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

Cisco Systems Inc. Shows Boring Can Be Beautiful

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Cisco Systems is becoming less dependent on switch sales and more dependent on software subscriptions, making CSCO a great stock for income investors.

The Trade Guns of August

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The trade war should start impacting the real economy as early as next month, assuming peace doesn't break out. And the impact isn't going to be good.

Alphabet Is Moving in the Right Direction but It’s Still Too Pricey

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The House of Google is well-run, with potentially earth-shaking potential, but remains dependent on advertising and rising risks.

Canopy Growth Stock Is Your Best Bet in Marijuana

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Canopy Growth has attracted a market cap of $6 billion on $78 million in sales over hopes that Canadian legalization will open the pot market.

Is the Amazon Bubble Bound to Pop Sooner Than Later?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The Amazon bubble will pop when everyone is in AMZN stock and some catalyst causes investors to re-evaluate its value.

AT&T Looks to Transform Itself Into a Cloud Czar

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

AT&T thinks it can turn HBO into Netflix - and itself into a dominant cloud player by pushing that content on captive subscribers.

Trump Tweets Threat to Pfizer but Investors Shrug it Off

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Pfizer shrugged off the latest Trump threats to rein in its drug price hikes. It remains a stodgy dividend stock.

Elon Musk’s ‘Billionaire Games’ Continue to Prop Up Tesla Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Tesla's continuing short squeeze keeps Tesla stock flying above reality, but when investors lose interest in the game, the game is over.

PayPal Holdings Inc. Has the Smell of Musk in Payments

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Paypal plans to spend up to $3 billion per year in acquisitions and is gearing up in India to support its global payments ambitions.

Going Smaller Makes Boeing Stock a Great Big Buy

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Embraer will fill a huge hole in Boeing's product line, and ready the company for new competition from China and Japan.

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