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Google Acquires Zagat. Will The Service Now Become Free?

Sep 8, 2011 11:50 AM

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is expanding its push into local content with its acquisition of Zagat, which started out as a New York City restaurant guide in 1979 and now publishes guides in 13 categories and over 100 cities. It’s good news for Zagat, which unsuccessfully put itself up for sale…

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Posted In: Advertising, Local, Media & Publishing, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Google, google places, marissa mayer, nina zagat, tim zagat, zagat

Zagat Books A Table With Foursquare; Restaurant Maven Reaches For Mobile App’s Cool Factor

Feb 9, 2010 1:57 AM

Location-based social net Foursquare is on a roll when it comes to netting high-profile media partnerships. The latest is restaurant reviews guide Zagat, the NYT reports. By hooking up with Foursquare, Zagat may be hoping to bid up its own cool cache. The reviews site’s image suffered a bit among…

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Posted In: Advertising, Local, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Mobile, foursquare, zagat

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