Text convention

All types of objects that satisfy the condition

typeof obj !== "object" //Strings, numbers, etc

Can be bound to all elements without inner html except inputs

<span data-name="myString"></span>

http://jsfiddle.net/YbRTT/5/

Override text convention to do special formatting

Number formatting with jQuery Globalize http://jsfiddle.net/9Mawd/1/