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

No One Likes Snap Inc… And for Good Reasons

Snap was late to the market and its coming failure signals trouble ahead for the "unicorn" companies still in private equity hands.

The Lesson of Enterprise Value for Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc

Despite some promising new products, when considering Valeant's debt and equity value, VRX stock is not worth your investment.

If the AT&T Inc. Dividend Is Safe, So Is Your Money

Income investors need look no further than AT&T stock if they want regular income and a safe security. Here's why T stock might be appealing.

Investors Mull If Netflix, Inc. Is Better to Own or Just Watch

Netflix beat expectations again. But NFLX stock investors see the posse of competition is closing in and a market top is near.

Bitcoin Price Surpasses $6,000 — the Blockchain Bubble Is Here

Blockchain can't handle trading volumes that would make it a currency. Yet a fork won't happen because it threatens bitcoin's value.