Weblin has been around for a while - it's a service allowing people to create their own avatar, then interact with other people's avatars when surfing the web. However, the company has made a big step in accessibility by launching Weblin Lite, which ditches the need for a separate client to use the service.
It’s simple to use - you visit the Weblin Lite site, enter the URL of a site you want to visit, and you’ll see other people’s avatars at the bottom of the screen, which can be clicked on to initiate a conversation.
You appear to be assigned an avatar at random though, rather than having your own appear. But you can right-click to tweak its settings and change your name, as well as performing various actions (yawning, dancing, waving and so on).
Mashable’s report on Weblin Lite claims that the company is also planning to allow users to import their Weblin avatars into Second Life at some point in the future. Intriguing…
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