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*According to the most recent internet usage data published in June 2012 by Nielsen Online and reported by internetworldstats.com, internet service is available to about 34% of the world's population. North America has the highest percentage of coverage; Africa, the lowest.

• North America - 79%
• Oceania/Australia - 68%
• Europe - 63%
• Latin America/Caribbean - 43%
• Middle East - 40%
• Asia - 28%
• Africa - 16%

Total number of internet users worldwide, as of June 2012: 2,405,518,376.

Instead of standing by waiting for internet service providers to tap the two-thirds of the population without internet access (see data, below*), Google is working toward servicing those areas with balloon powered internet. Essentially, 'Project Loon' works like this: balloons are moved around in the stratosphere and sent into a layer of wind that's moving in the right direction, creating a large communications network to which people can connect via an antenna attached to their building. Not surprisingly, Project Loon was founded by MIT-trained scientist, Richard DeVaul.

Recently, Google introduced Carousel for local search results. Now, when you search for a local business like a hotel or restaurant, the results appear in an interactive carousel at the top of the page. Click on one of the results in the carousel and you'll see the address, photos, overall review-based score and links to the actual reviews.