In another part of the world, another fascinating story about a language that is entirely unique. It is my estimation that visual communication, in the form of pictograph-like scripts, will actually continue to find new avenues of use, if not for lengthy, every day communication or religious ceremony. Consider the large vocabulary of icons we use to navigate about our desktops and web browsers. Imagine if they were only available as text. For most of us, that would be unthinkable. To be for sure, aside from emoticons, this form of communication has not been systematically adopted as a two-way vehicle, yet.

But, the increasing popularity of mobile devices in business and personal use worldwide may eventually see a universal language of icons evolve, that we all use to communicate common greetings, expressions and responses. This article discusses some of the inherent difficulties in developing such a language. While some of the commenters believe such a language is entirely impossible, it is likely that nobody has yet attempted (with a clear goal of business and personal communication rather than physical and virtual wayfaring) to develop one that enables native language speakers from many diverse cultures to participate in the development of the symbolic language.