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

OKTA Stock Is a Solid Investment but Not at These Prices

Okta stock is currently priced at nosebleed levels, the product of a bubble in cloud software applications. But it's a legitimate winner.

In the Summer of Software Even Oracle Is Winning

Oracle is a slow-growth industrial company in a fast-growing technology industry. It delivers a return, but a small one.

Nokia and the Open Source Path

Nokia is getting a second chance at the 5G market thanks to western distrust of China and a vendor neutral technology called Open RAN.

Can Postmates Get Uber Stock Past Its Mid-Life Crisis?

Uber sees its food delivery business and Postmates buy as a path to profitability. But it's too late, and investors should sell Uber stock.

Two Months After Bankruptcy Filing, Why is Hertz Stock Still Trading?

Young Hertz stock speculators hoped the firm could find a way back into business, but that's looking unlikely, and the value of its fleet is declining every day.