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

Canadian Pacific Gets a Spotlight as Canada Becomes the Prize

CP stock is a hot stock as investors seek exposure to Canada's commodities in the wake of Putin's War against Ukraine.

Kohl’s Shareholders Face a Difficult Choice

Starboard Value wants to buy Kohl's with its own real estate, then sell the business in pieces.

The Amazon Stock Split Gives CEO Andrew Jassy Time to Regroup

Amazon has problems with its third-party sellers, retailing operations and stock price. The AMZN stock split doesn't solve them.

Bed, Bath & Beyond Shareholders Beware as Ryan Cohen Takes Aim at the Company

Gamestop chair Ryan Cohen has invested in BBBY stock and recommends breaking up and selling the company, which is bad news for shareholders.

Clover Health: Praying to the Great Google

Clover Health lacks the scale to succeed, although its Clover Assistant software is intriguing.