The Google empire as a visual map – Wowza!

Have you ever wondered how large the Google empire is? I was pointed to a French Google blog Zorgloob via SearchEngineLand and Google Blogoscoped. Zorgloob has actually created the empire on a map. Maybe one day we will see a Google branded Monopoly edition.

In March I took a look at how much Google knows about each of us. Looking at this map tells another story. Of course the map will be outdated by next week with Google's acquisition pace. Don't forget CEO Schmidt's note, "Google buys a start-up once every few days, or around one a week."

This chart includes the GrandCentral acquisition this week.

I wonder what charts for Microsoft and Yahoo might look like.