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

How AT&T Inc. Stock Wins If the FCC Kills Net Neutrality

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Zero rating will let AT&T tie Internet contracts to its content and secure the T stock dividend for years to come.

Netflix, Inc. Has Long Way To Fall From Top of Its Mountain

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Netflix is doing great in the near term, building out a global footprint, but growth will top out, and then the stock will fall.

Square Inc Still Has Momentum Even After Bitcoin Bites Back

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Square rose quickly, then fell, when it started taking Bitcoin in its Cash App.

Bitcoin Futures Mark the End of the Beginning

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Chicago's options exchanges recently began offering bitcoin futures, which may create market discipline for the volatile cryptocurrency.

Why Under Armour Inc. Stock Is a Good Comeback Bet

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Under Armour has replaced the executives who failed it in footwear and digital, but most question whether the new team can win.

Alphabet Inc Stock Has a Political Vulnerability No One Is Talking About

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Google has made many enemies on the way to becoming the second largest company in the world by market cap.

Why General Electric Company Stock Is Worth the Long-Term Chance

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The lay-offs start the dismantling of the failed legacy of former CEO Jeff Immelt and could spark new interest in the stock.

UnitedHealth Group Inc Stock Is a Buy on Davita Acquisition

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

No company better illustrates the advantages of cost visibility than UnitedHealth, making UNH stock a safe bet looking forward.

Why the Redesign Hasn’t Changed the Fall for Snap Inc Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Separating social from media may not bring Snap stock back, but the call to do so is a warning to investors in Facebook and Google.

Apple Inc. Is Depending on Santa This Holiday Season

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Apple Inc. has problems that could make it difficult for it to meet earnings expectations, despite a wildly profitable Christmas.

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