Gradon Tripp

Want to go attend Tweetsgiving Boston? Want to meet, network and socialize with some of the best, brightest minds in social media, marketing, and philanthropy in Boston? Want to help support a great organization, in a beautiful room, and spread gratitude at the start of the holiday season? Want to attend for free?
Aprigo’s got your [...]

My father called me tonight. This isn’t a normal thing. Normally, if someone calls, it’s my mother. But Dad’s not home, he’s in Ossipee, New Hampshire, hunting.
And that’s not normal either. He was supposed to leave New Hampshire and head back to Florida on Monday. But he got a phone call from his friend Bill’s [...]

Fairly under the radar (until now!), Rob Baker and I have been working on hosting the Boston TweetsGiving event.
TweetsGiving is an annual event for Epic Change, an organization that helps “hopeful people in need share their stories to acquire resources that will improve their lives.” It’s not just another fund raising event, though; the Epic [...]

Two and a half years ago, I got a call from my mother. Nothing unusual about that, right? After the typical chit-chats and how-do-you-dos, the real purpose of her call was revealed: Dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
This, obviously, hit the family hard. I’ve written about him before, so you may have an idea about [...]

The 4th PodCamp Boston (or #pcb4 in Twitter hashtag-speak) is coming this weekend. PodCamp is an “unconference”, meaning that there’s no distinction between attendee and presenter, and everyone is invited to participate. In the spirit of participation, I will join marketing mastermind and connoisseur of all that is edible, David Karp (aka limeduck), in hosting [...]