggest details of a javascript solution?

By: Mike J

Mike J — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:09:07 +0000

Thanks

In regards to the spam bots, I know munging is not the perfect solution, but I havent had much problem with spam yet. There are other solutions out there, e.g javascript scripts for hiding mail, I personally havent tried them yet, but some could be effective (although no solution will ever be 100% effective).

Any contact details on the web are always at risk from spam, its a shame, even forms get abused.

By: Dactura

Dactura — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:08:14 +0000

I have been reading about hCard for two days… two 8 hour days and your article is the best. Especially appreciate that you have taken the time to take the vCard and format it nicely with CSS to appear as a business card. Nice touch!

I still have no idea how one prevents the spam-bots from harvesting all these vcards though! I do not think the mung will help; but I do believe the spam filters are getting much better.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:07:09 +0000

Great article that showcases some of the widest spread uses of Microformats, I’ll have myn up soon! Microformats is a word I found quite scary at first but the more you read about it the more you realise its possible widespread use.