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

Time for Electrics to Perform for Ford Motor Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

F stock looks well-positioned for the electric car revolution. Ford is building factories with cash flow and selling electric pick-ups.

Exiled Cloud Emperor Alibaba Stock Could Be On Its Way Back Home

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

China's tech crackdown hammered Alibaba in 2021, but the company continued to grow and the worst seems to be over.

Look for Your Entry Point with Alphabet Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

GOOG stock and Google are still all about advertising, which represents 80% of revenue. Government is the only threat to its dominance.

Buy Exxon Mobil Stock While It’s Still Great

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Exxon Mobil pays a dividend of nearly 5% and sports a price to earnings ratio under 12, despite rising 49% in the last year.

What Can SoFi Investors Expect Now That the Fintech Owns a Bank?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

SoFi is now free to close its acquisition of Golden Pacific, which will become SoFi Bank and let the company cut out the middleman on its loans and checking account offerings.

Roblox Isn’t the Metaverse and May Be Best Left to the Kids

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

If Roblox is the metaverse, it's one marked by unpaid child labor, virtual branding and a very high price-to-sales ratio.

Cloudflare Stock Isn’t Great for Investors Looking to Profit Soon

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Cloudflare expects to grow 43% when figures for 2021 are tallied, but the stock's value has fallen by half in just hte last two months.

What’s Next for Twilio After Inflation Sent Pandemic Star Back to Earth

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Twilio is already forgoing some growth in the name of narrower losses, and could turn a small profit in 2022, with 31% more revenue.

Lucid Stock Will Take Longer to Grow Into Its Valuation Than You Think

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Lucid has gone through a moment because it delivered a great electric sedan and has the Saudi backing to scale producton. Now it has to do that.

Watch for a Buy Point in Advanced Micro Devices

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Advanced Micro Devices ended 2021 valued at 11 times its revenue. While its prospects haven't dimmed, analysts are hitting pause on the stock price.

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