It's all the rage

There's no doubt about it. The world can be an extremely irritating place - as news this week of renewed bouts of "Rail Rage" seems to show.

The nation's sanity has already been challenged by road rage, trolley rage, pavement rage, phone rage and even an isolated case of "late tea-time rage" which led to a Glasgow youth attacking his mum and strangling her budgie.

Now here's your chance to let off steam with our unofficial top ten rage league. Let us know which one you are prone to, and what it is that most drives you mad. Rage league

;-)) Boom time (The internet world in 2000)	(:*-( Gloom time (The internet world in 2001)
Start-ups: "Welcome to webworld, you really can survive," said the Guardian's jobs section, April 2000. "The salaries are climbing fast and the demand is there, so why haven't you got yourself a job on an internet start-up yet?"	Slow-downs: DailyExpress.co.uk, Boxman, Breathe, Easier, TheStreet.co.uk, Toyzone, Musicunsigned, Ready2, Soccernet.co.uk, uTravel, Worldsport, Wowgo to say nothing of ClickMango, Boo, Pets.com or eToys.
"We'll give electrical shops a shock," was a Daily Record headline in June 2000. "High street shops like Comet and Dixons will be plunged into a massive price war by the launch this week of an online competitor."	Surfers are encouraged to show their support for the internet by shunning the High Street for one day. "Visit your favourite online store and make at least one purchase. Or buy 10 shares in a company you admire," says website Iconocast.
"Is Warren Buffett, The Investment Genius Of The Twentieth Century,Past His Sell-By Date?" asks the Independent, March 15, 2000	Warren Buffet, who avoided internet shares all along and is now having the last laugh, explains why he backed a firm which rented office furniture. It was, he said, "a fine though unglamorous business".
The Industry Standard names the 21 most influential people in the internet. Most innovative online retailer was Jeff Bezos, chief executive of Amazon.	Jeff Bezos warns private investors off dot.com shares. "We are not a stock you can sleep well with at night."