Google Dropping Reviews From A Zagat User

Apr 24, 2014 - 8:20 am 1 by
Filed Under Google Maps

Google & ZagatWhen Google acquired Zagat, they integrated Zagat reviews into Google Maps.

Jade Wang from Google announced in a Google Business Help thread that they are dropping the reviews that are listed in Google Local results as from "A Zagat User."

Jade said:

To show a consistent reviews experience to our users, reviews that are labeled by “A Zagat User” are being removed from Google products. Reviews from Google users will still appear as usual, and users can still contribute reviews. This may affect the overall rating for some businesses.

Here is what the reviews from Zagat users look like now:

click for full size

That seems like it will be going away very soon.

Forum discussion at Google Business Help.

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Search Video Recaps

 
- YouTube
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025 - 10:00 am
Search Video Recaps

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Volatility, D.C. Creator Summit, Apple Safari Google Searches Drop & Google Ads AI Max

May 9, 2025 - 8:01 am
Google Ads

Google Ads With Number Of Followers

May 9, 2025 - 7:51 am
Google

Google Search Country & Language Parameters

May 9, 2025 - 7:41 am
Google Search Engine Optimization

Google Search Stops 20X More Scammy Pages With Better AI

May 9, 2025 - 7:31 am
Google AdSense

Google AdSense Auto Optimize Adds Site Level Controls

May 9, 2025 - 7:21 am
Previous Story: Yahoo Advertising Ads At JFK Security Line