Eight months after acquiring Zagat’s for approximately $151 million, Google has announced how they will leverage the company’s content on the internet. Full (and free) Zagat reviews are a major element in the newly-launched Google+ Local service, a “way to discover and share local information” designed to “improve the way you find great local information.” Anyone who signs up for the Google+ Local service can now get free, open access to the Zagat database, which was previously a paid subscription product. The NYT says that the company will continue to issue their 40 printed guidebooks. Director of product management at […]
