schema.org vs w3c HTML 5 spec

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alex b

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Jul 13, 2011, 11:26:14 AM7/13/11

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I noticed the w3c is working on an HTML 5 micro data specification
(found here: http://dev.w3.org/html5/md/ ) Why did schema.org 'jump
the gun' and come out with there own specification? And what does
schema.org see as the future of both the HTML 5 spec and schema.org?

Guha

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Jul 13, 2011, 12:51:57 PM7/13/11

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Schema.org uses microdata. The Microdata spec does not specify vocabulary.

We are simply using the specficiation that is part of html 5 at whatwg, which will soon be part of the w3c version of html 5.