Dana Blankenhorn

Dana Blankenhorn

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

Visa Quickly Recovers From a Bad Quarter

Visa beat analyst estimates despite the pandemic that cut economic activity 10%, as its newer technologies drew investors.

Wait for Q2 Earnings to Pass Before Buying Wayfair Stock

Analysts think Wayfair may sell $15 billion in merchandise this year, but investors should still give Wayfair stock some breathing room here.

Intel Needs a New CEO to Remain Relevant

INTC stock won't be great again until CEO Robert Swan is replaced by an engineer and a leader like the people who run rivals AMD and Nvidia.

Costco Stock Is One of Those You Can Hold Forever

Costco is not a stock to buy or sell. It's a stock to own, a stock you can retire on. I wish I'd known that about COST stock when I was 30.

Nvidia Stock Would be a Star in Any Portfolio … at the Right Point

Nvidia has passed Intel in market cap, but its sales remain a fraction of Intel's. Buying ARM Holdings from Softbank could change that.