Gina Trapani

Gina Trapani
Trapani at SXSWi, 2007
BornSeptember 19, 1975 (1975-09-19) (age 49)[1]
Brooklyn, New York[2]
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Tech blogger, web developer, writer
Known forFounder of Lifehacker
Websiteginatrapani.org

Gina Marie Trapani (born September 19, 1975[1]) is an American tech blogger, web developer, writer, and technology executive.

Early life and education

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Trapani was born and raised in an Italian Catholic family in Brooklyn, New York.[3] Trapani graduated from Marist College and earned an MS in Computer Science at Brooklyn College.

Career

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She began her writing career in high school as a writer for New Youth Connections (now YCteen), a magazine written by and for New York City teens published by Youth Communication.[4]

Trapani founded the Lifehacker blog in January 2005,[5] resigning in January 2009. She later joined Expert Labs[6] where she led development of ThinkUp, an open-source social media aggregation and analysis tool, which was shuttered in 2016.[7] In 2017 she joined Postlight as Director of Engineering,[8] and is now CEO.[citation needed]

Trapani has also been featured on yourBlogstory,[9] a popular Bloggers featuring network. Trapani has published three books and has also written for other publications including Harvard Business Online.

Awards and recognition

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Wired magazine awarded her its prestigious Rave Award in 2006. Fast Company named her one of the Most Influential Women in Technology in 2009 and 2010.[10] In 2019, she was named one of the most influential LGBTQ+ people in tech.[11]

Personal life

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As of December 2013, Trapani lives in Brooklyn, New York.[12]

Trapani has two brothers.[13] She is openly lesbian and married her longtime partner and friend, Terra Bailey,[14][15] on June 17, 2008.[16] Their daughter, Etta Rebecca Bailey, was born September 18, 2012.[17]

Trapani joined the board of directors for Radiant Earth in March 2023.[18]

Books

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  • Trapani, Gina (December 18, 2006). Lifehacker: 88 Tech Tricks to Turbocharge Your Day. Wiley. ISBN 0-470-05065-9.
  • Trapani, Gina (March 17, 2008). Upgrade Your Life: The Lifehacker Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, Better. Wiley. ISBN 978-0-470-23836-3.
  • Trapani, Gina (March 15, 2010). The Complete Guide to Google Wave. 3ones, Inc. ISBN 978-0-9825926-0-1.
  • Trapani, Gina; Pash, Adam (June 28, 2011). Lifehacker: The Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, and Better. Wiley. ISBN 978-1-118-01837-8.

References

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  1. ^ a b ""This Week in Tech," September 19, 2010". Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
  2. ^ Glaser, Mark (February 25, 2009). "Productivity Guru Gina Trapani Balances Blogging, Coding, Community". PBS MediaShift.
  3. ^ mitenshah (2019-10-05). "Gina Trapani – World's Richest Female Blogger and Tech-preneur". seowebfirm.com. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  4. ^ "Youth Communication: Who We Are - Alumni - T-Z". Youthcomm.org. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  5. ^ Isaac, Mike; Mullin, Benjamin (2023-03-13). "Lifehacker, Enthusiasts' Guide to Everything, to Be Sold to Ziff Davis". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  6. ^ Dash, Anil (July 30, 2010). "ThinkTank is now ThinkUp". Expert Labs Blog. Archived from the original on 2010-08-03.
  7. ^ Dash, Anil (2016-06-13). "The end of ThinkUp". Anil Dash. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  8. ^ "Postlight on LinkedIn: "Gina Trapani joins our executive…". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  9. ^ "Gina Trapani – the Highest Earning Female Blogger in the World". yourBlogstory. 11 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-09-13.
  10. ^ Wilkinson, Amy (March 29, 2010). "Gina Trapani, Project Director at Expert Labs". The Most Influential Women in Technology 2010. Fast Company. Archived from the original on 2010-05-29.
  11. ^ Leskin, Paige. "The 23 most powerful LGBTQ+ people in tech". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  12. ^ Trapani, Gina. "Gina Trapani: Bio". GinaTrapani.org.
  13. ^ "This week in Google 235". Twit.tv. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  14. ^ https://www.twitter.com/ginatrapani/status/157162073116250112?s=46
  15. ^ Grose, Jessica (17 June 2008). "Congrats to our fellow Gawker Media blogger". Jezebel. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  16. ^ "just married". Flickr. 17 June 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  17. ^ "Best Launch Ever: Etta Rebecca Bailey". Smarterware. 17 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-08-25. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  18. ^ "Introducing Gina Trapani: Our Newest Board Member". radiant.earth. March 2023. Retrieved 2024-04-25.

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