Mozilla Labs launches Operator
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Mozilla Labs
Operator requires information on the Web to be encoded using microformats, and since this method for semantically encoding information is relatively new, not all sites are using microformats yet. However, Operator works great with any blog that uses rel-tag, and the sites Yahoo! Local, Flickr, and Upcoming.org, all of which contain millions of pieces of information expressed using microformats. As more sites begin to semantically encode data with microformats, Operator will automatically work with them as well. Previously microformat detection in Firefox was possible with the Tails Export extension by Robert de Bruin. Operator builds on Tails Export by having a user interface that is based around actions the user can take, instead of data types. Operator also includes support for the microformats geo and rel-tag, and is compatible with Firefox 2.
After using Operator for awhile, you will find yourself quickly transferring structured data to your favorite applications without typing a single letter, you will be hoping around the Web without navigating on hyperlinks, and you will be remixing services in ways that are really useful. The combination of microformated content on the Web and the Operator extension for Firefox results in a kind of data cross pollination that we think is very exciting.Things you will be able to do with Operator:
1. Send the contact informations of your favorite places/contacts from Yahoo! Local to your address book, without having to type anything
2. If you view an event at Upcoming.org like sites, you can easily add the event to your calendar to see if you are free, or map the location of the event to see where it will take place
3. Navigate from blog post tags to the same tags on Flickr.
4. Push coordinates of geo-tagged pictures to Google maps.
5. View and validate the microformats source
