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

Conservative Investors Will Prosper With Bank of America Stock

It's no secret that rising interest rates benefit stocks like Bank of America, and the best gains for BAC stock are yet to come.

PayPal Has Traditional Banks Scared as the Ultimate Fintech Grows Up

PayPal's growth is expected to slow as life returns to normal. Its risk is expected to rise with NFTs, blockchain and the metaverse.

Buzzfeed Lands on NASDAQ With a Thud

Most of Buzzfeed's private equity funders chose to cash out when they could. The digital media company raised most of its money with convertible stock, which is rapidly falling in value.

Jack in the Box Fuels Fast Food Consolidation With Del Taco Buy

Jack in the Box hopes Mexican food, automation and plant-based proteins can help it offset beef price increases. JACK stock could prove to be an intriguing speculation.

Time to Buy Salesforce on the Tech Dip

Salesforce is still digesting Slack, and took a hit to earnings as it increased marketing to feature it. CRM stock is still on track to grow.