Zahid Lilani – Technology and Social Media

PeerIndex – Yes, there is a Klout Alternative

Posted on 27. Oct, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

Klout announced a better, more accurate way to measure online influence but it might have pulled a Netflix. The change was drastic for some Klout loyalists and their loyalty today turned into all out boycott. Heck, there is a even a @OccupyKlout Twitter account and Occupy URL modified site.
I didn’t know if there was [...]

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Fresh New Social Media Icon Sets That Include Google+

Posted on 03. Oct, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

Bloggers, designers, creative nerds and everyone in between, it’s about time you have an all-you-can-eat resource of social media icons. These icons are those small, sometimes big, images and graphics you see all over the internet. Primary use includes linking them to your social media profile.
My list consists of icon sets that include [...]

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Plusist lets you post to Facebook and Twitter using Google Plus

Posted on 24. Sep, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

It’s possible to post once on Google Plus and update both your Facebook and Twitter accounts. Plusist makes it really easy for you to do that. Just use Facebook connect to authorize your Facebook account and Twitter OAuth to verify your Twitter account and you are good to go.
Here is a short video [...]

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Quick look at Google Plus and its slick features

Posted on 21. Sep, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

Before you give Google Plus a shot, watch the following videos for an overview of what Google Plus is. My advice, don’t compare it to Facebook. Let the media hype it that way, that’s what they do best. Plus is somewhere between Twitter and Facebook, has the best of both worlds.
Quick Look

Circles

Hangouts

Messenger

Games

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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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