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

Pandemic Is Fueling Growth at BJ Wholesale

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

BJ stock has been a big winner in the coronavirus pandemic, as people in the Northeast get into the warehouse club spirit.

6 Streaming Stocks to Keep Your Eye On

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Broadcasters and cable giants must bow before the streaming powerhouses in today's world -- making these streaming stocks very valuable.

Wait to Buy Target Stock at a Discount

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Retailers don't sell at a premium to sales, and Target is now approaching that price level. Target stock isn't a bargain right now.

Clear Water Distilling Offers an Equity Crowdfunding Play in Craft Brew

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

A Utah entrepreneur is turning to StartEngine to fund his small Clear Water Distillery stock in the heart of Mormon Utah. There's a $250 minimum to step up to this bar.

Why Netflix Is Worth More Than Disney

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Netflix stock benefits from the company's vastly larger streaming customers and a superior technology platform for delivery and production.

For Alphabet, YouTube Is a Dominant TV Network

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Alphabet paid the equivalent of $10.5 billion for YouTube in 2006. Now that investment is worth $200 billion for GOOG stock.

Comcast Is on the Wrong Side of the Long-Term Future

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Comcast insists its results are bottoming out and that 2021 will be better. But the long-term problem with Comcast stock remains.

It’s Time for Reconstruction at AT&T

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

AT&T has a choice of milking its monopolies until they run dry or selling them and making AT&T stock a leader in cloud and 5G.

At These Prices, the Clock Might Be Ticking on Roku Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Roku is now worth nearly $26 billion, and may soon be too big for the most logical acquirers to buy.

Apple’s Content Gold Rush May Have Just Started

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Apple has the cash and tech to control content markets, assuming courts and regulators let it. That gives AAPL stock a huge advantage.

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