You Said It: A TSC Weekly Poll: Which Tech Sector Will Fare Best?

Tech investing ain't what it used to be, given that it used to do be about having a drunken, blindfolded monkey hurl darts at a list of stocks with funny spelling and punctuation. These times require more careful calculation -- or at least keeping the monkey away from the cooking sherry.

However you go about your decision-making, everyone wants to know which tech area will be the best one for longer-term appreciation. We're sure you know, being one of our brilliant readers, so why don't you tell us? And take our weekly stock-market sentiment poll, too.

Here's how you voted.

Question: Which tech sector will do best over the next year?

Responses: 1178 Last updated: Thu Aug 24, 8:49 AM EDT Optical networking. 63% Wireless telephony. 21% Computer hardware. 5% Computer software. 6% E-commerce. 5%

Question: What's your sentiment on the stock market?

Responses: 1168 Last updated: Thu Aug 24, 8:49 AM EDT Very bullish. 18% Somewhat bullish. 63% Neutral. 13% Somewhat bearish. 4% Very bearish. 1%