-We asked whether eBay should be held accountable for the fake luxury goods members auction on their site. A French court said they should. The general consensus here? Let the community police itself!

-Are booze sales really up because the economy's bad? Common wisdom does say that depressed people like to get drunk—but boozing over rising oil prices? Sounds like a stretch to us.

-MyGallons.com, a new start-up, lets regular Joes hedge oil just like some airlines and major fuel consumers do. Neat - especially if fuel costs continue to rise as predicted.

-Do you need a business plan to start a business? Once and for all, YES

-Microsoft and Yahoo are kinda-maybe talking again. But more important, does anyone still care?