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

Twitter Finally Admits It’s Not a Growth Stock

Twitter stock is falling despite beating earnings estimates, the product of a strong third quarter and changing investor expectations.

3 Stock Market Winners From Trump’s State of the Union

The best stocks to buy in the Trump years haven't been in the sectors he has boosted, but those he has attacked.

Why Amazon Stock And Google Stock Aren’t Getting Respect

Amazon stock and Google stock both fell hard after their earnings, despite beating estimates handily, as investors' expectations changed from growth to profit.

The Oil Majors Are the Only Oil Stocks to Consider Now

Oil majors are winning the war among oil stocks right now with infrastructure that lets them bypass bottlenecks in transport and government policy.

Ultimate Software Stock Isn’t a Buy After Hellman & Friedman Buyout

Hellman & Friedman bought Ultimate Software for $11 billion, $331.50 per share of ULTI stock. It will try to grow ULTI, then sell it off for more.