Location-based social net Foursquare is on a roll when it comes to netting high-profile media partnerships. The latest is restaurant reviews guide Zagat, the NYT reports. By hooking up with Foursquare, Zagat may be hoping to bid up its own cool cache. The reviews site’s image suffered a bit among…

Restaurant guide Zagat has laid off 19 staffers, or about 14 percent of its 130-person workforce, a company rep said, confirming an earlier tip to paidContent. The cuts, which were made across all departments, were blamed on the recession. At the beginning of the year, Zagat attempted to put itself…

The publisher of the eponymous Zagat guides, which put itself on sale earlier this year, has now changed its mind after lukewarm interest and the changing economic climate. The company hired Goldman Sachs to seek a buyer for it six months ago. “In light of the current economic climate, we…

The publisher of the eponymous Zagat guides, which is on sale now, may have too high a hope on the price, according to TheDeal. Several private equity firms have dropped out of the bidding due to the high price, reports TheDeal (sub. req.). When the news of its potential sale…

The publisher of the eponymous Zagat guides, started by the Zagat family in 1979 as a two-page typed list of New York restaurants, is now on sale. The Zagat family has hired Goldman Sachs to seek a buyer for the company, reports NYT, citing sources. The company, officially called Zagat…