Google has acquired Meebo a company that specialises in creating a toolbars aimed at integrating social media and displaying advertising.

The company, founded in 2005, also provides instant messaging services which allow users to access third-party services such as IM services from AOL, Yahoo and Google while browsing.

While the terms of the deal have not been disclosed, Meebo would increase Google’s social media market presence in displaying and transferring social media content throughout the web.