Zahid Lilani – Technology and Social Media

I Prefer Foursquare over Gowalla

Posted on 28. Dec, 2009 by Zahid Lilani.

Let me start with a rant…
Mashable stole my original title for this post on December 25th, 2009. Merry Christmas to you too. I had originally planned Foursquare vs. Gowalla…
I had been working on my post for over a month now, you see… I am not reviewing a social media application, I am using it everyday [...]

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Why Was Twitter Hacked Today?

Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by Zahid Lilani.

By now you must be well aware that Twitter was hacked, don’t worry it is now running smoothly. I visited the usual social media suspects and found out that most of them were just running with the story and no one addressed why it was done today and if it will be done again.
Here is [...]

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Blogging Strategy: Extending Your Voice To The World

Posted on 14. Dec, 2009 by Zahid Lilani.

Jeremiah Owyang is very well known social media strategist and was recently in Doha, Qatar for ictQatar. He did a keynote presentation about blogging strategy in general and how to connect to the world.

Blogging Strategy Extending Your Voice To The World
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Owyang’s presentation is insightful and informational. Without getting too political, [...]

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Weekly Roundup Of Interesting Social Media News Stories

Posted on 13. Dec, 2009 by Zahid Lilani.

Weekly roundup of interesting social media news Stories from around the web. Stories are hand picked and not computer generated. I Hope you enjoy your Social Media Sunday.
Groom stops wedding to update his twitter status – by Lauren V. for Examiner
On my wedding day, I was nervous and was chewing gum to pretend I [...]

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Social Media + Yahoo! Answers = Aardvark

Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by Zahid Lilani.

Aardvark is like Yahoo! answers but only better because it uses your social media connections to discover the perfect person to answer your question in minutes. The process is very simple, ask a question and get a response within 5 minutes.
Aardvark can be used on the web, through IM tools (Gtalk, AIM, Yahoo! [...]

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