Gina Trapani Explained

Gina Trapani
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York[1]
Nationality:American
Occupation:Tech blogger, web developer, writer
Known For:Founder of Lifehacker

Gina Marie Trapani (born September 19, 1975[2]) is an American tech blogger, web developer, writer, and technology executive.

Early Life and Education

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

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.

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

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

, Trapani lives in Brooklyn, New York.[12]

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

Trapani joined the Board of Directors for the Radiant Earth Foundation in March 2023.[17]

Books

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Productivity Guru Gina Trapani Balances Blogging, Coding, Community . Glaser, Mark . PBS MediaShift . February 25, 2009.
  2. Web site: "This Week in Tech," September 19, 2010 . September 20, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100922091308/http://twit.tv/266 . September 22, 2010 . dead .
  3. Web site: mitenshah . 2019-10-05 . Gina Trapani – World's Richest Female Blogger and Tech-preneur . 2024-04-25 . seowebfirm.com . en-US.
  4. Web site: Youth Communication: Who We Are - Alumni - T-Z . Youthcomm.org . 2014-02-26.
  5. News: Isaac . Mike . Mullin . Benjamin . 2023-03-13 . Lifehacker, Enthusiasts' Guide to Everything, to Be Sold to Ziff Davis . 2024-04-25 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  6. Web site: ThinkTank is now ThinkUp. Dash, Anil. July 30, 2010. Expert Labs Blog. https://web.archive.org/web/20100803033533/http://expertlabs.org/2010/07/thinkup-and-the-next-phase-of-expert-labs.html. 2010-08-03. dead.
  7. Web site: The end of ThinkUp. Dash. Anil. 2016-06-13. Anil Dash. 2017-08-11.
  8. News: Postlight on LinkedIn: "Gina Trapani joins our executive…. LinkedIn. 2017-08-11. en.
  9. Web site: Gina Trapani – the Highest Earning Female Blogger in the World. yourBlogstory. 11 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160913014711/http://yourblogstory.org/gina-trapani-the-highest-earning-female-blogger-in-the-world/ . 2016-09-13 . dead.
  10. Web site: Gina Trapani, Project Director at Expert Labs . Wilkinson, Amy . March 29, 2010 . The Most Influential Women in Technology 2010 . Fast Company . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100529100415/http://www.fastcompany.com/article/gina-trapani-expert-labs . 2010-05-29 .
  11. Web site: The 23 most powerful LGBTQ+ people in tech. Leskin. Paige. Business Insider. 2019-10-09.
  12. Web site: Gina Trapani: Bio . Trapani, Gina . GinaTrapani.org.
  13. Web site: This week in Google 235. Twit.tv. 6 February 2014. 9 February 2014.
  14. Web site: Congrats to our fellow Gawker Media blogger. Grose, Jessica. Jessica Grose. Jezebel. 17 June 2008. 1 May 2013.
  15. Web site: just married. Flickr. 17 June 2008. 1 May 2013.
  16. Web site: Best Launch Ever: Etta Rebecca Bailey. Smarterware. 17 November 2012. 1 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150825064844/http://smarterware.org/10307/best-launch-ever-etta-rebecca-bailey . 2015-08-25 . dead.
  17. Web site: Introducing Gina Trapani: Our Newest Board Member . 2024-04-25 . radiant.earth.

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