Lastminute.com after just three and a half years has made a £200k profit.

Martha Lane Fox, co-founder, is said to be leaving to explore other challenges. Her share should be worth in excess of £25 million. This would have been worth double at flotation.

Investors now view dot-com stocks with a favourable eye. Notable the predicted £10 billion float of Google. Amazon, eBay and Expedia have seen a resurgence of interest in the US. Heralding a new era in the dot com shares. Worth a look?