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

Flawed Bull Case Shows You Can’t Invest in Tesla Stock

Tesla stock remains volatile, its profitability precarious. It's on a high now, but could quickly crash back to a low.

Zuckerberg Must Embrace Governance to Sustain Facebook Stock

Facebook is now fighting governments for the right to act with legislative authority in regulating speech and payments.

What the Fintech Merger Mania Means for Charles Schwab Stock

Charles Schwab is trying to buy TD Ameritrade to afford the tech improvements needed to compete with cloud-based players like Robinhood.

For Young Investors, Square Stock Is the Right Financial Play

Square stock rose sharply on an unexpected profit but it's still near the bottom of its trading range. It's also cheaper than other plays.

Focus on Dividends, Not Recent Pop With Lowe’s Stock

Lowe's and Home Depot are very similar, so you buy one when the other side seems to be winning. Lowe's stock seems to be winning now