Meebo was a browser-based instant messaging application which supported multiple IM services. Launched September 14, 2005; shut down July 11, 2012 — it lived 6 years. One of 23 Google products killed in 2012. Meebo was an instant messaging and social networking service provider. It was founded in September 2005 by Sandy Jen, Seth Sternberg, and Elaine Wherry, and was based in Mountain View, California. Initially the company offered a web-based instant messenger service, extending its offer in more general online chat and even social networking directions. In June 2012, Google acquired Meebo to merge the company's staff with the Google+ developers team. Wiki link Data: Killed by Google (killedbygoogle.com, MIT).