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+Microdata enables you to share content with other sites and services, like
+Google's Recipe View, using inline metadata.
+
+Users
+#####
+
+Read the Intro to Microdata in the handbooks.
+  http://drupal.org/node/1181440
+
+Check out the early preview screencast.
+  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbkusrNmS6U
+
+Read the first half of the IBM developerWorks article.
+  https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/web/library/x-drupalhtml5/
+
+See which field formatters currently have microdata support
+  http://drupal.org/node/1196440
+
+Developers
+##########
+
+If you are a field formatter developer who wants to support microdata in your
+contrib module, please post an issue in your own queue and ping me.
+
+Read the second half of IBM developerWorks article.
+  https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/web/library/x-drupalhtml5/
+
+Read the developer documentation.
+  http://drupal.org/node/1181460
+
+See which field formatters need microdata support
+  http://drupal.org/node/1196440
+
+Known incompatibilities
+#######################
+
+Display Suite