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

What Can Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) Stock Do for You?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Advanced Micro Devices is a minnow among chip companies. Its products are good, but profits are elusive. AMD stock is trader bait.

Plug Power Inc (PLUG) Stock Delivers a Loss Despite Amazon.com, Inc’s (AMZN) Boost

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Plug Power came in short on both revenues and earnings. PLUG stock is locked into a niche supplying power to warehouse forklifts.

Facebook Inc (FB) Stock Is Losing a War With Itself

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Facebook is facing issues of prior restraint that it can't solve and that won't scale. That's the true danger to FB stock.

Cry for International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) Stock, Not for Buffett

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

International Business Machines failed to invest its cash flow in cloud and lacks the scale to compete. Buffett is right to sell IBM stock.

The Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) Stock Rally Hits a Wall

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Chesapeake Energy (CHK) reported a profit and progress in reducing debts during the first quarter, but unless oil prices recover the gains for CHK stock may be over.

Facebook Inc (FB) Stock Dips After Solid Q1 Earnings Beat

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Facebook (FB) reported quarterly revenue of more than $8 billion and better-than-expected earnings, causing FB stock to ... tank?

Is Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) Admitting Failure Amid Cloud Mania?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

IBM and Verizon (VZ) are combining their cloud assets while the cloud leaders dominate markets and the world economy.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk Is on Top of the World (TSLA)

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

If Tesla's robot factory can scale production of the Model 3, it will justify its valuation. If it can't, TSLA stock could blow up on its launching pad.

FireEye Inc (FEYE) Stock Is on the Comeback Trail After Helix Success

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

FireEye (FEYE) is turning around with a subscription service called Helix. And FEYE stock is due for even better results in the days ahead.

Buy Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Stock While Its Dividend Is on Sale

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Pfizer (PFE) missed analyst revenue estimates, which makes PFE stock a value for those looking for dividends.

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