Here are a few resources I use when I want to find a new niche. You can find out what people are searching for. Like the latest trends and what not. Its a small list, there are plenty more out there- like Google Zeitgeist and Yahoo- Buzz. But use these and you will get alot of great info. Nichebot - http://www.nichebot.com Shopping.com Top Searches – http://www2.shopping.com/top_searches AOL Hot Searches - http://hot.aol.com/hot/hot Google Groups - http://groups.google.com Craig's List - http://www.craigslist.com Delicious Popular - http://del.icio.us/popular Dig - http://www.digg.com Google Catalogs - http://catalogs.google.com Google Suggest – http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=1&hl=en Technorati -http://www.technorati.com By the way, if you want some info on how successful marketers utilize there websites go here - http://sitepointmarketplace.com They show all kinds of info for websites that are up for sale. Awesome information here, that you cant get any other way.