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Published: Saturday | December 20, 2008


METACRITIC.COM

  • Background

    Metacritic upholds the philosophy that opinions (consumer or professional) on particular products are very important to other consumers.

    The site offers extensive review of movies, DVDs, music and television. Regularly updated, the site allows users to get the latest scoop on any title. With each review, users are supplied with information like critic and user ratings, general info, brief overviews, and screenshots.

    The most interesting part of this site, however, is the fact that comments posted on any review page are taken from professional columns and tabloids.

  • Why it started

    Metacritic was initiated to help consumers make educated decisions on different types of entertainment, such as movies, music, television shows and books.

  • Who it's for

    The site is for persons who like to have a basic idea of what they're buying before they reach into their pockets.

  • Who it's not for

    This site is not for persons who would rather explore these media titles themselves.

    INSTRUCTABLES.NET

  • Background

    Instructables.net is a staple to the online venture of sourcing information. Even though YouTube is the reigning video-sharing website, it's not the only one.

    Sites like YouTube have grown so large that sometimes finding specific information can be hard. Insructables.net makes up for that by being geared primarily towards providing 'how to' videos for almost any category.

    The site is perfect for persons who like to take on random projects, like arts, craft, food, games, life, music, outdoors, pets, science and sports, just to name a few. Each instruction page not only contains a video, but also a step-by-step pictorial representation of the project.

  • Why it started

    This site aims to fit the growing needs of individuals to have video representation of life's many 'how tos' solutions.

  • Who it's for

    It's for persons who find themselves taking on many projects that are sometimes hard to figure out.

  • Who it's not for

    Persons who have problems following instructions, especially in video format.

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