We had a strong back and forth on Facebook, Twitter and e-mail, and it was easy to see the passions aroused by what Morgan said and what I wrote.

CNN: Tracy Morgan and the limits of comedy

Many of the e-retailers surveyed will still rely on internal IT resources to see them through the season: 29% say they are hiring more IT staff.

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That said, it would be interesting to see how many people continue to watch e-Sports events after they have stopped playing the game regularly.

FORBES: Connect

It will be interesting to see how Schapiro and her S.E.

FORBES: Goldman Sachs vs. Mary Schapiro

Put it all together and we begin to see the story of a 2010 e-reader market that extends way beyond just e-books to include newspapers and magazines augmented with audio and full-color animations, video, and imagery.

ENGADGET: The e-Reader story of CES 2010

Microsoft disingenuously claims that all it wants is to see a standard for instant messaging similar to that of e-mail and agreed by the industry.

ECONOMIST: America Online

"We're planning a trial in which we'll move small samples of different types of Gmail users to HTTPS to see what their experience is, and whether it affects the performance of their e-mail, " said Google.

BBC: Google tackled on e-mail security

Exploiting the preview pane feature in Microsoft's Outlook e-mail program (which allows users to see a message in a small window before they open it) BubbleBoy can infect your PC even if you don't open the attachment it is hiding in.

CNN: From the Web

The firm has been able to grow so fast precisely because it has sucked in e-mail addresses from new members, enabling them to see which of their contacts are also on the network.

ECONOMIST: Data protectionism