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

Coca-Cola Is the Most Conservative Investment You Can Make

Coca-Cola stock was a star in the January market, but don't be fooled. This is a slow-growing dividend aristocrat.

After Earnings, It’s Clear IBM’s Rometty Needs to Step Aside

Replacing CEO Virginia Rometty with Red Hat head Jim Whitehurst might send IBM stock flying. It seems nothing else will.

Apple Stock’s Record Quarter Shows Tech’s Deflation-Beating Power

Apple stock was up yesterday after the company reported record revenue. Apple is beating deflation when no other industry can.

Don’t Let Nokia’s 5G Promises Fool You, It’s Losing the Race

Nokia is losing the race in 5G base stations to Samsung and Ericsson. NOK stock is not suitable for investors of any age.

D.R. Horton Represents America’s Gravity-Defying Suburbs

D.R. Horton dominates suburban homebuilding, an industry that should be dying but isn't. DHI stock is a play on the firm's staying power.