The "Googol" of Google

So a "googol" is the digit 1 followed by one hundred zeros. Have you ever wondered how many Google searches are happening out their in the techno sphere? Where did they originate? What is the language of the internet? Google has created an interesting graphic to illustrate this.

Click on this link and check out the activity. Spin the globe.

Here are some questions that come to mind: What do the colors mean? Why so few searches in China, North Korea and Africa? What else could you learn from this graphic? Enjoy!