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

Bitcoin: The Fight for $9,000

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Regulators fear Bitcoin but continue to embrace the blockchain, driving cryptocurrency prices down even while adopting the technology.

IAC/Interactive Corp: The Last of the Pure Internet Content Plays

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

IAC owns a host of good sites like Tinder and Angie's List -- and has managers who know how to extract value from them.

The Reviews for the Cigna Corporation-ExpressScripts Deal Are In…And Bad

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Analysts are skeptical that buying the largest Pharmacy Benefit Manager will help make Cigna -- one of the smaller health insurers -- more profitable.

Times Are Scary Good for JPMorgan Chase & Co. Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

JPMorgan stock remains the best of the big bank stocks, but even some of JPM's own analysts are warning of a correction ahead.

Guess?, Inc. Stock Is Now a Bet on the World Without Its Founders

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Guess? beat analyst estimates with big sales in Europe and Asia. But GES stock depends on a firm direction following the fall of creative director Paul Marciano.

No, Salesforce.com, Inc. Isn’t Overpaying for Mulesoft Inc

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Mulesoft gives Salesforce a hybrid cloud play. Paying full price means the Mulesoft team stays together -- and able to help Salesforce stock long into the future.

What Does Delta Air Lines, Inc.’s Cheapness Mean for Investors?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The action -- or lack of action -- in Delta stock signals a market that is battening down the hatches and waiting on a storm.

Why Has Weibo Corp (ADR) Stalled Out?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Weibo stock stalled as investors faced a convertible note offering whose strike price was below where it traded after earnings.

Alphabet Inc Stock Is Largely Undervalued

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

GOOGL stock is stronger than you think, as Google Express and Google Shopping are aimed directly at Amazon, with Google aligned with major retailers like Costco, Target and Walmart.

AT&T Inc. Stock Is Still a Screaming Buy

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

AT&T stock investors are ignoring the control Internet Service Providers have over entertainment, regardless of whether subscribers keep their cable subscriptions.

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