Yahoo! Avatars Review

About Yahoo! Avatars: 

Your brain will not increase in size.  You will not be helping the unfortunate.  You will maybe not even be contributing to the success of society.  But, if you are, like me, a child-at-heart, then you will have a whole truck-load of fun.

Basically how it works: you select your avatars face-shape, eye color, hair-style and color, clothing, body type (there are only two options, really--'regular' and 'plus-sized'), pets, accessories, and background.  There are so many options: everything from western to star wars, from christmas to betty home-maker, from punk to preppy.  What is even better--they are continually adding new 'toys.'  You know those games where you can make-your-own character?  Well, this is version 3000.  Your avatar will follow you through your Yahoo! adventures--into your Yahoo! Instant Messenger, onto Yahoo! Answers, etc.

Other features:

• You can select your Avatars mood: content, ecstatic, sad, angry, or a special mood which changes based on face-shape.
• You can save your favorite clothing, accessories, etc., and your favorite outfits.
• Yahoo! Avatar just rolled out a beta version of Yahoo! Towns.  See the second picture I uploaded.  In includes a dressing-room like function to try different things on your Avatar.  This is just loads of fun (also worth noting on this picture is my Avatar's expression.)

Here's the link: http://avatars.yahoo.com/.  Have fun!