Zahid Lilani – Technology and Social Media

[Video] – Bashing MySpace

Posted on 06. Jun, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

It’s been a while since I last posted a video. Here is an attempt to start things off with a hilarious clip where all the big social media boys pick on the little MySpace. Starring: Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Foursquare and Google.

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5 Major Social Media Successes of 2010

Posted on 03. Jan, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

I already blogged about 5 Major Social Media Fails of 2010 and now it’s time to talk about some major successes. Like FAILS, there were many success stories and I have tried to narrow it down to 5 major ones in my opinion.
1) Show me the money
Groupon was a surprise for [...]

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Academy of Art University’s Foursquare Special

Posted on 01. Dec, 2010 by Zahid Lilani.

There are different ways businesses are using Foursquare’s “Special Here” feature but I was surprised that a University would also engage in something very unorthodox but trendy. Here is Academy of Art University’s Foursquare Special which allows you to check in for extra credit.
Two classes in question are COM 202: Multimedia Formats & Trends [...]

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Facebook Places: This Changes Everything

Posted on 23. Aug, 2010 by Zahid Lilani.

Sorry for stealing iPhone 4 tag line. “Facebook Places changes everything; end of privacy as you know it” could have been another title to this post but I decided not to scare you even before you read the post. Privacy, though in my view, is a myth in this social media era and Facebook Places [...]

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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 of Foursquare was quite [...]

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