Comments on: a possible googleabuse http://blogs.gnome.org/desrt/2007/01/04/a-possible-googleabuse/ a lowercase manifesto Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:31:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Cunningham http://blogs.gnome.org/desrt/2007/01/04/a-possible-googleabuse/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Chris Cunningham Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/desrt/2007/01/04/a-possible-googleabuse/#comment-149 The vcard microformat.<p/>It's not really "abusing" Google. Google's job is to hook people up with information on web pages based on their content. You can build things on top of HTML to add structure. That's the whole point of microformats.<p/> - Chris<br/> The vcard microformat.

It’s not really “abusing” Google. Google’s job is to hook people up with information on web pages based on their content. You can build things on top of HTML to add structure. That’s the whole point of microformats.

– Chris

]]> By: Frantisek Vesely http://blogs.gnome.org/desrt/2007/01/04/a-possible-googleabuse/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Frantisek Vesely Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/desrt/2007/01/04/a-possible-googleabuse/#comment-150 This already exists and is quite cleverly hacked upon DNS. Not sure which countries support it, though.<p/><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Numbering">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Numbering</a> This already exists and is quite cleverly hacked upon DNS. Not sure which countries support it, though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Numbering

]]> By: Benjamin Carlyle http://blogs.gnome.org/desrt/2007/01/04/a-possible-googleabuse/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Benjamin Carlyle Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/desrt/2007/01/04/a-possible-googleabuse/#comment-151 Something like hCard, maybe?<p/><a href="http://microformats.org/wiki/hcard">http://microformats.org/wiki/hcard</a><br/><a href="http://microformats.org/wiki/hcard-examples#3.3.1_TEL_Type_Definition">http://microformats.org/wiki/hcard-examples#3.3.1_TEL_Type_Definition</a><p/>Benjamin. Something like hCard, maybe?

http://microformats.org/wiki/hcard
http://microformats.org/wiki/hcard-examples#3.3.1_TEL_Type_Definition

Benjamin.

]]> By: behdad http://blogs.gnome.org/desrt/2007/01/04/a-possible-googleabuse/comment-page-1/#comment-152 behdad Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/desrt/2007/01/04/a-possible-googleabuse/#comment-152 What you suggest is very similar to OpenId. But I agree with comment #1, a DNS-based system is even more appealing. What you suggest is very similar to OpenId. But I agree with comment #1, a DNS-based system is even more appealing.

]]> By: Erich Schubert http://blogs.gnome.org/desrt/2007/01/04/a-possible-googleabuse/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Erich Schubert Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/desrt/2007/01/04/a-possible-googleabuse/#comment-153 How about adding a FOAF page about yourself with your phone number? FOAF is a sufficiently unique search term, and well, it's supposed to describe how to contact you...<br/>You can also add a photo, homepage, email, ...<p/>The question is more: do I want everybody to have my phone number? I definitely prefer people to send me an email instead of calling me, thats why I rarely give out my phone number. How about adding a FOAF page about yourself with your phone number? FOAF is a sufficiently unique search term, and well, it’s supposed to describe how to contact you…
You can also add a photo, homepage, email, …

The question is more: do I want everybody to have my phone number? I definitely prefer people to send me an email instead of calling me, thats why I rarely give out my phone number.

]]> By: Erich Schubert http://blogs.gnome.org/desrt/2007/01/04/a-possible-googleabuse/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Erich Schubert Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/desrt/2007/01/04/a-possible-googleabuse/#comment-154 He, I just found out I can find my professors phone number by searching for "foaf his name"; and with "foaf phone his name" it will actually be the first hit. He, I just found out I can find my professors phone number by searching for “foaf his name”; and with “foaf phone his name” it will actually be the first hit.

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