Social Media is the new buzz-word. There is no denial of the fact that Social Media has taken the world by storm. Pakistan is also at the forefront of the new age media and we are proud of the fact that many Pakistanis are among the top ranked social media experts!

This year, WebX 2.0 is introducing a separate section dedicated to the Social Media. Our diverse panel of “Success Stories of Social Media Experts” will share their success stories and will give the enthusiasts tips on “How To Make It Big On the Web.” Audience will get a chance to ask questions from the people who are the leaders in Social Media.

Our panelists for session “Success Stories By Social Media Experts” are:

Talha Dar, a student at Bahria University Islamabad, is one of the most famous “StumbleUpOn Guys” in Pakistan. In just a little span of time, Talha has established himself as a leading expert on world famous social bookmarking website stumbleupon.com.

 

 

Our special guest from Lahore, Ali Qayyum is not new to the new age media. Ali is truly talented blogger, a leading “stumbler” and also an expert “digger.”

 

A guitar player, music lover and one of the leading bloggers of the country, Hamad Dar is also social media expert. Known as “Bad Server” among the Digg community, he is regarded as one gurus of world’s leading social bookmarking website Digg.com

 

Adnan Shaffi, a.k.a Icon, is ranked as one the top “diggers” from Pakistan. Mr Shaffi’s skills are not restricted to social bookmarking websites or to his blogs but he also runs Islamabad-based Web hosting company.

 

To see the list of Panel 1, click HERE and to check the event details, click HERE.

We are really excited about it and we are sure that you are too! This year’s most anticipated gathering of web wizards is here! Yes, you got it! We are talking about WebX 2.0!

WebX 2010 was a massive success with nation’s top bloggers and social media experts not only sharing their success stories with the crowd but also sharing their skills!  We also had CEOs of leading technology companies from Pakistan joining the panel of “Entrepreneurship Talk” and enthralling the audience with their “technology journey” and also engaging them in an interactive Q & A session!

This year WebX 2.0 team is pleased to bring leading bloggers from different genres. We are really excited to have top notch social media experts and new media firms on the panel!

Let’s reveal our first four panelists for the session “Success Stories by Blogger”;

Saad Hamid, an iconic blogger, who not only inspired a whole new generation of bloggers but with PehliMadad.org initiative, he skillfully used the web and social media to help thousands of flood effectees. Famous for witty humour, Saad is an entrepreneur by heart.

 

Aamir Atta is one of the most famous bloggers in Pakistan and his blog, propakistan.pk, probably is the best local blog. A dedicated and hardworking blogger who has inspired many, Aamir is not much verbose but his blog speaks louder than millions.

Casey Butt is a multi talented blogger. A software engineer by heart, Casey started VeryRite.com which has established itself as one of the leading blogs in technology. Mr. Butt is also co founder of Xnews (xnews.pk).

 

Saad Hameed Bassi is probably on of the best bloggers that we have in the country. With a witty sense of humour, Saad has established himself as not only a leading tech blogger but a social media guru. He is Editorial Head of 1stwebdesigner.com (one of the top blogs on design) and owns two very famous blogs CrispyTech.com & AddictiveFonts.com.

 

Faiz Dar is the youngest blogger on the panel. Faiz started blogging while at school but has shown much maturity. From crisp reviews on Pakistani music, latest video songs and trendy gossip about musicians, Faiz (with his brother Hamad Dar) lights the Pakistan’s biggest music blog (KoolMuzone.com).

 

WebX 2.0 promises to bring more talent from Pakistan! For our panel for the session “Success Stories by Social Media Experts”, stay tuned!