This qwerky business has gotten out of hand. No, not like that. In having too much fun with chalking up names us humans never heard before—never mind those lawsuits!—some Israelis have done something bolder: creating a whole new language to back up that new name.
Zlango, unfortunately, is not a web application, but way cooler. It’s a new format of mobile communication, “ZMS” they dub it, in the form of icons (choose from over two hundred).
Sure, you see an eye, or a clock, or a fly. But it’s the same thing with hieroglyphics, kanji, or emoticons: each squiggle’s got a dozen connotations that depend on the context, the location in a phrase or sentence or story. It’s not just about toggling the “translate” button to help you decipher it and see how awkward the words stand side by side; it’s also about listening to your interpretation of how the message has been put together.
The icons have their own little lives to defend too, as “unused icons will be eliminated.”
ZMS may be totally frightening to those who have given up on their slow texting thumbs, no matter how hard they try.
The Qwerks
Belongs to Circle Number
3, The Pseudo-AbstractThe Formula
Bastardized English [slang?]Web 2.0 Validator Score
7/51Company Mascot
Zly the flyOther Qwerky Jargon
The Zlangulator (Zlango Simulator) and the Zlap It! feature (enlarge, project, and create an instant slideshow)