Yesterday, Google announced they have acquired Zagat, one of the most trusted and respected local reviews sources out there – and have been for years before the internet.

How will this impact Google? Well, mostly on the local front. Google explained:

Google will be bringing Zagat’s content, knowledge and experience to Google search and Google Maps in the future. How so exactly, that remains to be seen.

There is currently a lot of debate on the future implementation and the focus of Google on this acquisition.

Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.