Washington,
June 5: Google, the world's biggest search engine, is buying Silicon
Valley startup Meebo that helps online publishers make their websites
more social.
The acquisition announced Monday will bring more tools to Google Plus, an alternative to Facebook 's popular online hangout.
Founded
in 2005, Meebo began as a browser-based instant messaging client,
growing to include the Meebo Bar, which allowed users to chat on various
websites like TV Guide, TMZ, and Entertainment Weekly.
"Together
with Google, we're super jazzed to roll up our sleeves and get cracking
on even bigger and better ways to help users and website owners alike,"
Meebo wrote Monday on its official blog.
A
Google spokesman said in a statement that the company is always looking
for better ways to help users share content and connect across the web,
as in daily life.
"With
the Meebo team's expertise in social publisher tools, we believe they
will be a great fit with the Google+ team," the company said.
"We look forward to closing the transaction and working with the Meebo team to create more ways for users to engage online."
Terms
of the acquisition were not disclosed. But tech blog All Things D first
reported rumours about a Google-Meebo acquisition in May with an
alleged asking price of about $100 million.
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