The Week contest - Tech maladies

Welcome to The Week's "What Next?" contest, an invitation to test your powers of imagination with challenges inspired by current events.

Click here for the results of the previous contest: Obvious passwords

Last week's question: Employees at high-tech start-up firms are complaining of extreme burnout, thanks to 16-hour work days, relentless deadlines, and overwhelming stress — all in hopes they'll someday join the ranks of Silicon Valley billionaires. We asked you to come up with a name for this malady.

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THE WINNER: Appleplexy

Steve Mairella, Nutley, NJ

SECOND PLACE: Walking Newmoneya

Ann Martin, Bracknell, Berkshire, UK

THIRD PLACE: dot.coma

Mithra Busler, Bloomfield, NJ

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Cybermyalgia

Herman Waltzer, Alabaster, AL

Stockhope Syndrome

Colleen Ryan, Austin, TX

Genius Envy

Barry Cutler, Palm Desert, CA

iStrain

John Besnard, Irvine, CA

IPOchondria

Kirk Allbright, Severna Park, MD

Working Pneumonia

Edmund Conti, Raleigh, NC

Cyberiberi

Jeffrey Contompasis, Ashburn, VA

Lou Google’s Disease

Justin Turetsky, New York, NY

Nerd Flu

Mike Paul, Carrboro, NC

Nerdous Breakdown

Gary Anderson, Santa Rosa, CA

Megabitis

Tom Haydock, Hartland, CT

Megahurts

Assaf Sadeh, Santa Cruz, CA

Floppy Drive

Dave Hall, Pittsfield, MA

Keystroke

Barbara Haynes, New York, NY

Congenital Start Failure

Janine Witte, New Hope, PA

Control Alt Deleasles

Cali Preston, Perry Hall, MD

Appsphyxia

Raven Deerwater, Mendocino, CA

Siliconnaires' Disesae

Diane Wise, Oro Valley, AZ

Moneynucleosis

Victor Cohen, Leland, NC

Restless Pay Syndrome

Philip Wells, Canton, OH

Obsessive Competitive Disorder

Janice Agagas, Milton, FL

Techycardia

Marilyn McGriff, Cambridge, MN

QUARKilepsy

Paul Witte, New Hope, PA

Quicken Pox

John Walsh, Mercer Island, WA

Code Sore

Paul Tartaglia, Moretown, VT

Dell's Palsy

John Fisher, Fulton, MO

Zuckered Out

Rita Wechter, Price, UT

Incurable Optimism

Dawn Rogala, Alexandria, VA