Internet search services provider Google Inc. has acquired Metaweb, a company that maintains an open database of people, places, and things called Freebase. Google will integrate this information into its search algorithms. This is expected to further boost Google's ability to accept search queries, and to provide smart contextual information based on the synthesis of the search input.
Google and Metaweb plan to maintain Freebase as a free and open database for the world. Both parties plan to contribute to and further develop Freebase, and are inviting other web companies to use and contribute to the data.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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