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

Twilio Is Talking a Tech Turnaround

Twilio continues to grow rapidly as its APIs prove its value. Now if it can just turn a profit, TWLO stock will soar.

Warner Brothers Discovery Stock Is a Speculative Buy At Best

WBD stock is now the most interesting stock in media, but whether it's actually worth buying is speculative at best.

Legal Marijuana Isn’t Happening Soon, So Skip Sundial Growers

SNDL stock has lost 90% of its value as the move to federally legalize pot in the U.S. has stalled out, and it's not going anywhere soon.

Cloudflare Shows the Perils of Buying Growth

There's nothing wrong with Cloudflare, but NET stock was overpriced in a world where you can make money at lower risk by lending it.

Camber Energy Is Going Nowhere Fast

CEI stock rose last fall on a short squeeze, and more recently on rising oil prices. But it's not an investment.