Zahid Lilani – Social Media Discourse

My6Sense Helps You Reduce Social Media Noise

Posted on 06. Mar, 2010 by Zahid Lilani.

Thank you Shari for a wonderful guest post about My6Sense. It is now my turn to pitch in and share whatever I know and think about the app.
My6Sense is basically Google Reader without the noise. It senses what you like to read and then ONLY shows you relevant stories.
Not only is it great for [...]

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SmartPhones are Getting Smarter, Especially when Users Find the Right Apps

Posted on 05. Mar, 2010 by Zahid Lilani.

This is a guest post by Shari Sax. Social media evangelist, a mentor, a friend and overall a passionate writer.
Recently I got a chance to meet with two Israeli gentlemen, whose company My6Sense has plans to use “Digital Intuition” to help mobile phone users save time and be more productive.
Founder Barak Hamachov is the [...]

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Foursquare’s New “Special Nearby” Feature

Posted on 18. Jan, 2010 by Zahid Lilani.

Surfing the blogosphere I came across couple (1|2) of stories related to “Special Nearby” feature on Foursquare. I hadn’t personally seen one while using Foursquare but that changed a week ago when I made a trip to Chipotle in Sunnyvale.

Foursquare

Special Nearby Ad

The “Special” that was offered to me as a user of Foursquare was quite [...]

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iPhone’s Touchscreen Most Responsive

Posted on 13. Jan, 2010 by Zahid Lilani.

Geeks out there are doing so many cool experiments. One of them did this experiment where the responsiveness of touchscreen was tested for four major smartphones in the market, iPhone, Droid, HTC and Nexus One.
It was concluded that iPhone’s Touchscreen was the most responsive.
Here is how the experiment was done:

Although MOTO usually uses [...]

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Mapiz – Location Based iPhone App With Real-Time Transit Information

Posted on 04. Jan, 2010 by Zahid Lilani.

Mapiz is a location based iPhone app similar to Foursquare and Gowalla but different in its unique approach. Instead of letting people check-in to places of interest, it makes itself useful by providing real time public transit information and lets you communicate with people around you.
Not only can you see where your friends are, [...]

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