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

BlackBerry Ltd (BBRY) Stock Holders Might Be Losing Patience

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Blackberry is betting it can profit as a mobile enterprise player. Friday's earnings - and any response in BBRY stock - will show if it has made progress.

Why Bank of America Corp (BAC) Stock Demands a Steady Hand

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Bank of America (BAC) analysts are raising red flags about the economy, which could signal bad news for BAC stock.

Don’t Touch Red Hat Inc (RHT) Stock After Its Q1 Bonanza

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Red Hat has become a leader in cloud application development tools, and rode the cloud to a big Q1 beat. But avoid RHT stock ... for now.

Why Fitbit Inc (FIT) Stock Is Quickly Running Out of Hope

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Fitbit (FIT) has a lot of data and intellectual property that would be of interest to another company. That's really the only hope for Fitbit stock.

Is the Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Whole Foods Purchase a BIG Mistake?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Amazon rents its capabilities to learn their uses, then routinely crushes competitors with its own offerings. That's trouble for AMZN stock.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) Stock Needs a Buyout

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The best reason to hold AMD stock is the hope of a sale. Advanced Micro Devices lacks the cash to capitalize on its strengths against larger rivals.

Twitter Inc (TWTR) Stock Simply Isn’t Good Enough

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Twitter has narrower trading ranges than ever before, and any profit from TWTR stock will be less than favorable and not worth waiting for.

Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) Stock Is the Biggest Whole Foods Loser

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The Amazon-Whole Foods pairing has turned Costco (COST) stock into a big loser, but there are a couple of winners in the fray, too.

Why GoPro Inc (GPRO) Stock Has Only One Real Hope Left

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

GoPro (GPRO) was the Hula-Hoop of 2015, but it has not been able to follow-up that act. Here's the only hope for GPRO stock.

Why I Bought Ford Motor Company (F) Stock (And Will Be Happy I Did)

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

New Ford CEO Jim Hackett knows where the car business is going, and is equipped to bring Ford stock holders along for the ride.

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