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

Nvidia: Can Anything Stop This Train?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Nvidia stock has stalled since it announced a deal to buy ARM Holdings in September. That was a cue for some investors to take profits on what's now a very pricey stock.

How Amazon Stock Is Slowly Evolving Into a Value Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Amazon stock continues to get cheaper relative to earnings and sales, even as it continues to grow at nearly 20% per year.

Bakkt: ICE Crypto Exchange Going Public

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Bakkt is based on an app that will take various forms of payment, like Starbucks' points, and turn them into spendable cash.

Google Stock Is Likely to Suffer Under Political Pressure

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Google faces various political challenges to its growth from around the world. Will Google stock survive the storm?

ServiceNow is the Hottest Cloud Services Application Play

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

If you have a 10-year time horizon and are seeking capital gains, you can buy NOW stock with confidence. ServiceNow is how cloud developers are developing the cloud.

Consider Equinix for Income From a Cloud Investment

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Equinix has delivered total returns of 170% to EQIX stock holders over the last five years, combining capital gains and dividends.

7 Great Speculations for 2021

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

In a market rife with speculation, the best speculation may be targeting value.

Airbnb Stock Has Great Potential, But Wait a While

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Airbnb is a fine company with good growth prospects. But is it really worth 18x revenue with more losses expected in 2021?

Facebook: Why It’s Time to Buy the Scapegoat

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Facebook stock is a buy because the company doesn't care about the content of what passes through its cloud data centers, only that the data flows so it can be monetized.

XPeng Is a Proxy for Alibaba and Chinese Industrial Policy

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

If you buy XPEV stock, you're betting that China's industrial policy can take down Tesla and America's car giants in the EV space.

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