Zahid Lilani – Technology and Social Media

Notes.io – When Email Doesn’t Cut It Anymore

Posted on 23. Jun, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

Imagine going to a website, typing or brain storming an idea, and then sharing it over on Facebook, Twitter or FriendFeed (people still use it). With an GUI similar to that of Notes app on iPhone, you can write whatever you want using Notes.io and share it with others using shorten url.
Though currently not [...]

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iPiccy – Online Image Editing On The Go

Posted on 07. Jun, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

Photoshop is synonymous with image editing and for right reasons; best in its class. Think Photoshop plus the flexibility of editing images online and you will have iPiccy.

iPiccy has bundle of features and gives you one click options to turn your images in to whatever you want it to be. Simply put, iPiccy lets [...]

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Silicon Valley Recovery and Aftermath of LinkedIn IPO

Posted on 21. May, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

19th May, 2011 was a big day for LinkedIn and why wouldn’t it be? It was first in line up of social media companies to go public. Not only did they have their IPO but I think they capitalized big time on the hype and the economics of supply and demand. LinkedIn has been around [...]

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Twitter Missed the Opportunity to License Parking Meters in San Francisco

Posted on 03. May, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

There is trouble in geek paradise a.k.a Twitter. Reasons are plenty but this post is not about that. The frenzy that surrounds Twitter, I think, is affecting its ability to look beyond social media and invest in a REAL service that can be offered to users who still think Twitter is “stupid.” The result – [...]

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Dlvr.it – Social Media Publishing and Statistics Tool for Bloggers

Posted on 16. Apr, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

Dlvr.it lets bloggers publish to different social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Ping.fm, Tumblr and Statusnet. Once you publish posts using Dlvr.it, you can stay in the loop by tracking statistics such as clicks and trends.
I have been playing with Dlvr.it for over a month now and really like it. [...]

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