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

JCOM Stock Might Be the Best Buy You Never Have Heard Of

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

J2 Global, which dates from a web site launched in 1995 to send faxes through the Internet, now has a $3.7 billion market cap from a collection of publishers and web sites

Buy AAPL Stock for a Big Tech Stock With Profits and Growth

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Apple stock is a better bargain than other big tech stocks due to steady-but-growing profits. AAPL reports Thursday after the close.

3 Best Wireless Stocks to Buy for the 5G Rollout

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The 5G rollout is coming soon and will change the mobile landscape. Which are the best wireless stocks to buy ahead of time?

UAA Stock Jumps 25% after Q3 Earnings

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

UAA stock jumped on its third quarter report, but shares remain below their high for the year and are less than half its all-time high of 2015

Can IBM Accept That Open Source Won the War?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Red Hat plans to marry its open organization principles, and open source software, to the IBM stock bureaucratic machine.

Can Yum! Brands Be Your Shelter From the Storm?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Yum! Brands reports earnings on Halloween, and investors expect a treat. YUM stock continues to hold its own despite increasing competition.

Ignore GE Earnings, But Consider Making a Long-Term Bet on GE Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Speculators are betting that GE's new jockey, Larry Culp, can build a technology giant from the mess he inherited and boost General Electric stock.

Is This the End of the Big Tech Stocks?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Does the recent market correction mean the end of big tech stocks? No, it just means the space is maturing.

3 Beaten-Down Tech Stocks You Can Buy Now

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Amazon's profitability is about to skyrocket, Micron's sales are not about to collapse and IBM may finally be ready for a comeback with Red Hat.

Get Prime-Day Level Savings on AMZN Stock Ahead of Earnings

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Amazon can report whatever numbers it wants after market close on October 25. For investors AMZN continues to be the best buy of the decade.

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