I have a really nice relationship with Zlango. I keep wanting to call it “Zlingo,” but Zlango really wants users to create lucid(ish) messages through pictures - at least for fun and it is indeed fun. A noble effort at Rebus 2.0, Zlango is essentially pictograms optimized for Web 2.0 and organized into a semantic taxonomy - the “characters” are fluffy as hell, perfect for mobile (yes, they strutted their product at GSM in Barcelona) and I’d bet very effective sticky eye candy whatever sites they inhabit. All the social media goodies are here - email your friends Zlango-based messages (I HEART you on steroids), embed your own Zlango message onto a blog or website (see my humble attempt here) or use the tool as just another reason to sms. Emoticons are great but are they syntax? Zlango’s tagline is “Pic-Talk” Another one might be: This is cool. Put it on your site. I happen to love Zlingo, as its icons’ collective art direction is a direct neural ripcord to my of the board of early 80s edition game PAY DAY from the geniuses over at Parker Brothers. Go Zlingo, just make sure you keep those Englilsh subtitles under each icon. Remember Esperanto anyone?

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