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

VMWare, Inc. (VMW) and Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Herald the Death of Old Data Centers

With VMWare (VMW) and Amazon (AMZN) teaming up, a number of traditional database companies will be looking over their shoulders.

Stumpf Is Out, but Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) Is Ignoring This Crucial Rule

Wells Fargo (WFC) replaced CEO John Stumpf with his No. 2, Tim Sloan, but it's still not ahead of its false accounts scandal.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) Needs to Return to the Acquisition Buffet

BRK.B stock has accumulated over $75 billion in cash on its books. What will Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett do with it?

The Mylan NV (MYL) Stock Relief Rally Won’t Last Long

MYL stock is currently priced high on hopes that it can limit damage over the EpiPen and return to normal. But is this hope enough for Mylan?

LendingClub Corp (LC) Stock Has Learned a Lesson — People Lie

Lending Club has remade its C-suite and found new buyers for loans, but LC stock still struggles to turn a profit and regain credibility.