Citysearch Hires New Vice President & General Manager, Kimberly Salzer

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Citysearch, a CityGrid Media company, today announced Kimberly Salzer has been named Vice President and General Manager for the local online guide. In her new role, Salzer will be responsible for overseeing the popular website's products and marketing strategy and report into Kara Nortman, SVP, Publishing for CityGrid Media.  Most recently, Salzer served as the Head of Marketing and Product for Linden Lab's Second Life, the largest 3D virtual world, where she was responsible for leading efforts around new product development, revenue streams, community management and marketing.

"Citysearch has been a pioneer in the local space and I can't wait to explore the potential for where we can take it going forward," said Salzer. "With the amazing team at Citysearch, we'll continue to innovate and make it easy for consumers to discover and connect with local businesses."

Prior to joining Citysearch and Linden Lab, Salzer spent five years in various roles for Activision Blizzard including Vice President of Global Brand Management for the Guitar Hero franchise, Vice President of Global Brand Management on Family Entertainment (managing global DreamWorks, Hasbro and Fox games businesses), and Director of Global Brand Management on Call of Duty. Salzer has also held leadership positions at Electronic Arts and The Clorox Company. Salzer has an MBA in Marketing from The Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCLA and a BA, Communications & Business from UCLA.  

About Citysearch

Citysearch is the leading online local guide that enables consumers to stay connected with access to neighborhood restaurants, bars, shopping, beauty and professional services across every zipcode in the US. When you are on the road, Citysearch offers mobile applications for iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, Android and Palm. Citysearch is a property of CityGrid Media, the online media company that connects web and mobile publishers with local advertising organizations by linking them through CityGrid®, its local content and advertising network. CityGrid Media is an operating business of IAC (NASDAQ: IACI). For more information, visit www.citysearch.com

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SOURCE Citysearch

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