Meta Content Framework - Definition and Overview

Meta Content Framework (MCF) was a specification of a format for structuring metadata information about web sites and other data. MCF was developed by Ramanathan V. Guha at Apple Computer between 1995 and 1997. When the research project was discontinued, Guha left Apple for Netscape, where he adapted MCF to use XML and created the first version of the Resource Description Framework (RDF).

One application utilizing MCF was HotSauce, also developed by Ruha while at Apple. It generated a 3D visualization of a web site's table of contents, based on MCF descriptions.

External links

• Description of the Meta Content Framework 0.95 (http://www.inforoots.org:8080/internet/MCF/mcf.html)
• MCF Tutorial (http://www.textuality.com/mcf/MCF-tutorial.html) (using XML syntax)
• Innovators of the Net: R. V. Guha (http://wp.netscape.com/columns/techvision/innovators_rg.html) — Interview with Guha, touching on MCF