Any Decent Music
Looking to challenge Metacritic.com, this UK-based site aggregates critical reactions to newly released albums, producing charts of the most well-received releases in the last week or a period of months from 30 publications.
http://www.anydecentmusic.com

Madbid
A clever way to possibly get your hands on expensive goods in a recession. Mad Bid is a penny auction site where TVs, phones, computers and more are placed on auction for a limited time of up to 3 minutes at €0.00 and the user who pays for the highest number of bids wins the item.
http://ie.madbid.com

Cheap Eats
CheapEats highlights value for money restaurants, snacks, bargains and grocery shopping tips as well as offering restaurant reviews and recipes.
http://www.cheapeats.ie