Zahid Lilani – Technology and Social Media

Some thoughts on Facebook S-1 Registration Statement

Posted on 23. Feb, 2012 by Zahid Lilani.

I crunch numbers for living and read the entire S-1 Registration Statement while lunching on the best biryani ever. I was looking for accounting gimmicks, similar to the one used by Groupon. Apart from the non-GAAP cash flow projection, Facebook didn’t invent bizzare terms to justify expenses or acquisition costs. likes 1.
Facebook’s choice of [...]

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[INFOGRAPHIC] – Facebook in Numbers

Posted on 03. Feb, 2012 by Zahid Lilani.

The past, present and the future of Facebook. Numbers are not always reflective but they do provide a crucial insight. Facebook’s success is more psychological than a classic case of necessity is the mother of invention. Here’s an interesting infographic, courtesy of Statista, trying to capture the numbers behind the Psychological want.

Infographic originally published [...]

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When will Mark Zuckerberg buy a new shirt?

Posted on 02. Feb, 2012 by Zahid Lilani.

I have long awaited for this day. The day that kept the tech news reporters up all night and then disappointed them in the morning only to surprise them in the afternoon – Facebook IPO.
You see, I have had enough of Mark Zuckerberg in that grey shirt. I have a feeling, he might actually buy [...]

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Stop SOPA before it’s too late

Posted on 14. Jan, 2012 by Zahid Lilani.

In the tech community, SOPA is not news. For an average American, SOPA is unheard of. The traditional media and major news organizations have completely ignored SOPA as if it doesn’t exist. SOPA is real, it does exist and if passed could mean the end of internet as we know it.
Apart from calling your [...]

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A Survival Guide for Facebook a.k.a Web within a Web

Posted on 25. Oct, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

Facebook’s new Timeline feature can be considered an ambitious, but not unrealistic, vision for future. A future of web, within a web. A social web within the larger context of the World Wide Web. Homepage. Friends. Videos. Music. Photos. News. Everything organized by year, month, day…

I joined Facebook in September 2006 when I got [...]

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