For example, if you were trying to find information on the actor John Wayne, but you couldn’t recall his name, you might try searching “cowboy actor. "
For information on the Arts, check out the Internet Movie Database (IMDB), Art Cyclopedia, or UBUWeb. For information on history, try the Perseus Digital Library, Project Gutenberg, or Digital History. For medical and scientific articles, visit BioMed Central.
Many informative user-generated videos exists on Youtube. For more reputable information provided by professionals, search for videos on TED (otherwise known as TED talks).
Some good RSS readers include Feedly, Newsblur, and Flipboard (tablet only).