Dana Blankenhorn

Dana Blankenhorn

InvestorPlace Contributor

Expertise: Technology, Biotech, Renewable energy

Education: M.S,J. Northwestern (Medill School) 1978; B.A. Rice University, History and Political Science 1977

Awards & Accomplishments: Tech reporter since 1982, Freelance since 1983, on Internet since 1985. Created first online coverage of Internet with a magazine, Interactive Age, 1994 Co-wrote BBS Systems for Business in 1991, Wrote Guide to Field Computing in 1992 Wrote technology history now called "Living with Moore's Law" in 2001, 2010, 2021 Author of over a dozen books, both fiction and non-fiction

About Dana:
Dana Blankenhorn has been a financial journalist since 1978, a technology journalist since 1982, and an Internet journalist since 1985. He writes a Substack newsletter, Facing the Future, which covers technology, markets, and politics.

He has written a half-dozen technology books, several novels available at the Amazon Kindle store, and covered beats ranging from education to e-commerce, and from open source to renewable energy. He lives in Atlanta.

Recent Articles

Why Snap Investors Ought to be Skeptical

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Snap insists that augmented reality and the "super app" concept can put it ahead of larger competitors. Investors are skeptical.

How Microsoft Is the Bellwether of the Bear Market

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Microsoft is the second-largest U.S. company by market cap, but its most important. No company better represents America’s dominance of the world economy. Few companies are as well-run.

Prime Day Is Key for Amazon Investors

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Amazon growth has slowed, and its store lost money in the first quarter. But its Prime Day sale may be the start of a comeback.

Here’s Why Oracle Is Really a Tech Value Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Oracle is a conservative stock for conservative investors, which is fashionable now but out of step with its industry.

Big Blue Took a Page From Dorian Gray’s Playbook

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

IBM stock is up after the company used the Kyndryl spin-off to hide its past sins, and its Red Hat unit could make it an acquisition target.

Amazon Stock Is a Buy Despite Downturn

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Amazon's cash flow for the last quarter was negative, alongside other retailers. If we're in a recession, bears are right to sell.

Google Cloud Will Drive Future Profits and Upside in Alphabet Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

With costs for labor, energy and raw materials skyrocketing, there may be no better place to put your money than GOOGL stock.

Is Tesla Just Another Car Company?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Tesla has accomplished a lot, but investors buy the future. CEO Elon Musk says Tesla's short-term future is grim.

The Bull Run Reverses for Shopify

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Shopify is paying $2.1 billion for Deliverr, a logistics company with which it hopes to go toe-to-toe with Amazon in the world of omni-commerce.

Debt and Economy Loom Over Carnival Cruise Lines

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Carnival may make $1 billion during the summer quarter, but faces an uncertain future due to inflation and rising interest rates.

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