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

Learnin’ From Luckin, Starbucks Heats Up a Strategy Built Around Its App

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Starbucks is doubling down on its app, on pick-up and delivery. But it's still going to shrink in the near term.

Slim Margins Are a Real and Continuing Problem for Cisco Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Cisco is seeking growth through its own chips and software subscriptions. The strategy has made it a slow-growth dividend aristocrat.

6 Airline Stocks Hoping 2021 Will Be Their Year

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The CARES Act bailout gave most of its largesse to the largest carriers, meaning you might make more money on the smaller ones, if the virus doesn't come back this fall.

Don’t Bet on Penn National Gaming Stock Until Casinos Start to Level Out

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Penn National stock has been very volatile in 2020, selling for as much as $39/share and as little as $7.

Why You Will Blame Cloud Stocks for the Next Market Crash

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

In 2020 the market is recognizing the financial power of cloud data centers, bidding the five biggest owners of them to the sky.

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