Zahid Lilani – Technology and Social Media

Urdu Learning for Kids in the Digital Age

Posted on 21. Aug, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

This is a guest post by Arjumand Azeemi, co-founder at Qurtaba, maker of mobile apps.
Language defines culture and culture defines identity – Urdu learning for kids in the digital age.
I came to United States in the mid 90’s and was at the age where I was very fluent in Urdu. After spending about [...]

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Pee: Social Media Explained

Posted on 15. Aug, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

Social media is sometimes not so social because it can equate to broadcasting instead of communication. Here is a an interesting attempt to explain social media and how we broadcast/communicate using different services such as Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus etc.

I don’t know the image source, please let me know if you do.

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SEC Takes Notice of Groupon’s Shady Accounting

Posted on 29. Jul, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

In my previous post, I pointed out that Groupon’s accounting doesn’t make sense and it is a gimmick to fool the average investor. Soon behold, SEC is now looking into Groupon’s accounting methods that raised eyebrows among investors and SEC itself.
Here is the problem in plain English.
Groupon’s gross profit accounts for the amount paid to [...]

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My 800+ Words Rant About Google Plus, Facebook and Twitter

Posted on 28. Jul, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

Personally, the warm welcome and grace Google Plus received was surprising but not shocking. Surprising because Plus is a game changer and not shocking because one expects a behemeth like Google to do just that – turn tables.
As an early adopter of most web apps and social networking sites, I feel that timing of Google [...]

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Cheat Sheet – Google Plus Shortcuts, Tips and Tricks

Posted on 26. Jul, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

There are seriously some amazing people on Google Plus who are helping average users get better at the Plus game. One of them is +Simon Lausten who created the Google Plus Cheat Sheet. He has so far created two cheat sheets, one is a full of shortcuts and other has helpful tips and tricks. His [...]

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