Ultimately the Internet economy will become THE economy. So right now, everybody needs 10 percent, 15 percent, 20 percent of their portfolio in some kind of Internet companies.

This is not the last word in Internet stocks, but it's a heck of a good starting point. All the good ones are in here.

Long term, I don't think the economy of New Orleans will be the same for at least 10 years.

Ultimately, Microsoft knows that the software landscape will shift from the desktop to the hybrid of the Internet and the desktop. Google has thrown out warning shots that they will be players in many of the significant areas of software.

It's still Internet related. It has just rotated where the money is spent.

Saving species is a noble cause, ... But if it is so important then the public needs to open its wallet and help pay for it.