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

McDonald’s Stock Will Still Taste Good After the Coronavirus

Depending on your time horizon, it may make sense to buy MCD stock now. Regardless, McDonald's looks safe and sound after the coronavirus.

Southwest Is Waiting for the Pandemic to Be Over

Southwest is the airline analysts want you to buy. LUV stock is down just 38% from pre-pandemic levels and has a strong balance sheet.

Walt Disney Stock is Being Kept Aloft by the Power of Magical Thinking

DIS stock is burdened with the massive debt from its purchase of Fox and revenue won't return to pre-pandemic levels until next year.

5 Software Stocks Winning the Market Now

Even the slowest-growing software stocks are winners in 2020 thanks to the novel coronavirus. Here are five names to keep your eye on.

What Is Parler? The Platform’s Fate Rests on Trump’s Reelection.

What is Parler? Essentially, it's a Twitter for those who like Trump. That means its financial fate is closely tied to the November election.