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

Alibaba Will Be One of This Decade’s Hottest Stocks to Buy

Alibaba is enormously profitable and a leader in the biggest trends. Alibaba stock will be one of the best buys for the coming decade.

The Upcoming Casper Sleep IPO Warns of Sleepy Growth Ahead

Casper claims to be a leader in the sleep economy, but the Casper Sleep IPO appears to just be a great way to lose money.

Christmas Left Too Many Toys Behind in Target’s Aisles

Target stock is fully priced, so it now must focus on defending and expanding its position after an unfortunate toys miss.

Is FuelCell Energy’s Business Truly Sustainable?

The FuelCell Energy story makes sense, but I find it hard to trust the utilities or oil companies FCEL stock depends upon for success.

Boeing Stock Has Yet to Crash, But It’s Losing Investors’ Trust

New CEO David Calhoun previously sparked turnarounds at Nielsen and Caterpillar, but Boeing and BA stock need more than a short-term fix.