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

Yoshida Could Be Sony Stock’s Steve Jobs

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Sony is a minnow among the entertainment, steaming and cloud giants now hovering over its entertainment assets. Should you buy SNE stock?

Why It’s the Best and Worst of Times for Google Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

GOOGL faces calls for regulation and a break-up. Its passivity could threaten Alphabet stock in the future.

The Growth In Wynn Resorts Stock Will Trump Any Scandal

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Massachusetts regulators are now expected to give Wynn a license to operate there, which gives WYNN stock investors new hope.

Kohl’s Stock Isn’t a Good Name to Buy and Hold

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

KSS made fiscal 2019 look gorgeous despite a lack of growth, with a strategy based on downsizing that isn;t bullish for KSS stock over the long-term

The Move to Cloud Gaming Only Helps Microsoft Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Microsoft is an incumbent in gaming with its XBox console and services. If the other Cloud Czars want to win, that's who they have to take out.

Amazon’s Whole Foods Experiment Will Render Kroger Obsolete

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Amazon is about cash flow and growth, and it is losing patience with the pace of growth at Whole Foods. Once Amazon expands its footprint, Kroger will have a lot of trouble bringing customers through the door.

Kellogg Is Selling Out of the Cookie Business

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Kellogg's is basically being run out of the cookie business by the Girl Scouts, who have built nearly as big a business as Keebler on the back of charity

Constellation Brands Shows Us the True Price of Pot

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Full marijuana legalization is proving a heavy lift in state legislatures, meaning Constellation shareholders will have to wait to cash in on their $4.4 billion Canopy Growth buy.

QLC Chain: The Latest Blockchain Build-Up Heads For Mass Market

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Montnets, a Chinese instant messaging system, plans to support QLC, a blockchain transaction network that aims to make micro-transactions profitable at last.

Under Armour Seeking to Show There Is a Life Beyond Spandex

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has become as important to UAA stock's success as CEO Kevin Plank, as the company attempts to move beyond spandex.

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