New York - Nielsen Business Media, which publishes The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Adweek and Backstage, said on Thursday that it has partnered with Mdog.com to create mobile websites for its titles. The sites allow users to access breaking news, story archives, contact directories and casting notices from their mobile phones.

Chicago - Mdog.com on Tuesday launched mobile editions of popular websites including eBay, Craigslist, Wikipedia, Citysearch and MySpace. The free Mdog.com portal is compatible will all carrier services on any Web-enabled mobile device. The new mobile sites will allow users to securely view post bids on eBay, and view online classifieds from Craigslist, among other features. Chicago-based Mdog.com also soon plans to launch its Bingo mobile search engine.