Microdata is an HTML specification to embed rich semantic data labels within web pages, supporting machine readability.
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What are the advantages of Schema.org's microdata vs Microformats et al?
I'm confused about which microdata methodologies to employ on my site, is there an advantage to implementing the attributes from Schema.org, vs one like Microformats?
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Microdata/microformats for FAQ page?
Which microdata,microformats or rich snippet should I use for page with FAQ?
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Correct microdata and/or microformats for real estate listings?
Given I am running a real estate rentals listing website, what would be the correct microdata or microformats for the listing pages? There is the usual data: address, photos, price, start date, ...
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Google's microdata for product images which aren't displayed in the page?
My internet shop displays thumbnails of products' images, and I see that these thumbnail are (slowly) being indexed by Google. I want also full images to be indexed. (I've seen some other questions on ...
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Google's microdata and html5 validation errors
According to Google's documentation about product microdata, when I want to mark product's availability in my internet shop, I should do the following:
<span itemprop="availability" ...
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Can I change the type of elements in the microdata format?
With regard to microdata I was wondering if the elements must be exactly like the examples (http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=176035) or that Google/Bing look if the ...
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Can I enrich microdata format with more data without affecting its functionality?
This is the normal formatting for microdata:
<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/LocalBusiness">
<div itemprop="name">some text</div>
<div itemprop="description">some ...
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Does Google Microdata have to be visible to the visitor to be displayed in Google search results?
Does Google Microdata for rich snippets have to be visible to the visitor to be displayed in search results?
I want to add the rich snippet to my page, but I don't want it in the format that is ...
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Does it make sense to mark up posts about online discounts with the event schema?
I have a news system that creates news posts, and I'm considering whether it makes sense to mark up the results with the "event" seo schema from schema.org: http://schema.org/Event
The problem is, ...
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Can using microdata from schema.org for local business hurt its exposure nationally?
Here's the dilemma:
This website ranks in the first page for almost all of its products, but it is a local business. I should actually say, 90% of its business are still local, but we are trying to ...
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Is Product type from Schema.org the correct vocabulary choice for used items on a classifieds site?
I have a classified ads website at http://www.gastonia.com. We are redoing the architecture to be HTML5 compliant as well as heavily use Microdata from Schema.org.
Given that most things there are ...
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How to mark up acceptable payment methods for an offer with microdata
I am not sure how to markup accepted payment methods for an offer.
Here are the schema:
Offer
PaymentMethod
Here is my basic example, is this correct?
<div itemscope="" ...
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Did anyone experience negative SERP movement after implementing rel=author?
I am not intrested in why I don't see the picture in SERPs.
So I know this is borderline off-limits but I turned every stone in the web (including DDgo) trying to find anybody experiencing a worse ...
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Does using structure data semantic LocalBusiness schema markup work for local EMD URL's?
Based on what I have read about Google's recent Panda and Penguin updates, I'm getting the impression that using semantic markup may help improve SEO results.
On a EMD (exact match domain) site, that ...
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Structured data
I used a web design software package online to build my website. My site is 'on' Google, but GWT is saying it can't detect any structured data. Where and how do I do this? I understand what it is but ...
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rich snippets ignored by google [duplicate]
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Why would Google Rich Snippets work for one site author but not another?
I'm facing one problem here. I made rich snippets - microdata for the website but google ignores ...
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Should I, and how do I incorporate microdata into my asp.net website with 47 pages?
I have an asp.net (vb) with 47 pages. The problem is that it's in 10 different languages, although 98% just use English. I have 5 master pages. I've read Google Webmaster Tools, but I'm still ...
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Should I use schema.org location tagging on every page?
I have a nicely tagged section on my homepage describing a restaurant's location, city, state, zip, telephone, cuisine type, price and payments accepted. Should I tag any of this info on every other ...
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What effect does using itemprop=“significantLinks” on anchors have for SEO and what is the ideal use?
I'm practicing application of microdata via http://schema.org. Anyone who's browsed the documentation there knows that there's a lot of need for improvement for more clear understandings on use for ...
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breadcrumb dilemma -SEO impact
i am updating the breadcrumb module of an commerce website, implementing microdata (schema.org). My dilemma is about showing last page:
a.product name on breadcrumb or not?
b.Should that be active ...
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Should I always use HTML5 Microdata for SEO?
So I've been looking into this HTML 5 Microdata, but I'm not sure if or when it is appropriate to use. I know that if used with rating and you search a website it will pull up things like video rating ...
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Address microdata for search engines using schema.org
So I'm trying to mark up some microdata using a combination of the contact vcard microformat and the microdata format for places from:
http://schema.org/Place
I'd love to do both at once, but I ...
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schema.org hierarchy as xml
I am intersted in using schema.org hierarchy to help uses define "things" that they add to my custom CMS. For example if they wanted to add a "person" to my CMS, they would have to add all the fields ...
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schema.org 'reviewRating' tag not recognized by google snippet testing tool
I'm trying to add more structural information to my webpages by using the microdata format suggested in www.schema.org. The procedure seems straight forward but I'm having issues validating my results ...
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Products and shopping Rich snippets (microdata, microformats, RDFa) for Travel Services
Think a bout a travel site who provide their customers to book hotels, airport transfers, flights and excursions.
As you know, we can use Rich snippets (microdata, microformats, and RDFa) to get ...
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Schema.org markups: Can I define a <span itemprop=“example”> within an undefined parent div if that parent div's parent div is defined?
Here is the example:
<div itemprop="offers" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Offer">
<p>some text and lorem ipsum</p>
<div class="random">
<span ...
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Rich snippets for small sites
So far, I've seen rich snippets in Google search results only for large sites with a high number of elements (people, events, recipes, etc.).
Does anyone know of an example where rich snippets are ...
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Microdata vs. Microformats
Just like the title says: it seems to me that microdata has a few advantages over microformats, with the only drawback being a bit more verbose. Is this all the story?
It seems that Google supports ...
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Microdata vs RFDa
I am wondering whether to use Microdata or RFDa to mark information for search engines on my Webapplication. Google supports and has documentation for both. But i was not able to find a summary ...
