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

The Phone Is Dead. Jump on Cloud Stocks While They Go from Big to Huge

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Our phone and entertainment networks have all been replaced by smartphone connections to a Cloud Internet, neither of which existed a decade ago. Cloud stocks point the way to the future.

Are Tesla Short Sellers In for a “Rude Awakening”?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Tesla is failing to meet production targets. Ironically it's knowledge of this failure that's keeping the TSLA stock price high in a classic short squeeze.

And so This Is How It All Ends for General Electric Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

GE CEO John Flannery announced the company is being broken up, ending its run as a giant corporation going back to the 19th century.

Can Anything Truly Stop Amazon’s Alexa?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

If Amazon's Alexa and Echo speakers continue to dominate the voice assistant market, it means trouble for other technology giants.

Getting Even More Competitive Is a Great Sign for Alphabet Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Google now has a range of products and services that compete directly with Cloud Czars Amazon, Apple and Microsoft. Google stock is as reliable as can be.

After Some Bumps, It’s Clear Sailing Ahead for AMD Stock Now

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

AMD is strong in both graphics and microprocessors. It can make money while Intel burns.

Best ETFs for 2018: Cloud SuperCycle Drives VanEch Semiconductor ETF Higher

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Semiconductor companies are winning with new cloud builds, cloud upgrades and, soon, with 5G base stations and equipment.

Time to Face Reality: Intel Is the HP of the 2010s

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Intel has become, like HP a decade ago, bogged down by bureaucracy and inward-looking. It will take bold strokes to fix it.

At This Point, Micron Stock Looks Pretty Much Unstoppable

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Micron is riding a super-cycle in chip memory with a CEO who can execute on the opportunity.

AT&T Faces Uphill Battle of Branded Content vs. Technology

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

AT&T has spent the last two decades missing the biggest opportunity of the century. AT&T's balance sheet is tapped out as it launches a war with the Cloud Czars and faces the costs of 5G.

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