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

Costco Is a Lifetime Buy With Consistent Growth and Profits

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

COST stock just keeps getting better, both as a place to shop and as a long-term investment. This makes it worth its premium price.

AMC Teaches Us All That Glitters Is Not Gold

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

If you think AMC Theaters knows the gold business, boy do I have a gold mine to sell you. Wait, they just bought into one.

Tesla’s Affordability Problem

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Tesla, and all EV companies, have an affordability problem that keeps them out of the mass market. This'll hurt TSLA stock in the long-run.

Alphabet Stock Can Still Be Greater

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Google and YouTube advertising are still growing fast, and there's unrealized opportunity in cloud and devices for the company to capitalize on.

Meta Platforms Is Being Dragged Down by Key Flaws in Its Metaverse Plan

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Meta Platforms' singular focus on the metaverse without strong funding to back it will only keep FB stock trending downward.

As Social Media’s Future Remains Uncertain, Snap Stock Is Worrying

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Snap is succeeding with young users but it's no TikTok. Governments and regulators are also increasing uncertainty in the sector

Alibaba Stock Is Still an Investable Bottom

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

China's crackdown against its tech sector, led by Alibaba, has cut the stock price by 75%. If it's ending, the stock could be a good investment.

Pinterest Is Awaiting the Peace Dividend

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Pinterest has been adding features to its site aimed at turning visitors into buyers, and it even made a profit last year.

Affirm Holdings Is Losing Out In Profits

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Affirm CEO Max Levchin said last month he was comfortable with Affirm's operating losses, but the market no longer is. Affirm has enough cash to get through the present downturn, but investors aren't interested in money-losing growth.

Shopify Should be Focusing on Fixing Its Advertising Problem

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Shopify needs to fix its problems with linking users and stores, caused by Apple's privacy changes. I have been consistently wrong on SHOP stock, thanks to its success with merchant services. But it has a new problem with advertising.

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