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

The Activision Blizzard Deal Is a Welcome Change for Both Companies

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The $68.7 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard is Microsoft's biggest ever, and shows its intention to compete in the metaverse.

Stay Away From Southeast Asian Loyalty Play Society Pass

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Society Pass CEO Dennis Nguyen has big dreams but his company did less than $100k in sales during the quarter before SOPA stock went public.

SoFi Technologies’ Stock is Out of Fashion but Still Worth Buying

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Rising interest rates have hit SOFI stock, but for investors playing the long game, it remains a good bet.

Clover Health Stock Investors Will Need to Buy Into Tech Chief’s Vision

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

CTO Andrew Toy's innovations like Clover Assistant, seen by some as savior of CLOV stock, are already being adopted by larger Medicare Advantage players.

Once Top-Ranked IBM’s Been Relegated Among the Second-Tier Outsourcers

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Analysts need to stop pretending IBM is a tech leader, or even in the league of tech leaders. To value IBM stock in that league is a disservice to investors.

Amazon Is the Latest Fall of the Cloud Czars

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Analysts continue to pound the table for Amazon stock, but if the narrative around store operations doesn't change soon they could sour on it.

Competition Everywhere: The Fall of FuboTV Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

FUBO stock got caught up in a downdraft hitting sports betting names, and the company may not have the cash to compete with them.

Good News for Bank of America: Big Banks are Great Again

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

A slow rise in interest rates will be great for Bank of America stock in 2022. A rapid rise, however, might mean trouble.

XPeng Stock: Here’s Why I Don’t Feel the Love That Others Do

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

XPeng had a great 2021, but 2022 is clouded by the end of subsidies, falling economic growth, and a government that may really be communist. That's why I'm not feeling the love for XPEV stock.

Pinterest Stock Will Ride the Next Growth Stock Wave

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Pinterest has begun focusing on turning its user base into regular shoppers and if they did in the December quarter the stock should rise.

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