Dana Blankenhorn

Dana Blankenhorn

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

GameStop Stock Frenzy Shows What Happens When a Meme Hardens Into Belief

Analysts believe that GameStop's latest earnings call was gobbledygook, but GME stock investors believe it's on to the next big thing, an all-immersive metaverse that doesn't exist yet.

Intuit Stock May Just Be Gettng Started After This MailChimp Bump

Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi has built a new strategy around essential small business software, and Mailchimp's e-mail marketing fits right in.

Intel Is the Most Essential Company in the Country

Right now INTC stock offers a solid dividend, but the real value of Intel is in how it could change the landscape of American industry.

ContextLogic Stock Is Overvalued and Possibly Full of Hot Air

You can speculate that ContextLogic is about to be rebuilt, but for now it's just an Internet retailer, and not worth a premium to sales.

Part Shortages Make REE’s Electric Vehicle Revolution Harder

If global parts and supply chain woes abate, REE stock could be a winner. If they don't, China could ramp up and control the EV market.

FUBO Stock May Be a Little Speculative, But It Is a Pretty Good Bet

Fubo is a small company in a big pond, streaming cable alternatives, but it has a clearly defined niche and strategy based on sports and gambling.

Alibaba Is Being Crushed for Everything Except Good Valuation

No one is asking whether China's crackdown on Alibaba might be justified, and whether BABA stock might survive it.

Amazon Stock: No Longer Special?

Amazon continues to grow at 25% per year, at scale, while its stock is up less than 7% in 2021.

The Cloud Is Making Oracle Great Again

Oracle has used its dominance in databases to become a power in the cloud, and ORCL stock is rising despite some analyst disdain.

Adobe Is Beating the Market With 1 Weird Trick

Adobe committed itself to Microsoft's cloud a decade ago, making this 40-year-old software company a huge winner with ADBE stock.