Meez Finally Launches Virtual World

You caught me. I like hanging out on the 'net as a break from work, and yes, I use Meez.  Now the avatar maker has created virtual communities with a great deal of functionality, including your own "Roomz" with chat and video capabilities.

If you decide to make an avatar (free) and room the 'hoods, make sure you play with the Tesla pillar on the Babbage Boardwalk in Arcadia. There's a gaming aspect, too, because you have to learn what typed commands will create actions in your avatar.

Meez has hooked up with major corporations who provide goodies for the virtual playground. You can also check out hot new albums.

I don't inflict attachments like my Meez avatar (or much of anything else) on my email recipients. But I do hang out at one website where many users are addicted to their Meez avatars and changing their look and adventures.

Meez isn't a Second Life, nor does it intend to be. It's actually a very clever advertising platform for the brands participating there--and a quirky, fun little pit stop on the information superhighway.

As long as I don't run into Al Gore, who no doubt would claim he invented avatars, too.