Zahid Lilani – Technology and Social Media

Silicon Valley Recovery and Aftermath of LinkedIn IPO

Posted on 21. May, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

19th May, 2011 was a big day for LinkedIn and why wouldn’t it be? It was first in line up of social media companies to go public. Not only did they have their IPO but I think they capitalized big time on the hype and the economics of supply and demand. LinkedIn has been around [...]

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Comment to Engage, Not Annoy

Posted on 12. May, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

One of the best ways to increase your credibility and highlight your knowledge is to be part of other blogs in your niche. Being part of other blogs means to read them with some regularity and comment from time to time.
Commenting is the first step towards engagement. A good comment can lead to a [...]

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Twitter Missed the Opportunity to License Parking Meters in San Francisco

Posted on 03. May, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

There is trouble in geek paradise a.k.a Twitter. Reasons are plenty but this post is not about that. The frenzy that surrounds Twitter, I think, is affecting its ability to look beyond social media and invest in a REAL service that can be offered to users who still think Twitter is “stupid.” The result – [...]

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Dlvr.it – Social Media Publishing and Statistics Tool for Bloggers

Posted on 16. Apr, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

Dlvr.it lets bloggers publish to different social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Ping.fm, Tumblr and Statusnet. Once you publish posts using Dlvr.it, you can stay in the loop by tracking statistics such as clicks and trends.
I have been playing with Dlvr.it for over a month now and really like it. [...]

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One Month with Motorola Atrix and I Love IT!

Posted on 19. Mar, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

It’s been a month of discovering the new and trying to forget the old. I had never owned a Motorola before and was very apprehensive but convinced that Atrix will change my opinion. It sure did, I love Atrix.

I upgraded from iPhone 3G to Atrix so the changes were drastic.
Atrix runs on 1 GHz [...]

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