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

Why Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Stock Needs an Innovative Edge

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

MSFT stock is growing in gaming and cloud; however, Microsoft lacks monopoly power anywhere in technology, even in PC operating systems and applications.

ConocoPhillips (COP) Dumps Assets, Splashes Investors With Cash

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

ConocoPhillips (COP) jumped Thursday after selling Western Canada oil sands, and is using some of the proceeds to reward COP stock holders.

Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Stock Could Hit $1,000 by Labor Day

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

One analyst says Amazon.com (AMZN) could eventually be worth $1 trillion, nearly 250% more than AMZN stock is today.

Don’t Pay a Premium for Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Wells Fargo (WFC) still has the highest P/B among the big banks, yet WFC stock is less advantaged by higher interest rates than its rivals.

Don’t Buy What Fitbit Inc (FIT) Stock Is Selling

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Fitbit (FIT) has a saturated market, and the path forward is too long for public shareholders to take. FIT stock needs to be bought.

Why Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Sees Groceries as Its Holy Grail

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Many investors justifiably love AMZN stock. Now Amazon is making slow, smart moves on fresh food after learning lessons from prior failures

Why Bank of America Corp (BAC) Is Becoming a Tech Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Bank of America (BAC) has taken on the cost of being a tech company. That means BAC stock also has taken on the risk of being a tech company.

Walt Disney Co (DIS) Stock Is Still More Beast Than Beauty

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

DIS stock still has plenty of blemishes. Disney keeps losing subscribers at ESPN and its video game unit is moribund.

Why Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) Stock Is Worth Every Penny

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

BABA stock offers access to the world's fastest-growing market, and Alibaba brings these small suppliers into the global mainstream.

The Core of Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) Stock Is at Risk

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Alphabet (GOOGL) is in crisis over the conflict between publishing and advertising standards, and that's a serious threat to GOOGL stock.

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