A new addition to the ever-popular online social networking scene has arrived with a twist -- IndieMV.com is a Web site specifically created for independent music lovers within the Myspace/Facebook nation.

As a member of IndieMV.com, some of the perks include a page in which users can list details about themselves, upload photos and videos and meet people from all around the world through their networking system.

However, the main difference is the music. Unlike its predecessors like MySpace and Facebook, IndieMV gives the opportunity to have total control over music choice.

"IndieMV speaks to a global audience of trendsetters and early adopters for whom indie music is an essential part of life," states the Web site.

IndieMV users have the ability to make their personal cyberspace all about their favorite music. The site allows users to create their own music scene, a page full of their favorite bands and artist videos, using new features like music sliders -- a tool on the site used to gauge the types of music the IndieMV user does or does not want to hear.

"I think the sliders are pretty cool," said Paola Orellana (sophomore-accounting). "The site itself is a lot like Facebook, but with the sliders, you can listen to exactly the kind of music you like. Want rock but not punk? Set the slider to the highest rock setting and on the punk slider set it to low."

IndieMV.com has more than 148 different genres to choose from, which, upon signing up for the site, have to be used so that the user can select a group of favorite and least favorite types of music. However, for some, this amount of selection can be a bit overwhelming.

"All those genres makes it confusing," said Alfonso Bodon (junior-economics). "How are you supposed to choose all these different types of music when there are so many to choose from, especially if you like all different kinds? You still have to sort through a lot to get what you want."

Users also have the opportunity to download their favorite videos for a fee of 99 cents as well as post video and written comments on blogs about their favorite or least favorite indie artists. They can also get specific information about any artist on the site and the opportunity to upload their own videos to build their own fan base.

Music junkie on the go? Just like the other social networking Web sites, IndieMV has also created IndieMV Mobile, a way for users to get their music and videos, as well as check their profiles and friends list, from their cell phones.

IndieMV has also found a way to give back. The site's "Unite Against AIDS Video Contest," sponsored by UNICEF, allows users to upload videos raising awareness about the AIDS epidemic and have an opportunity to win a variety of prize packages from $1,000 to an autographed CD from pop/punk artist Avril Lavigne, according to the Web site.

However, because contests like these are plastered all over the site, some users find it a bit confusing.

"The music and graphics are catchy, but I don't understand the point," Margaret DiNorscio (junior-elementary education) said. "It seems like the whole site is a project against AIDS."

Orellana said the site was "more for the super indie music fan."

"It's for that person who loves new, undiscovered music and has no problem sitting there for hours rummaging through it," she said.