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

Confusing Sports with Sportswear Keeps Hurting Under Armour Inc Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Under Armour stock is missing the market's shift in direction, away from sport and toward fashion.

Why Wells Fargo & Co Stock Didn’t Get a Lift From Strong Earnings

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Wells Fargo (WFC) stock fell despite strong earnings on fears the bank's regulatory troubles will continue to cost it.

Facebook, Inc. Has a Problem Bigger Than Its Current Scandals

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The Facebook scandal is not what analysts should worry about. They should worry about its over-reliance on ads and how it will remain profitable if its traffic drifts lower.

NetApp Inc. Stock Is a Great Trade If You Can Get out in Time

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The hybrid cloud was once seen as a key market for tech companies, but it turns out to be the trailing edge of the revolution.

Bitcoin (BTC): Who? What? Why? How? Where!

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Check the time of day when buying, or selling occurs in cryptocurrency. 7 AM in New York is mid-afternoon in Moscow.

Healthcare and the Apple Watch Are the Future for Apple Inc. Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Apple health services could deliver it a moat that is bigger and broader than what it has had with the iPhone, which could be huge for Apple stock.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. Takes an Asset-Light Approach

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Hilton has bought out its Chinese investors at a fat profit and will now pursue an asset-light approach in a growing economy, which could be good news for Hilton stock.

JD.Com Inc (ADR) Is Miles Ahead of Amazon

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

JD.com is where Amazon was five years ago, but with a more pliant, technologically savvy and hungry home market. JD stock is a long-term buy.

Why This Time It’s Different for Micron Technology, Inc. Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Micron memory chips should be entering a glut right now, but new applications mean that's not happening. If you have a long-term view, just buy MU stock.

Trouble with Bots Is Just One Reason Twitter Inc Stock No Safe Bet

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Twitter is making progress against bots, but the problems people cause one another are proving more difficult to overcome.

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