Gina Trapani - Inspiring Tech Entrepreneur Blogger & Writer
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Inspiring Tech EntrepreneurTrapani started her career as a developer and prolific blogger, before she successfully directed her attention to various business endeavors. In January 2005, she founded the world renowned Lifehacker blog. For most of the first year she remained the sole blogger for the site until two associate editors joined her. Lifehacker's strapline is "Tips and downloads for getting things done." The site, which includes tech content for both advanced and everyday level readers, has an enormous following worldwide. Lifehacker now has Australian, Japanese, Indian and UK versions of the site.
Gina Trapani resigned as Lifehacker's lead editor in 2009, and the young tech entrepreneur is currently leading the development of ThinkUp, a social media aggregation and analysis tool, through the not-for-profit technology incubator Expert Labs. She co-founded the company, and the simple app is designed to give users daily insights about their own behavior and that of their friends on social media. ThinkUp has received widespread recognition and is considered to be one of the most innovative social media companies, with even the Whitehouse using its app.
Highly Respected Writer and Blogger
Trapani is an award winning writer and blogger with a huge online following. She has published three books including Upgrade Your Life and The Complete Guide to Google Wave. Her work has been published in The New York Times, The Harvard Business Review, CNN.com and Fast Company, along with tech publications including PC World, and Macworldmagazines. The Lifehacker blog, which she founded in 2005, has received nominations for the blog of the decade, while it also led on to the bestselling book, Lifehacker. Tech blogging remains a huge part of her life, and at one point she was producing an astounding 18 posts per day as a blogger. As a respected tech expert she also voices her opinion on the industry as Co-host of the show This Week in Google.
Trapani is an award winning writer and blogger with a huge online following. She has published three books including Upgrade Your Life and The Complete Guide to Google Wave. Her work has been published in The New York Times, The Harvard Business Review, CNN.com and Fast Company, along with tech publications including PC World, and Macworldmagazines. The Lifehacker blog, which she founded in 2005, has received nominations for the blog of the decade, while it also led on to the bestselling book, Lifehacker. Tech blogging remains a huge part of her life, and at one point she was producing an astounding 18 posts per day as a blogger. As a respected tech expert she also voices her opinion on the industry as Co-host of the show This Week in Google.
Industry Recognition
In 2006 and again in 2013, Wired Magazine awarded Trapani the Rave Award for blogging, and named her one of "the best reporters, writers, and thinkers on the Internet". In 2009 and 2010, Fast Company dubbed her one of the most Influential women in technology. ThinkUp was also listed as one of the World's 'Top 10 Most Innovative Companies of 2015 In Social Media' by Fast Company.
*Has a daughter, Etta Rebecca Bailey, who was born in September, 2012.
In 2006 and again in 2013, Wired Magazine awarded Trapani the Rave Award for blogging, and named her one of "the best reporters, writers, and thinkers on the Internet". In 2009 and 2010, Fast Company dubbed her one of the most Influential women in technology. ThinkUp was also listed as one of the World's 'Top 10 Most Innovative Companies of 2015 In Social Media' by Fast Company.
ADDITIONAL FACTS
*Married to her long-time partner Terra Bailey since 2008.*Has a daughter, Etta Rebecca Bailey, who was born in September, 2012.
