Google Googles will become more advanced and include artwork database in a not too far future. According to CNET, Google has acquired Plink.

Plink apparently caught Google’s eye by developing an Android app called PlinkArt, which lets you photograph and upload a snapshot of a painting that Plink then identifies to provide details about the artwork and its artist. You can then share that artwork with other people via your smartphone. PlinkArt seemed to hit it big with Android users, with Plink claiming more than 50,000 downloads of the app in just four weeks.

Though Plink’s co-founders stressed that PlinkArt will still be available, they won’t be updating it further and will instead switch gears to focus on Google Googles, an Android app from Google that also attempts to identify images. With Google Goggles available but still undergoing development, Google is hoping to employ the talents of Cummins and Philbin to add new features and functionality.

“The visual search engines of today can do some pretty cool things, but they still have a long long way to go,” they wrote in the blog. “We’re looking forward to helping the Goggles team build a visual search engine that works not just for paintings or book covers, but for everything you see around you.”

The combination of Plink team and Google Googles’ team will definitely lead to be a better visual search app. This should also be an encouragement for other app developers. Creating a great could leads to acquisition and a big pay day for the founders.