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

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) Stock Is a Sports Game Cash Cow

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

EA Stock has gotten fat on licensed content, like sports leagues and the Star Wars movies, but Electronics Arts rivals are better positioned.

Bitcoin’s Rise Is Inversely Proportional to Trump Distrust

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The total cryptocurrency market isn't much bigger than the Qatar stock exchange, but Bitcoin continues to rise on distrust of government.

Foot Locker, Inc. (FL) Stock’s Pain Shows the Mall Is Dead

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The death of shopping malls and the fall in stores like Foot Locker could portend bad days ahead for the economy -- and for FL stock right now.

Yes, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) Stock Is Better Than Amazon

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Alibaba is building primarily electronic infrastructure, which makes BABA stock more of a profit powerhouse than Amazon and its warehouses.

Buy Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Stock When Trump Tweets

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Amazon's exponential sales growth rate should continue despite anything the administration may say or do to hurt AMZN stock.

General Electric Company (GE) Stock Is a Deep Value Play Under Flannery

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Flannery has signaled an era of operational focus at General Electric by cutting costs and putting his own money in the struggling GE stock.

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) Stock Is Sliding Into Irrelevance

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Chesapeake is trying to stay afloat with conservative accounting and good field operations, but it looks like a losing battle on the CHK stock balance sheet.

Will Apple Inc. (AAPL) Be a Streaming Leader in the Cloud Age?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

As one of the cloud giants, Apple (AAPL) has the size and motivation to start buying the entertainment business.

Snap Inc (SNAP) Stock Is a Warning to Other Unicorns

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Snap's problems spell trouble for other unicorns that have yet to go public and try to realize their claimed valuations.

Bank of America Corp (BAC) Stock Isn’t So Cheap Anymore

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Pundits are singing the praises of a "cheap" Bank of America left and right. I think BAC stock may already have had its day in the sun.

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