Zahid Lilani – Technology and Social Media

Jon Stewart Speaks To Bill Gates About Twitter

Posted on 26. Jan, 2010 by Zahid Lilani.

I love Jon Stewart and Bill Gates is a guy I have a lot of admiration for. As we all know in the social media sphere that Bill Gates joined Twitter, lets take a look at what he had to say about it:

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Twitter Applications for Your Small Business

Posted on 24. Jan, 2010 by Zahid Lilani.

In 2010, we will see a big push by Twitter to help small business understand and embrace social media. There are hundreds of Twitter applications out there that help you manage the way you use Twitter but if you are a small business owner, you don’t want to deal with thousands of Twitter apps, [...]

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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.

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Special Nearby Ad

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

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GITMO Reunion, One Guard and Two Prisoners

Posted on 16. Jan, 2010 by Zahid Lilani.

Interesting things happen everyday in the world but there are some stories that make people think. These stories move you in the most unusual way. One common theme in all the moving and unusual stories is human emotion.
Few months ago I saw a story on 60 Minutes about a rape case where a man [...]

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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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