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

Avoid General Motors as It Tries to Take on Tesla With Luxury EVs

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

GM Stock is taking direct aim at Tesla with its electric Hummer and Cadillac, but it's leaving the middle of the market underserved.

Block Becomes a Bitcoin Play

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Block has gone far beyond its merchant processing roots, and is now a full-featured fintech. Its future, however, is tied to blockchain and Bitcoin.

Alphabet: A Buy When Cash Is King

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Google and the other Cloud Czars recognized early that clouds must be a cash business. Their shareholders now benefit.

Micron’s Profit Rains From the Clouds

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Micron rode the last decade's wave of demand for memory chips from phones and PCs, and is now data centers. Ride the cloud wave with MU stock.

Lululemon: The Agony of Da Feet

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

LULU stock has defied expectations for a decade, delivering bigger gains than Nike. Who will say they can't win in footwear?

Growth Is a Battlefield for Roku Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Growth has become a market battlefield, with Roku finally rising off the mat. Roku is now selling for less than 7 times last year's revenue, which grew 55 from 2020, when Roku was a very hot stock.

Alphabet Stock: The Conservative Choice for Cloud Investors

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Alphabet is an unstoppable profit machine, and GOOG stock is a conservative play for conservative investors who want steady capital gains.

Investors Seek Second Act with Moderna Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Moderna hopes its combination vaccine for COVID and the flu can keep profits high but investors are skeptical. MRNA stock struck gold with its Covid-19 vaccine but investors want to know if there are any other blockbusters in its pipeline.

It’s Time to Set Realistic Expectations for Growth In Amazon Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The near 20% rise in AMZN stock this month represents a return to normal for the market, and a return to trouble for Amazon.

FuboTV Is Not FUBAR

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

FUBO stock has broken down, but the business case has not. Growth remains strong and sports betting will happen.

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