At times, the internet can be a very impersonal place. Oh, I know we all have blogs, and websites, and we put up pictures of our families, and share information like we’re long lost cousins…but, when it comes down to it, we’re all strangers communicating with each other via a modem or a cable connection. I’m not sure that email will ever replace a hand written note of thanks, or a phone call to a friend who needs some support. And personally, I hope it doesn’t!

If you want to do your part to make the internet a bit more warm and fuzzy, here’s a neat idea called MyLiveSignature.com. You can add a real signature to all of your outgoing email - not just a bunch of links and your name, but a real, handwritten signature. Not only can you add it to email, but you can also use MyLiveSignature.com on blogs and forums! I signed up to see how it worked, because I was a bit confused about how I could choose a signature that was similar to mine, or something that reflected my personality, without actually using my own signature.

After creating an account and logging in, I had the option to create a new signature. If you want to really use your OWN signature, you have the option of choosing to use a scanned image. I don’t want to put my real signature on the internet, so I chose to use the signature creation wizard. I put in my first name and was shown a huge selection of fonts (120!), several of which I recognized.

Side note - did you ever stare at a word over and over, until it didn’t look like it was spelled correctly? Looking at your name in 120 different fonts has the same effect.

I picked my font (#78) and chose the size I wanted for my signature, as well as a color and slope. Voila:

If you want to animate your signature, that’ll cost you, and the prices start at $19.99. A bit steep, considering anyone with a bit of knowledge in PhotoShop can do the same thing. Would I pay for the service? Nope, but it was fun.

This is a sponsored review.