Dana Blankenhorn

Dana Blankenhorn

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

It’s Been An Incredible Run for Nvidia, But Now Is the Time to Exit

Nvidia stock has reached a peak thanks to designs that better Intel and the manufacturing supremacy of Taiwan Semiconductor.

Krispy Kreme Stock May Rack up Big Gains for Someone, but It Won’t Be You

Germany's Reimann family bought Krispy Kreme in 2016, loaded it with debt, engineered some growth and have taken it public again as DNUT.

Marin Software: A Deceptive Success in Advertising

MRIN stock is the latest meme on r/WallStreetBets. It's a money-losing ad software company with lots of people who are betting against it.

Costco Stock Is Too Pricey for Anyone Other Than Long-Term Investors

Rising gasoline prices and the post-pandemic re-opening may have taken Costco stock above its fundamental value.

No Matter How ‘Techy’ Tractor Maker Deere Might Seem, It’s No Tech Stock

DE stock rolled over after the equipment maker recorded a strong April quarter and hiked its dividend. But there’s a limited opportunity for Deere & Company's fancy tractors and combines.