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

Has the Search for Internet Journalism Business Models Come to an End?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Marc Benioff's purchase of Time Magazine is about the continuing search for valid journalism business models in the internet age.

Why Tesla Stock Still Can’t Beat the Math

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

TSLA has performed miracles, but Tesla stock can't beat the math of the industry, and self-driving cars are coming.

MU Stock Earnings: The Canary in the Coal Mine

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

MU stock is the canary in the tech market coal mine, and its earnings results could drive other tech stocks higher or lower.

Why Netflix Stock Is So High And What Could Make It Dive

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Netflix can overcome its technological and regulatory risks, but an economic recession will hit Netflix stock hard.

It’s Time to Drop Oracle Stock and Never Pick It Up Again

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

ORCL's first-quarter report was light on revenues, and Oracle stock fell 5% because of it. Here's what investors need to know.

3 Semiconductor Stocks to Buy for the Long Haul

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Semiconductor stocks are behind the deflation that marks our times, and will continue to drive it forward, profitably, into the future.

Micron Stock to Head Lower as Challenges Mount

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Micron stock has boomed amid new demand for memory chips, but now new plants are rushing to meet the demand, and MU stock is being hit.

Is Dieselgate the Toughest Near-Term Test for Ford Stock?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Ford stock has been placed under a microscope along with other auto stocks like Fiat, as it's increasing the use of diesel engines, while other car makers back away.

The Paused T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Endangers Sprint Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The FCC has "stopped the clock" on considering the T-Mobile merger with Sprint. It's still likely to go through, but risks on Sprint stock are rising.

Grossman Is Engineering a Real Weight Watchers Stock Turnaround

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Mindy Grossman is making Weight Watchers synonymous with healthy lifestyles, but the pace of the turnaround has disappointed some analysts.

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