Virtualware

  1. ArtStation — Portfolio and marketplace for concept art and game development; supports monetization and licensing
  2. Instagram — Photo and short‑video social network; great for visual inspiration and creator engagement
  3. Afdian — Chinese creator sponsorship and membership platform for paid content and ongoing support

Information Network

  1. Quora — English Q&A community with high‑quality long answers; useful for deep research and topic tracking
  2. Reddit — Topic‑based community forum; rich subreddits across tech, finance and creation
  3. QSTheory — Official policy and theory articles; run by CPC
  4. SMTH BBS — Long‑standing Chinese BBS; active discussions on academia, careers and life
  5. WYZXWK — Thought commentary and history research community; concentrated political economy topics
  6. People.cn — News portal by People’s Daily; authoritative current affairs
  7. ZhiMap Gallery — High‑quality mind maps and knowledge graphs; structured learning resources
  8. iKanchai — Tech and internet industry news; focuses on business and product dynamics
  9. Solidot — Independent tech news site; open source and developer ecosystems
  10. WeAreSellers — Community for cross‑border and indie e‑commerce sellers; sourcing, channels and strategy sharing
  11. Xueqiu — Investor community; live trades and strategy reviews across A‑shares, US stocks and funds
  12. Jisilu — Fixed income and quant investing; options and convertible bonds discussions
  13. BlockBeats — Crypto and blockchain industry media; news and research reports
  14. WeiyangX — Fintech and regulation insights; industry observations and think‑tank articles
  15. Gushiju — Classical Chinese poetry search and annotations; browse by theme and authors

Tools

  1. XMind Share — Online sharing and browsing of mind maps; templates and structured brainstorming
  2. Mubu Explore — Outline‑based notes and collaboration; ideal for content planning and information organization

Search Engines

  1. Google — Global search engine with powerful operators and best retrieval quality
  2. Bing — Microsoft search; strong image and video search experience
  3. Yandex — Strength in Russian‑language regions; mature maps and image services
  1. Google Images — Cross‑site image search and reverse search; convenient for asset discovery
  2. Sogou Images — Chinese image aggregator; suitable for domestic topics
  3. Baidu Images — Broad coverage of Chinese image search; rich categorization

Programming

  1. Baidu Developer — APIs, technical articles and community resources; domestic developer entry
  2. XinNet — Domain registration and cloud hosting; suitable for individuals and small teams