Zahid Lilani – Technology and Social Media

Not Worth the Time for Small Businesses to Embrace Social Media

Posted on 01. Jun, 2010 by Zahid Lilani.

Being a small business owner, there is nothing more important to me than to get the word out about my tax and accounting services business. But is social media the answer? Does it pay off? I have trouble with all the experts and gurus saying that if you are not leveraging social media then you [...]

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My6Sense Helps You Reduce Social Media Noise

Posted on 06. Mar, 2010 by Zahid Lilani.

Thank you Shari for a wonderful guest post about My6Sense. It is now my turn to pitch in and share whatever I know and think about the app.
My6Sense is basically Google Reader without the noise. It senses what you like to read and then ONLY shows you relevant stories.
Not only is it great for [...]

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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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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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Buy, Beg or Bug?

Posted on 24. Dec, 2009 by Zahid Lilani.

The New Rules of Marketing and PR keynote presentation and Q&A session delivered by David Meerman Scott at the Business Marketing Association 2009 national “Unlearn” conference. Scott argues that when others spread your ideas and tell your stories online, buyers are eager to do business with you and all kinds of doors begin to open.

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