Are you still puzzled by where to go for lunch when you are in the community, or bothered by where to go shopping at the weekends? Then come and register in YANWOO.CN, a users-generated information platform and SNS for food, clothing, houses, transportation, and discounts and coupons etc.

One of the major functions of YANWOO is searching. You can use the search bar on top of the web page, or to apply advanced search by selecting a specific category, like Shopping, Beauty Salons, and so on. Or, you can search on the map, selecting an area and a category or several categories and then the map will help find all the related places around.

 
Another charming role that YANWOO is playing is SNS. Actually, YANWOO users contribute most of the content by providing recommendation and comments, which are useful references for readers. There are many online networks categorized by specific locations. And YANWOO tries to create more interactions for users of the same network, such as you could establish “Favorites” of your own and recommend it to your neighbors. And you can also write down somewhere you’d like to visit, and try to get your neighbors’ opinions. If you encounter someone congenial to you, you can immediately add her or him into your buddy list.
   
However, YANWOO is not unique. FONGWO.COM and WSXQ.COM are currently providing similar services. First let’s have a look at the comparison between YANWOO and FONGWO:
On the one hand, YANWOO users could narrow down the searching scope to a specific residential district; while in FONGWO, the minimum search scope is bigger and more famous areas like China World Trade Center or ZhongGuanCun. 
On the other hand, YANWOO is more community-oriented, which allows users to search for relevant information according to the community they are living in; while FONGWO, which is more suppliers-oriented, select, search and show information according to suppliers, like shopping malls, salons and so on.

Then here is the comparison between YANWOO and WSXQ.COM:
Firstly, YANWOO offers detailed categories, such as “Go Shopping”, “Good to Eat”, etc, and there are more detailed sub-categories under each category, making it much easier for users to search for needed information. While in WSXQ.COM, no detailed categories could be found; and the search results are classified by suppliers, similar to FONGWO.
Secondly, WSXQ is better than YANWOO in that it not only created communities for users of the same residential districts but set up forums for them as well.

Still, YANWOO seems to be better than the other two. It has higher Alexa Rank, good developing speed, and more new function, for instance, Cuisine Either–Or, and Consumption DNA, etc.

Nevertheless, YANWOO, FONGWO, and WSXQ have some shared problems—low updating speed and not carefully-evaluated information. In addition, the service scope of YANWOO is limited to Beijing only. I believe, YANWOO will surely benefit more if it spreads services to more cities.