But the Web has given a kind of freedom to independent musicians who depend on the Internet for sales, reviews and staying in touch with fans.

VOA: special.2009.04.03

On TVEyes' Podscope.com, you can search about 100, 000 audio and video podcasts, giving audio and video bloggers (known as vloggers--check out the Forbes Best of the Web reviews of vlogging sites) a chance to submit their sites to the search index.

FORBES: co-founder Sergey Brin

It scores a 64 out of 100 on Metacritic, a Web site that aggregates reviews from critics around the country.

FORBES: Popcorn Prognosticator

With a push of a button, a menu popped up offering further information, downloadable from the web, including video reviews and blog discussion.

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