Zahid Lilani – Technology and Social Media

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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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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