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This is the age of microcelebrity--with just a keyboard or a digital camera, almost anyone can find an audience online.
Of course, there's a big difference between a hundred people reading your blog and being recognized by fans when you walk down the street. In this, the third annual edition of the Forbes.com Web Celeb 25, we track the biggest and brightest stars on the Web, the people who have turned their passions into new-media empires. From stay-at-home moms to geek entrepreneurs, these are the people capturing eyes, influencing opinion and creating the new digital world. Read More >
The Web Celeb 25
12 Will Leitch
13 Jeff Jarvis
14 Wil Wheaton
15 Nate Silver
16 Om Malik
17 Matt Drudge
18 Owen Thomas
19 Dave Winer
20 Seth Godin
21 Brian Lam
23 Steve Rubel
25 Leo Laporte
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