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 Risky Dividend Stocks With Fat Yields

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

There are risks in buying dividend stocks just as there are risks in buying stocks for capital gains. There are also big rewards.

Moonves Leaving CBS Is 5 Years Too Late

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Les Moonves stranded CBS stock assets in the past and should have been fired years ago, before the streaming revolution passed him by.

Apple Stock: Watch Where the Next Trillion Comes From

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The Apple Watch can already detect specific heart diseases. If it wins approval as a health device it opens huge new markets.

Costco Wholesale Is the Real Walmart Killer

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Costco is beating Sam's Club and even holding its own against Amazon.com. The only risks to COST stock are economic and demographic.

There Are Plenty of Profits Left for Investors in Salesforce Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Salesforce is now a mature tech company, its business model proven and its profits expanding. It's just out of fashion.

Can Semiconductor Stocks Avert This Disaster?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Most semiconductor stocks are down, with Micron leading the way. But they all have cash to get through a downturn, and still provide value.

Bitcoin: Is This the End of Rico?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The bitcoin price is falling in the last act of an unregulated market. If Bitcoin is to rise again, it will be as a Wall Street approved, regulation compliant asset class.

Cloudera Stock Is Headed for Clearer Skies With Latest Cloud Triumph

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

CLDR is supporting the hybrid cloud with subscription services. This has made Cloudera stock an intriguing Internet of Things play.

Will the Federal Government Kill the Cloud Czars?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Governments seek to regulate the cloud before its value is fully realized. The "Cloud Czars" would prefer that not happen.

Amazon vs. Alphabet: Where to Put Your Money

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Amazon is growing more quickly than Alphabet, but Google remains more profitable and is competing aggressively.

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