Zahid Lilani – Technology and Social Media

Facebook is the new MySpace thanks to Google+

Posted on 05. Oct, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

Did Facebook just shoot itself in the foot by introducing it’s newest feature Timeline? According to this hilarious video, it sure did. Meet the new MySpace a.k.a Facebook. If it weren’t for Google+, Facebook would still be cool.

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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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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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