I know that to “Google” has entered the English language, but there really are some sites that will do a better job finding specific types of material. For example, airfarewatchdog.com is better for finding air bargains, that other wise are missed by the major travel sties.
Kabir Chauhan wrote this article about more specific sites.
He mentions for Music & Video:
MP3Realm, TuneFind, MuviBee, ClipBlast and Blinkx.
For Files & Others:
Rapidshare1, Filestube, FileSnatcher.
For Recipes & Cooking:
Cookstr, RecipeZaar,
Then for Fun: Tickex (To buy tickets online), Quotiki (a quotation search), and WhatsOpen (What stores, malls and shops are currently open).
This is on the MakeUseOf.com web site.
As with many of the sites I mention, the comment section often provide additional useful info.
