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

Tumbling Markets Make For An Opportunity in Nvidia Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Nvidia is leading to the creation of a Machine Internet, in which anything that can collect data will have it processed by the cloud.

Tesla’s Elon Musk Keeps Proving the Naysayers Wrong

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

TSLA stock is a revolution I missed. I spent years deriding its efforts at scaling, but I'm now willing to admit that I was wrong.

Plug Power Needs Its Fuel Cell Logistics Plan to Pan Out

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Plug Power has a five-year plan to use fuel cells in warehouses, forklifts and logistics, and PLUG stock depends on that plan's success.

Oil Stocks Are Drowning as Saudi Arabia Floods the Market

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Oil stocks are falling and can't get up after OPEC failed to agree on production cuts and prices fell by one-quarter overnight.

Now Is Not the Time to Buy Zoom Video Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Stocks are falling, but Zoom Video is the wrong place to put new money right now. Here's a breakdown of why you should avoid ZM stock.

It’s Time to Take Another Look at Ford Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Ford's 2019 was made worse by pension costs, which have been taken care of. Its new cars are in line with what the market wants.

Chevron Stock Is a Speculative Buy on OPEC’s Hazy Future

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Chevron stock yields 5.3% and the company is committed to spending $15 billion per year on buybacks and dividends through 2025.

Oracle’s Open-Source Battle Is a ‘Big’ Red Flag for Shareholders

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Oracle is late to the party, weighing itself down with proprietary software and hardware. That move is weighing down Oracle stock, too.

Adobe’s ‘Creative’ Solutions Will Benefit From the Telecommuting Boom

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

ADBE stock sells for a price-earnings ratio of 58 and 15 times sales in a falling market. But Adobe is a great long-term holding.

What Does Warren Buffett See in Delta Air Lines Stock?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Delta Airlines is just months removed from paying out $6.9 billion in bonuses to employees; DAL stock can weather the coronavirus storm.

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