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

Big Gains Are Still to Come at Bed, Bath and Beyond

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Redditors sent Bed Bath & Beyond to $53 in a short squeeze. It has since lost half that value and should be considered based on CEO Mark Tritton's ongoing turnaround plan.

Target Stock Is Slowing; The Company, Not So Much

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Target's market cap is now equal to its sales, which is a danger sign. The TGT stock dividend is now yielding under 1.5%, another danger sign.

Despite Lofty Valuations, FIVE Stock Continues to Defy Gravity

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Five Below delivers profitable growth of 16%, giving this retailer the valuation of a tech stock.

As Fastly Stock Stumbles It Presents a Buying Opportunity

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Fastly stock is down 26% since its fourth quarter report showed year-on-year revenue growth of 51%. When fashions change no one is safe.

9 Tech Stocks To Invest in From the Bargain Bin

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Most tech stocks have fallen out of favor recently as investors seek value over growth.

Why I Swapped Out Salesforce for ServiceNow

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Smaller numbers can grow more than big ones, and a CEO like Bill McDermott is a jockey worth following. For that reason, NOW stock is a buy.

Palo Alto Networks: Talent at the Bleeding Edge of Security

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Computer security can change on a dime, and it takes strong leadership to stay on top of it. In the case of PANW stock, that's Nikesh Arora.

Twitter Lowered the Political Heat, But Turned Up the Price of TWTR Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Twitter is talking up all sorts of monetization schemes, but until investors are shown that money TWTR stock is overpriced.

Microsoft: Too Good Is Never Enough

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Microsoft's only real problem is the law of large numbers. It must grow ever-faster to maintain the same growth rate.

Fluent Pumped Higher, But Now It’s Time to Dump It

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Fluent's lead generation business got a boost from buying half of Winopoly, but gains in FLNT stock may not last for long.

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