Google buys Zagat

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44439993/ns/business-us_business/

Could be interesting to see what they do with it.

[Robin Garr]

I saw that and was intrigued. When we lived in New York, locals didn't think that much of Zagat's NYC guide, the original, yet everyone I know bought a copy. ;0 It tended - in the days when it was an annual print book, not online - to lag way behind, so all its hot spots were last year's hot spots, and the more snarky thought of it as being a bit "bridge and tunnel," tuned for the tastes of suburbanites visiting the city rather than for oh-so-sophisticated New Yorkers.

I'm not sure what it will add to Google's already extensive local links, but a lot of what Google touches turns to gold.

I'm not sure what it will add to Google's already extensive local links, but a lot of what Google touches turns to gold.

You mean like Google Plus?

[Robin Garr]

I'm not sure what it will add to Google's already extensive local links, but a lot of what Google touches turns to gold.

You mean like Google Plus?

I didn't say ALL!

Although that said, I wouldn't count Google Plus out just yet. It's only a fraction the reach of Facebook, but Facebook has considerable known issues that G+ *may* learn from.

I'm not sure what it will add to Google's already extensive local links, but a lot of what Google touches turns to gold.

You mean like Google Plus?

I didn't say ALL!

Although that said, I wouldn't count Google Plus out just yet. It's only a fraction the reach of Facebook, but Facebook has considerable known issues that G+ *may* learn from.

Hope so. I haven't had a reason to log into my G+ account for a month now. And the initially steady stream of people adding me to their circles has dried up, too.

I'm not sure what it will add to Google's already extensive local links, but a lot of what Google touches turns to gold.

You mean like Google Plus?

More like Google Buzz.