I would like to be the first to welcome our new coffee and fry overlords. An interesting map which illustrates the global presence of Starbucks and McDonalds restaurants. (via digg)

This pair of maps show the global presence of Starbucks coffee shops and McDonald’s restaurants. When examined graphically, both companies act as global hubs that connect some of the world’s poorest, most remote countries with some of the wealthiest. Very cool yet freaky at the same time!

Of course, as with most posts on digg you find out more when you dig it yourself (pun intended). The graphic was created by Jonathan Harris of Flaming Toast Productions for Princeton’s International Networks Archive

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