Zahid Lilani – Technology and Social Media

10 Reasons Why Groupon IPO is a Bad Deal

Posted on 13. Jun, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

Gropon filed paperwork to go public (IPO) on June 2, 2011. That’s 24 hours after Google released ‘Offers’ service in Portland, Oregon. Most likely a coincidence but important to mention because it matters in terms of competition; just one of the reasons Groupon IPO is a bad deal.

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[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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How to Add Google +1 Button to your Blog using Sharebar Plugin

Posted on 01. Jun, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

Google’s +1 button is now LIVE and you can implement the code on your blog. Instead of just copy pasting the code on your blog, try achieving the functionality of the +1 button by adding the code to a social sharing plugin. I am using Sharebar (on your left floating with the post) on [...]

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Social Media: Bubble in the Making

Posted on 11. Jan, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

Most people are now speculating that there is a social media bubble. First, no one really cared because tech giants with tons of cash where buying tiny start-ups with no revenue in anticipation of future success. Now that Goldman Sachs is stepping up its game and betting that Facebook is worth $50 Billion by investing [...]

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5 Major Social Media FAILS of 2010

Posted on 30. Dec, 2010 by Zahid Lilani.

There are ups and downs and then there are major fails. Social Media map changed this year for good and for bad. Mashable and Huffington Post have already posted some technology fails and I am sure others will soon follow. My list is not surprising but I have my opinion as to what is really [...]

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