Microformats get some Satisfaction…

Microformats are starting to show their usefulness. You see it being implemented more and more, which is a great thing! The latest company to hook into the power of microformats is Satisfaction. They are using MF’s to greatly simplify the sign up procedure by enabling you to import your already existing profile from various sources like Technorati, Flickr, Twitter, etc… or anywhere where you publish your profile using the hCard microformat.

To see the microformats in action, do the following:

On the right-hand side is a block where you can select from where you would like to import your profile. Click on the logo of the site where you want it imported from or click “other” to specify your own address. I used Twitter which is very basic, so it only got my real name and my blog address. I’ll test it with the other services at a later stage to see if it gets more than just the name and url of my blog. For now, this is sufficient as it demonstrate the basic functionality.

Once you’ve entered your Twitter username, it will fetch your Twitter hCard and input the values underneath the signup form without you having to go through the motions:

This demonstrates clearly how Microformats can be put to good use and make our lives much simpler. Exciting, thats for sure!

Spit it out!

Filed in: Semantic Web by: Stii