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• Microformats.org - The official microformats site. Contains the development wiki, mailing-list information and scripts to create the major microformats.

  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/

  hCard Validator Tool which validates microformatted hCards against the current specification. Also provides helpful and educational hints about hCards. http://hcard.geekhood.net/

  hResume Project WordPress plugin to display a resume marked up in a hResume microformat. http://hresume.weblogswork.com/?page_id=3

  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/Lab/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: What, How, and Why Overview of what Microformats are, how to use them, and why website owners should use them. (November 3, 2009) 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. (March 13, 2009) 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. (June 23, 2008) 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. (April 27, 2007) http://www.webstandards.org/2007/04/27/haccessibility/