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Re:Google to Sell Zagat to The Infatuation, an Upstart Revie... by buckhx on Monday March 05, 2018 @12:00PM (#16522398)
Our take right now is that The Infatuation will focus on subjective takes with our reviews and guides and Zagat will be more data driven from the community. That being said, we're going to have to be pragmatic through this.

Would love to hear some of the feedback you've heard about review sites in general.

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Re:Google to Sell Zagat to The Infatuation, an Upstart Revie... by got2surf on Monday March 05, 2018 @12:21PM (#16522565)
Absolutely, that makes sense.

Sure, would love to talk - we've worked with a few large restaurant/hospitality brands so far. Mainly the feedback has been around patterns of reviews, difference in tone, and whether review sites require a comment in addition to a rating or not.

Happy to talk offline at [email protected]

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Re:Google to Sell Zagat to The Infatuation, an Upstart Revie... by johnbenwoo on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @01:39AM (#16527292)
There are a lot of reasons that Yelp is frustrating, but one thing it does semi-well is include recommendations on (and, separately, pictures of) which dishes to try first. Especially at ethnic holes-in-the-wall, it can be a barrier to visiting the restaurants at all.

Happy to chat offline - feel free to reach out at [email protected]

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