File under research material:

The RealClear sites are hardly new, but they should be mentioned. RealClearPolitics.com got a lot of attention during the election, both for its aggregation of content and for its (in the end, pretty accurate) average of the polling numbers. Its sister sites, RealClearWorld, -Markets, and -Sports, all work on the same essential premise as The Week Magazine (itself a powerhouse of informational efficiency)--little original reporting, but exhaustive aggregation of articles from other sources. RealClearWorld is especially useful, because in this country it's hard to find, for instance, a Moscow newspaper in English without help.

 File under entertainment:

Another relatively mature platform is Pandora, a customizeable internet  radio station online at Pandora.com. Pandora lets you set up preferences by selecting songs you like and then streams other songs like the ones you selected. It doesn't allow you to play individual songs whenever you want, but it's great for leaving on while you do other things, and it's an excellent way to learn about new artists.