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

Disney Stock: The Apple of the Market’s Eye

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Disney continues to execute its pirouette away from broadcasting toward streaming, but can it stick the landing? Disney continues to execute its pirouette away from cable and broadcast toward streaming, to the cheers of analysts everywhere. Most rate Disney stock as a buy.

Is Amazon Stock a Perfect Storm or Perfect Opportunity?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Amazon shares fell over 10% after earnings that were below analyst estimates, but it could bounce back quickly once the current selling pressure ebbs.

Exxon Mobil Stock: The Bears Come for Big Oil

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Exxon is suffering from slowing demand for what it produces, even while it dramatically increases supply. That's why bears have come out for Exxon Mobil stock. A big quarter hasn't slowed their attack.

Qualcomm Stock Watchers Eyeing Both the Legal Discount and the Dividend

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Qualcomm's legal woes have analysts throwing up their hands but if you're looking for dividend income, QCOM stock beckons.

Fitbit Stock Is In the Emergency Room

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Wearables won't take off until they can be used as medical devices, and Fitbit stock lacks the cash to jump through regulators' hoops.

Advanced Micro Devices: Playing for Scale

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

AMD Ryzen chips are better than Intel's desktop offerings, and its Radeon boards compete with Nvidia's, but it may lack the scale to win as hardware becomes software.

It’s Time to Ignore the Noise and Hold Apple Stock for the Long Term

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

I've made mistakes trading Apple stock, but now I'm in it for my investing life, because clouds and devices are a revolution and you need to be in on it.

Not Much to Love About Facebook, but Facebook Stock Is Still Cruising

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Facebook may soon decide the only way to save itself is to separate its controversial services from the potential of its cloud

Alphabet is Making Up for Google’s Lost Cloud Decade

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Can Alphabet stock gain if Google cloud remains in third place and uses alliances and acquisitions to play catch-up against Amazon and Microsoft?

Look to Bank of America Stock for the Dividend, not for Growth

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Bank of America is a conservative dividend stock, currently yielding 2.34% but with a dividend that is up 50% in two years

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