Zagat got Googled(zagat.com)

http://www.zagat.com/buzz/zagat-got-googled

4 comments

untog15년 전

This is a very interesting buy. Obviously Google are looking to get something more than crowdsourced opinions on Google Places, etc.- I can't say I blame them.

I wonder what this means for things like the Zagat book. I'm sure in the short term they'll continue, but the Google-y way would be to remove all the 'hard copy' stuff in time.

zitterbewegung15년 전

If they do decide to discontinue the Zagat book they could turn it into an eBook on google books possibly.

alttag15년 전

Google's perspective also made it to the HN front page:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2974271 http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/google-just-got-zagat...

jfruh15년 전

So is this Google's plan to compete with Yelp?

shoham15년 전

I imagine so. Also keep in mind that Google just lost a big court case that forced them to take reviews of restaurants, etc. off of their search results if they come from sites like Yelp.

randomdrake15년 전

This was my first reaction as well. With talks of Yelp looking for an IPO this year, the timing doesn't seem like it's just coincidence.

kin15년 전

I always figured they care more about the local deals than anything

tastynachos15년 전