Google buys Meebo to bolster Google+

Meebo -- the Web IM service turned advertising tool -- has been acquired by Google, and will
work on the company's Google+ social network.

Meebo announced the news in a blog post today (which was brought to our attention byTechCrunch):
It looks like the rumors were true: Google has picked up Web IM company Meebo.

We are happy to announce that Meebo has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Google!

For more than seven years we've been helping publishers find deeper relationships with their users and to make their sites more social and engaging. 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 Web site owners alike.

We've had a blast building Meebo so far, and we're really excited to start the next leg of our journey.

Thank you all for coming along for the ride!
Meebo Team

Specifics of the deal -- mainly how much Google paid -- were not disclosed, and a Google spokesperson declined to comment on that aspect of the deal. In a statement, the company said the Meebo team would be working on its Google+ product:

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