tag = "Citysearch"

Citysearch, one of the granddaddies of online local resource providers, is jumping on two of the hottest trends in computing: social media and mobile. Thursday's Citysearch announced an expansion from 150 local city guides to over 75,000 cities and neighborhoods across the countries. Dinesh Moorjani, senior vice president for Citysearch Mobile said the new mobile service is designed to make it easier for users to find "relevant local information from anywhere they choose and participate in the online conversation."

Citysearch, the popular local restaurant and shopping guide, announced a new beta version of its service tonight. The new version provides a better local search experience, with the ability to search specific neighborhoods instead of just metropolitan areas. Citysearch also announced a retooled mobile site, which lets users read and write reviews on their mobile devices, and gives them access to menus from participating restaurants. Citysearch has also implemented Facebook Connect, which allows users to log in to the site with their Facebook accounts, and the company plans to roll out OpenID support early next year.