Itzle is a neat and fun way that allows users to browse to any website and chat in real-time with other Itzle users. Mashable’s writeup brought the service to my attention and I was immediately impressed with what it has to offer, although I have to agree with Pete that the service is more of a novelty then anything. It’s a lot of fun and a neat method of chatting, but when it comes to communicating online, I’ll stick with Instant Messaging clients. It’s cool being able to chat with others at specific sites but it’s just not for me. I must admit though, Itzle is really neat.

The way Itzle works is simple. Browse to any website, or location as they put it, and click on the Itzle bookmarklet that you add to your browser’s bookmarks bar. You will then be sent to an Itzle chat including the site you were viewing in the background and the Itzle Bar at the bottom that you use to chat and manage preferences. Once everything has loaded up, you will see yourself walk out onto the page and other Itzle users will appear if they are at the page you are on.

The Itzle bar on the bottom of the site allows you to communicate and modify your preferences as well as providing a method to find friends and chat locations (websites). Personally, I feel the best part is customizing my account to make my chat guy look like myself! And sorry girls, It appears this is a guys only chat because I couldn’t find a way to turn myself into a girl (not that I am, just looked for it). You can customize your hair, skin, shirt, pants, and even shoes. Once you are all set, take a walk around on the site by clicking at any position on the site. Your guy will walk to the point leaving a trail of footsteps and playing walking sounds (if enabled). Send a message and a bubble will appear next to your self. If you end up talking to someone, you can add them to your friends list by hovering over their name and adding them as a friend. You will then be able not only see your friend on your friends list but you can also see when he/she browses to a different page to chat on.

Itzle is currently in beta and is providing beta test accounts to a limited amount of users. At the time of writing this, there are only 105 slots left, so get to it! I’ll try to keep an active connection on my site so maybe I can chat with some of my visitors!

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