Zahid Lilani – Technology and Social Media

Clixtr Launches Its Newly Revamped Homepage

Posted on 24. Nov, 2009 by Zahid Lilani.

Few weeks back I had talked about Clixtr and how it is so revolutionary as a location based photo sharing service. Yesterday they launched a new homepage that makes it easier for new members and existing users to search for events and look at photos.

Clixtr’s iPhone App wasn’t free in the beginning but is free [...]

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Chris Brogan’s Advice For Businesses Starting With Social Media

Posted on 23. Nov, 2009 by Zahid Lilani.

Over the weekend I came across this video on Social Media Examiner where Chris Brogan lays out few steps Businesses can take when starting out in the social media sphere.
Enjoy the video

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Weekly Roundup Of Interesting Social Media News Stories

Posted on 22. Nov, 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.
Attracted to brands on social media? by Kit Yarro for SF Chronicle
A candid look at how social media is creating relationships with Generation Y. Companies that have [...]

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ReTweet Is Now Available To All Twitter Users

Posted on 20. Nov, 2009 by Zahid Lilani.

Something that was really missing from Twitter.com was the ability to re-tweet (share/broadcast) a tweet that you really liked and wanted to share with the rest of your followers.
Back in August, Project Retweet was announced and it got many of us excited because even though most serious Twitter users use desktop clients such as [...]

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Dom Sagolla on Bay Area KRON 4 News

Posted on 17. Nov, 2009 by Zahid Lilani.

Dom Sagolla, Twitter co-founder, was on KRON 4 News and was interviewed about his book 140 Characters: A Style Guide for the Short Form. As much as I enjoyed reading the book, I enjoyed the interview.

Quote I like from the Interview
Email is a push medium, Twitter is a pull medium

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