Zahid Lilani – Technology and Social Media for Business

Foursquare’s New “Special Nearby” Feature

Posted on 18. Jan, 2010 by Zahid Lilani.

Surfing the blogosphere I came across couple (1|2) of stories related to “Special Nearby” feature on Foursquare. I hadn’t personally seen one while using Foursquare but that changed a week ago when I made a trip to Chipotle in Sunnyvale. Foursquare Special Nearby Ad   The “Special” that was offered to me as a user [...]

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Mapiz – Location Based iPhone App With Real-Time Transit Information

Posted on 04. Jan, 2010 by Zahid Lilani.

Mapiz is a location based iPhone app similar to Foursquare and Gowalla but different in its unique approach. Instead of letting people check-in to places of interest, it makes itself useful by providing real time public transit information and lets you communicate with people around you. Not only can you see where your friends are, [...]

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I Prefer Foursquare over Gowalla

Posted on 28. Dec, 2009 by Zahid Lilani.

Let me start with a rant… Mashable stole my original title for this post on December 25th, 2009. Merry Christmas to you too. I had originally planned Foursquare vs. Gowalla… I had been working on my post for over a month now, you see… I am not reviewing a social media application, I am using [...]

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