There is a good chance if you have children that use a computer you will have heard them talking about their Zwinkys.
So what are Zwinkys? They are of course the MySpace profile cartoon avatars that are sweeping the social networking community by storm.
Basically, in order to let the world know who you are at a glance you choose a cartoon character.
They have become a real craze over the last year particularly among teenage girls.
What they do is let you customize a character depending on what sort of mood you are in.
You can add a toolbar to your Internet browser or instant messenger and loads of sites and web applications.
The good think about Zwinkys is one day your character can be a guy with blonde hair and a tank top, the next day have a shirt and shades on.
Same if you are a girl.
One day you may feel like being a pretty brunette with pencil skirt.
Next you can be a teenager with a mini skirt.
You can also accessorize if necessary.
Everything is left up to the user and this is one of the real benefits of this great fun application.
There are thousands of options for expressing yourself.
The best think is they are totally free.
All you have to do is download the toolbar and you are ready to go.
Everything is totally automated for you.
So who is using Zwinkys? Well pretty much anyone, although if you are over 25 then probably they wont be for you.
Nothing to stop you downloading one, but they are better fun if all your mates have them.
Basically they are just a fun little application for people that spend a lot of time on sites like MySpace and chatting on MSN messenger.
There are loads of different sites that offer free Zwinkys.
Just type the name into a search engine and you will be spoiled for choice.