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Joe has been a writer and editor at Hoover's for a very long time. He hopes one day to get off this rock and join the rebellion against the Empire.

Vista changed my view (not that it matters much to Bill Gates)

by Joe Bramhall, March 1, 2007, 7:00 am

Hi, I’m a PC.

If you were casting for the new spate of “Get a Mac” ads from Apple touting their newest line of Intel-based computers, I would …

Life, Liberty, and the home of the Braves

by Joe Bramhall, February 14, 2007, 7:00 am

If it’s true that baseball is as American as hot dogs, apple pie, and other things that might be mentioned in a Chevrolet ad, then Liberty Media Holdings is …

Super Bowl blitz ready to be unleashed

by Joe Bramhall, January 31, 2007, 7:00 am

In less than a week the big players will get out on the field and put all their talent and training on the line in a bid for glory in the Super Bowl. No, I’m not talking …

MLS bends over backwards to get Beckham

by Joe Bramhall, January 17, 2007, 7:00 am

Despite the foreign policy position of our present administration, I would venture that most Americans harbor no real ill-feelings toward other countries. I would even say that many people in this country would like for the United States to be liked again in the international community. But …

The Worldwide Leader takes it indoors

by Joe Bramhall, December 27, 2006, 7:00 am

Are you ready for even more football? ESPN certainly hopes so. The top cable sports channel, which this season took over the venerable Monday Night Football franchise, inked a five-year broadcasting deal this month with the …

Has NASA gone loony for the moon?

by Joe Bramhall, December 11, 2006, 7:00 am

A generation ago, Frank Sinatra crooned, “Fly me to the moon,” and now it seems NASA is taking up a similar refrain. Earlier this week the space agency announced a bold new plan to …

Someone doesn’t like your MySpace page

by Joe Bramhall, November 22, 2006, 7:00 am

Universal Music Group announced late last week it is suing MySpace for copyright violations, charging that the popular community Web site allows its users to post copyright protected music and videos. In other …

The advertising business is about to get Googlier

by Joe Bramhall, November 8, 2006, 7:00 am

If you’ve been amazed by how Google has transformed the business of Internet search and online advertising, get ready to be amazed again as the company spreads its tentacles into other forms of media. The online search giant announced this week …

AOL: You’ve got a lawsuit

by Joe Bramhall, October 23, 2006, 7:00 am

Take a minute and think about the things you frequently search for online: The address of a local restaurant, a recipe for leftover chicken, maybe the latest news about ’80s TV star …

The revolution will not be televised, it will be downloaded

by Joe Bramhall, September 15, 2006, 7:00 am

Our society’s evolution toward push-button gratification took another step forward with the recent announcement that both Amazon and Apple Computer are selling movies and TV shows for download across the Internet. The nascent business of selling …