Virel.de - Search Engine for Microformats

Virel is a search engine designed specifically to provide users with the ability to search for microformats like hCards, vCards, and hCalendars which are embedded as microformats in websites. Using Virel is just as easy as using any other search engine; simply choose whether to search for a contact or an event, enter the name that you are searching for and then browse through the results provided. Each search result will be displayed with the URL along with whether an hCard or vCard are available for download. Finding contact information is not always an easy task and Virel’s engine should be greatly appreciated amongst those searching for published vCards, hCards, and hCalendars.

“VIREL is a website-friendly crawler for microformats. It is primarily focusing on collecting published open microformats embedded in websites. It searches Websites for Microformats and follows links on Websites to other Websites to continiue its search to the WWW.”

This could become a popular search engine, especially for those in the business of lead generation since it offers a great way of finding previously hard to search v-Cards.

Will this engine become a favored tool of spammers and telemarketers?