The new Ask City Search has an impressive set of features and a huge improvement on Ask Local. Compared to other players in local search, this really stands out for functionality and usability if not the wow factor of MSN and Google maps and aerial photos.
Ask gathers review information from many existing sources including Citysearch, ServiceMagic, Yelp, Tribune, OpenTable, RottenTomatoes, TripAdvisor, InsiderPages, JudysBook, Fandango and combines them with the business listings.
Under each listing there’s a link to help locate other businesses nearby. Very handy for locating the good restaurants near your hotel. On the mapping side, you can save maps and access them from a list of thumbnails. You can draw freehand on the map and label places of interest for easy reference. And the thing I like most – drop a marker anywhere on the map to retrieve the address.
Can’t wait for the UK version.
