Before Apple bought it, Morgenthaler says, the plans at Siri were to build out a platform of services in e-commerce and access to a wide range of services on the Internet.

FORBES: Apple's Siri: 'The Culmination Of Steve Jobs' Legacy'

The country then made changes to strengthen the quality and availability of outpatient primary-care services (including payments to encourage physicians to provide e-mail access, off-hours consultation, and nurse managers for complex care).

NEWYORKER: The Hot Spotters

Then, as we add services, we give it access to our e-mails, our friends and even our location data through our mobile phones.

FORBES: What Facebook Knows (And Not Just Facebook Either)

The 7-inch device is ideal for reading and exploring a variety of great content including books, magazines, interactive children's books, apps, access to top video and music services, e-mail and Web browsing.

ENGADGET: Barnes & Noble cuts prices across its Nook lineup, vies for your budget tablet affection

Seniors' low adoption rates for e-readers and tablets also curtail their access to news, books and services.

CNN: Report: More than half of seniors now use the Web

By this summer, "e-government" should mean internet access to all local and central government services, operating via a single point of entry, or portal.

BBC: Whitehall drive for e-government

Just as e-commerce brought a virtual shopping mall of products and services into every American living room, e-work can give any company, small or large, access to virtually any skill set they need.

FORBES: Hot New Outsourcing Location: Your Living Room