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 the Retail Rally Overdone or Will It Continue for a While?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

People are giving up on buying a home and buying other things. The long-term trends of retailing remain intact and their not conducive to a continued rally in retail stocks.

Box Stock: Finding a Place in the Cloud Ecosystem

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Box stock has become a favorite institutional investment and is now growing steadily under "seasoned" CEO Aaron Levie, 32.

Don’t Hit the Buy Button on iQiyi Stock Just Yet

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

IQ stock is a speculative investment, still losing money, and not yet leading the Chinese streaming market.

Nvidia Is Competing With Its Best Customers

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Nvidia became a hot stock on the back of huge data-center orders, but now the biggest operators are designing their own silicon.

JD.com: Alibaba’s Country Cousin

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

JD.com is using drones in an attempt to lower last-mile costs for rural China by 70% compared with what conventional deliveries cost.

Bank of America: 3 Reasons to Buy, 3 to Sell

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Bank of America is a conservative investment, in the best possible way. If you don't like such investments, avoid it.

Amazon Is Just Getting Started

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

AMZN stock may have reached a peak, but the company is poised to make a great deal of money in a wide array of new sectors.

PepsiCo’s Nooyi Goes Out With a SodaStream Fizz

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Analysts cheered Pepsi's deal to buy SodaStream for $3.2 billion, believing Pepsi can take the brand global and move Pepsi beyond sodas. But it's not so cut and dry.

Nordstrom’s Doing Its Best to ‘Fight the Ugly’

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Nordstrom is fighting the trend of Americans dressing down, offering premium merchandise with service and convenience -- and JWN stock is soaring as a result.

Why Analysts Are Wrong About Ford Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Analysts and investors dumped Ford stock after a disappointing second quarter report, but the company remains profitable and can pay its dividend.

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