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

As Social Media’s Future Remains Uncertain, Snap Stock Is Worrying

Snap is succeeding with young users but it's no TikTok. Governments and regulators are also increasing uncertainty in the sector

Alibaba Stock Is Still an Investable Bottom

China's crackdown against its tech sector, led by Alibaba, has cut the stock price by 75%. If it's ending, the stock could be a good investment.

Pinterest Is Awaiting the Peace Dividend

Pinterest has been adding features to its site aimed at turning visitors into buyers, and it even made a profit last year.

Affirm Holdings Is Losing Out In Profits

Affirm CEO Max Levchin said last month he was comfortable with Affirm's operating losses, but the market no longer is. Affirm has enough cash to get through the present downturn, but investors aren't interested in money-losing growth.

Shopify Should be Focusing on Fixing Its Advertising Problem

Shopify needs to fix its problems with linking users and stores, caused by Apple's privacy changes. I have been consistently wrong on SHOP stock, thanks to its success with merchant services. But it has a new problem with advertising.