EBayer Sent Up The River For Email Threats

First, a general rule of thumb: If you get angry at eBay, it's best not send threatening messages to its executives. This rule, ignored by former eBay apostle Florin Horicianu after feeling he was ripped off by the company, will keep you out of prison and not banned from eBay.

Gmail Blocked By Verizon Spam Filters

Several people reported having email sent from the Gmail accounts to Verizon customers bounce back to them by overly aggressive spam filters over the weekend. Google says the problem has been fixed, but Verizon has been very silent on the matter.

Windows Live: Not MS As Usual

Mary Jo Foley writes that, unlike the rest of Microsoft, people actually like the Windows Live team, and want to work for it.