Gina Trapani

Updated: 12/01/2019 by Computer Hope
Gina Trapani

Name: Gina Trapani

Born: September 19, 1975, in Brooklyn, New York USA

Computer-related contributions

  • American web developer, tech blogger, writer, and founder of the Lifehacker blog, which she oversaw from 2005-2009.
  • Co-hosts a netcast on the TWiT.tv network called This Week in Google with Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis.
  • Co-hosts the In Beta podcast with Kevin Purdy on the 5by5 network.
  • Hosted twelve episodes of Work Smart, a weekly column, for Fast Company. Gina is currently leading development of a crowdsourcing platform (named ThinkUp) at Expert Labs.

Significant publications

  • Lifehacker: The Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, and Better (2011).
  • The Complete Guide to Google Wave (2010).
  • Upgrade Your Life: The Lifehacker Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, Better (2008).
  • Lifehacker: 88 Tech Tricks to Turbocharge Your Day (2006).

Honors and awards

  • Named Most Influential Women in Technology (2009, 2010).
  • Wired Magazine Rave Award (2006).

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