Launch of Google+ Local and free Zagat content

[Melanie Wong]

Google and Zagat announced the launch of Google+ Local today, including user-generated restaurant reviews and integration of Zagat content across google products.

http://sanfrancisco.grubstreet.com/2012/05/google-plus-local-zagat-launch-yelp-competition.html
http://blog.zagat.com/2012/05/localnow-with-dash-of-zagat-and.html
https://plus.google.com/1041112466358...

[John Francis]

It works, kind of. The user interface isn't as intuitive as Zagat's own site. On the other hand, it's possible to get lists of restaurants more focused on a specific location than Zagat's "neighborhoods."

The announcement also says that the Zagat site will no longer have a paywall. I'm a subscriber and can't check this myself, but I'm told that the paywall hasn't come down yet.