RDFa

Over at the Yahoo Search Blog there is an interview with Ben Adida on RDFa, its development, and its future.

After the UK Government publication The London Gazette (published since 1665), which we have already reported on, the next UK Government site reported to use RDFa is the UK National Archive.

Another UK Government site is also soon to follow. Watch this space!

A big milestone reached today for RDFa: we are now a candidate recommendation, which means it’s now a stable spec, ready for implementation. And of course, we already have a lot of implementations, so we expect this stage of the process to go well.

Mark Birbeck recently gave a Tech Talk at Google on the subject of RDFa. The talk begins with a detailed introduction to RDFa, and then looks at how RDFa can play a role in improving search, as well as enhancing the way that users can view information. A video of the talk is now available online.

The Open Archives Initiative, which “develops and promotes interoperability standards that aim to facilitate the efficient dissemination of content”, has just published support for RDFa.