Today Google announced Lively and it offers a slightly different take on the social web then most of us are probably used too. The best way i can describe it is: “Social meets The Sims” adding a new dimension to Google’s social portfolio.

In Lively you get to build your own environment, which they call a room, decorate it, create and dress up your virtual self (’avatar’ in old speek) in a hip anime meets disney kind of way then you can show of your rooms and … well …  chat .. and socialize in them with your friends you know. Oh and there’s already a few spectacular ones available for your viewing pleasure at http://www.lively.com/rl

I’m sure to a very large demographic this will be very appealing .. now if you’ll excuse me, i need to go create a virtual me.