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

Is Applied Materials Stock Poised to Drop Further?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

AMAT stock has badly trailed KLA Tencor's shares for 18 years, and that's not going to change anytime in the near future..

Facebook Stock Is Battered, But At Least It’s Still a Cloud Czar

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

FB stock looks troublesome in the short term, Facebook remains one of five Cloud Czars that dominate the global economy.

Nike Stock, America’s Best Marketer, Is On Sale

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Nike stock continues to grow its top line at 10% per year, and its bottom line at nearly twice that, by reflecting American culture in its marketing

With Aurora Stock, Be Careful About What We Don’t Yet Know

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Aurora stock did everything right before joining the NYSE, but when the market taste switches from growth to value, ACB may fall down.

3 Overpriced Semiconductor Stocks Due for a Fall

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

When stocks fall, they fall hard. Now may be the time to take some money off the table in your semiconductor holdings.

Amazon’s HQ2 Decision Is Out of Touch With Reality

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

After toying with two dozen cities, Amazon seems set to give its HQ2 jobs to the usual, overcrowded, and overpaid suspects in New York and Washington.

Micron Stock Is a Keeper Even Through the Trade War

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Micron stock still can't find buyers, even at 3.4 times earnings, because investors assume the memory market will soon crash

Alphabet Stock Can Be Boosted by Feinberg Hiring

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Healthcare is a $3.3 trillion market, and GOOG's hiring of David Feinberg could help it gain a small amount of that, boosting GOOG stock.

Why SAP Stock Is Getting Hammered After Its Qualtrics Acquisition

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

SAP stock investors fear cloud apps have reached their "AOL Moment" after SAP paid 20 times revenue for Qualtrics.

Is There Life After Death for Sears Stock?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Sears Holdings only filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, not for liquidation, on October 15, but vultures are already picking the carcass

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