Zahid Lilani – Technology and Social Media

[INFOGRAPHIC] The Science of Timing and Blogging

Posted on 11. Nov, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

Timing is everything, and maintaining a blog is no exception to the rule. Learning when your audience is tuning in, and therefore when to post, is mandatory for any successful blogger.
Two Takeaways
- Post on Monday before 12:00pm.
- Post opinionated posts on Saturdays to generate discussion and comments.

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My Response to “Come home to Netflix” Email

Posted on 29. Oct, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

In my inbox today, Come home to Netflix, oh joy!

Dear Netflix,
I understand your stock is down almost 70%, you laid of 15 people because you lost 800,000 subscribers and the ongoing PR nightmare over the break-up of your service into streaming and mail and then the realization that you made a terrible mistake.
Still, I am [...]

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PeerIndex – Yes, there is a Klout Alternative

Posted on 27. Oct, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

Klout announced a better, more accurate way to measure online influence but it might have pulled a Netflix. The change was drastic for some Klout loyalists and their loyalty today turned into all out boycott. Heck, there is a even a @OccupyKlout Twitter account and Occupy URL modified site.
I didn’t know if there was [...]

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A Survival Guide for Facebook a.k.a Web within a Web

Posted on 25. Oct, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

Facebook’s new Timeline feature can be considered an ambitious, but not unrealistic, vision for future. A future of web, within a web. A social web within the larger context of the World Wide Web. Homepage. Friends. Videos. Music. Photos. News. Everything organized by year, month, day…

I joined Facebook in September 2006 when I got [...]

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iPhone 4S – Will it blend?

Posted on 24. Oct, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

Tom Dickson, I don’t know if that’s his real name, has been blending iPhones, iPad etc for a long time now and he recently took a shot at iPhone 4S. Here’s the video:

Yes, it does blend. I just feel terrible that this really did happened.

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