Topic: Tagul (http://tagul.com)
Review: Tagul is an online tool that allows users to create bright and colorful messages with words and shapes. These words then links into a user specified "tag" source (i.e. Google; personal websites) for more information on the word topic.
Tagul is free to use but does require signing up to use and save the word clouds. However, Tagul allows users to use an exiting media service such as Facebook, Google, or twitter to sign up making sign up that much easier. After that it is just a few clicks until you have your word cloud. One thing to make sure is the more you want a word to be focused then you have to type that word in multiple times.
Recommended use for public health messaging:
Public health professionals can utilize Tagul to introduce health messages in a more creative and interactive way. Different shapes can be used to depict different meanings, such as the shape of the United States, public health logos, or animal shapes. This creates a striking visual urging users to interact with the image. Public health professionals can then use the tags to encourage viewers to click and view link to important public health information, encouraging users to view
Below is an example taken from Tagul's website. As you can see the words create a picture banking the visual more striking.
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