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

Amazon Looks Like a Bargain at Pre-Pandemic Prices

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

AMZN stock fell after its first-quarter earnings disappointed. But it's worth a lot more now than it was two years ago.

There’s a New Rising Era for Advanced Micro Devices Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The end of the chip shortage heralds a new era in computing, with chips designed into everything factories and consumers use every day.

United Parcel Service: The Right Value Stock for Right Now

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

UPS offers a solid dividend and solid operations that can compete with Amazon over the long run.

Ford Motor Is Still Not a Tech Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Ford dealers cleaned up on the company's strong Q1, showing the company must do more to become a tech company and transform F stock.

Warner Brothers Discovery Stock Seeks Something More Than ‘Free’

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Warner Brothers Discovery must convince people to buy a bundle of old cable services competing directly with the Cloud Czars' streaming offerings

Apple Is the Ultimate Market Bellwether

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Apple is now a value stock. Its earnings release today will show the market where stock prices and the economy go next.

Here’s the Problem With Tesla Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Tesla is losing share in Europe and China to lower-priced EVs that middle-class people can afford, which could be a problem for TSLA stock.

Disney and the Streaming Crash

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Disney streaming is in much better shape than former cable rivals Comcast, Paramount and Warner. But Cloud Czars Google, Amazon and Apple now want in.

Keep Upstart on Your Buy List for When Stocks Rally Again

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Upstart's technology replaces loan officers with algorithms, making it a likely winner once the market turns around. Analysts have been wrong about UPST stock so far in 2022, but the fintech is growing fast and profitably.

Home Depot: Strike While the Iron Is Cold

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Home Depot is down by 25% in 2022, but it just raised its dividend and management continues to do its job.

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