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

3 Tech Stocks That Survived Executive Exits

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Corporate successions can happen at any time, to even the largest of tech stocks, and investors may be helped or hurt by the result

Opinion: Tilray Stock Is Bitcoin

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Marijuana stocks like Tilray stock are being bought on hype, not fundamentals, and that's a high that always gives investors a hangover.

Best ETFs for 2018: Tariffs Batter the VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Trade wars may not hurt everyone, but chip stocks -- many of which are held in the SMH ETF -- are right in the line of fire.

Intel Stock Is Back in the Crosshairs Amid Apple-Qualcomm Spat

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Investment risks on Intel stock are growing as Qualcomm threatens its modem business, it remains leaderless and production issues increase.

After Instagram Departures, Facebook Stock Is More Vulnerable Than Ever

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Facebook is taking firm control over subsidiaries like Instagram, seeking growth to pay for its enormous capital budget.

Lululemon Stock Has Almost Nowhere to Go but Down

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

If Lululemon hits its sales target it will still be selling at 5 times sales, and have twice the market cap as The Gap, which has four times its sales

21st Century Fox Will Come Out on Top of This Tangled Media Web

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Fox now gets to see how Disney makes streaming work, and FOX stock has enough cash to benefit from the lesson.

Facebook Stock Has a New, Looming Problem

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

If Facebook's Q3 revenue comes in below expectations, analysts will notice its misalignment of assets, creating problems for Facebook stock.

Amazon Stock Could See New Highs Coming out of Its Latest Dip

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Amazon faces trade wars and political opposition, which could hit the stock over the near-to-medium term.

Should You Buy Kroger Stock After Its No-Good, Terrible Month?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Kroger stock stumbled on earnings earlier this month as top line growth came in short of expectations. Down double digits, should you buy KR?

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