Google Wave fan and bumbling genius Gina Trapani is going to be alone with her thoughts soon—and that’s a good thing. Perhaps she can take some time to organize her brain. Gina recently announced that she’s shuffling off “This Week in Google” to focus on running her useless Twitter business. Jeff Jarvis of course groaned like a jilted grandmother and Leo said that Gina is going to be missed because he loooooooooves her so much.
In honor of Gina’s tenure on TWiG, here’s one last look ’n’ listen at her groundbreaking Google insights. She’s quite a keeper—too bad Leo didn’t pay her enough to have her stick around.
I think in 10-15 years we really could have maybe learned a thing or two from her. Or not…I can’t decide. Uh…Well, I guess. Maybe not. Or…
What a sad loss. Let us remember some of her most valuable contributions, in her own words..
“My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife, My Wife.”
That 17th “My Wife”, in particular, is sure to bring a lot of memories flooding back to many of you.. Sniffle!
I’m sure we all wish her the best now she’s decided to move on. Wait.. What’s that? Maybe there’s more to it?! Maybe someone was pissed when she didn’t show up for their special event?!
My Wife» Quote comment
When her and her wife dance, who leads?
Scott» Quote comment
Glad it wasn’t just me… thought I was being closed minded or something but she did that so often…
Richie Rich» Quote comment
What a load of BS!
Don’t blame being a homophobe on Gina having a wife and being not afraid to mention that fact occasionally.
And I mean occasionally, because you might have put more “my wifes” in that post than Gina said that in the past year (maybe more) of Twig and AAA.
NormansThirdNipple» Quote comment
Gina has said in interviews (and even on the TWiT network a couple of times) that she does it on purpose to “disarm” people and make them uncomfortable. Nice of her to assume we’re all homophobes with her “in your face” attitude.
Pibb» Quote comment
Well since Myriam Joire and Dickey D are regulars that I actually like, I would imagine all the phobes stopped watching long ago.
Mark Harry» Quote comment
Notice Dickey D isn’t constantly saying “My Husband”.
Mark Harry» Quote comment
This was the best news i heard all day. Oh wait, She is leaving but she is going to do one show a month so she is not really leaving. That will not last long.
Robert» Quote comment
TL:DR
she still wants to do a show now and then to pitch her shitty apps for free.
DarkTriangle» Quote comment
Hmmm, Leo’s gold digger can just replace Gina’s um uh um uh with Randals Warts. Randals Warts can add his um uh um uh’s to the Google show and talk about how he wrote a book about Perl 30 years ago. Problem solved and all he requires as payment is another bottle of wiskey.
Hubba Bubba» Quote comment
BTW was she really a fan of Google Wave?
Google Wave was one of the stupidest ideas ever – a mix between IM and email, with no benefits whatsoever.
Scott» Quote comment
She literally wrote the book about Google Wave.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Complete-Guide-Google-Wave/dp/0982592604
A Recovering Twit Fan» Quote comment
TWIG has been pretty bad, a content-free mess for most of the last year. If they can get someone on full time who isn’t an idiot, the show might turn itself around. Sadly twit only employs yes-men and yes-women nowadays, so chances of getting someone on who will call out Jarvis’s bullshit is slim. Also, Google is just kinda boring nowadays anyway. A few years ago they were cool, but now they are all about becoming Microsoft 2.0. Yawn! At least Windows Weekly is great for schadenfreude, hearing about all Microsofts flops and miscommunications. Google just keep doing everything OK-ish, sort-of beta, and make a shitload on adverts and tracking all the things. Who cares about that?
As for Gina, I thought All About Android improved when the screeching, giggling Eileen Rivera left. Sorry Tom Merrit fans, but I couldn’t stand that woman. If only Jason would stop saying “like, you know” every sentence and was not “totally stoked” about every damn thing it’d be a great show.
Gina wrote an Android app years ago, so she at least knows a bit about the platform. She has abandoned it now and long before that just bummed off the contributions from the community. But as she more-or-less knows about Android, she wasn’t as stuttery and dopey on AAA. TWIG was just so vague and wishy-washy that I think that brought out the “I..I…I… dunno” super-comments.
A Recovering Twit Fan» Quote comment
Tom is awesome but yes, his wife is a terrible, terrible host. During her last AAA she was downloading the latest Android update and instead of paying attention to her hosts she was ooohing and awwwwing so much I thought Tom was under the table.
Bonzo» Quote comment
I like Gina but this video is funny, she does need to be more assertive with her thoughts. Hopefully now TWIG will not be such a lovefest. Imagine if Gumbot had Gina on as a guest, yeah sort of kinda unm oh ugh, maye yknow
Richard Yes» Quote comment
I remember Jeff and Soup getting into a huge argument over the Chromebook Pixel and Gina sat there and offered nothing. It was like trying to interview a child while its parents argued and mentioned divorce.
Bonzo» Quote comment
Gina hates confrontation. Most of her discomfort with getting words out occurs when it is something negative or disagreeing that she needs to say. If she wants to disagree she gets that fidgety look and says:
“yeeeeaaaaaaa, i don’t know, I mean” and then reluctantly makes her point.
ghostdog» Quote comment
I remember that as well. I remember laughing out loud because Gina was offering nothing.
manimal» Quote comment
All of Gina’s statements are confusing because she spends her whole time trying to make a statement that is not affirmative or negative so that she will not be the one that gets the wrath of the two angry old trolls. Nothing worse than being trolled by Laporte and Jarvis.
Stew» Quote comment
I just don’t understand who gives a flying “F” about whatsapp, only a narcissist freak with no life.
Mark Harry» Quote comment
I just don’t understand who gives a flying “F” about thinkup, only a narcissist freak with no life.
Mark Harry» Quote comment
wow, such antipathy for a person whose is notably uncontroversial and inoffensive.
What I see as laudible: balanced and willing to consider both sides of every argument is apparently more regularly perceived as weak, stuttering indecisiveness.
unless there’s some other reason.
Ronan M» Quote comment
Even I one of the most accomplised trolls think these are cheap shots with no standing. Gina is one of the people to have bailed out of the downward sprial of the evil empire.
So she has a wife, get over it. People are nitpicking now because
Leo has no one to pick on and TD can’t come up with anything new.
Don’t forget who the real asshole is. The toad with the short haircut.
The Packer» Quote comment