Today Google announced their acquisition of Zagat, the popular publisher of restaurant review guides. This comes just after last month's purchase of local deals provider, The Dealmap. These purchases, in addition to recent feature updates to Maps and Offers signifies a definite priority from the search giant in local recommendations. But, with Google's reach, power and money, do they play fair?

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