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		<title>Hajj Photo makes the Instagram Popular list</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikael Pittam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of today&#8217;s popular photos on Instagram is a photo of the pilgrims during the Hajj. Photo by doganm. Here is the original Instagram link: http://instagr.am/p/S2NY4/  Like it! And keep it on the popular list. @doganm has had a few popular photos, check them out here. @doganm&#8217;s photo &#124; Webstagram &#8211; Instagram Web Viewer.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of today&#8217;s popular photos on Instagram is a photo of the pilgrims during the Hajj. Photo by <a href="http://web.stagram.com/n/doganm/" target="_blank">doganm</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://instagr.am/p/S2NY4/" target="_blank"><img src="http://distilleryimage0.instagram.com/3f56f4be07cc11e1a87612313804ec91_6.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>
<p>Here is the original Instagram link: <a href="http://instagr.am/p/S2NY4/" target="_blank">http://instagr.am/p/S2NY4/ </a></p>
<p>Like it! And keep it on the popular list.</p>
<p>@doganm has had a few popular photos, check them out <a href="http://populagram.appspot.com/user/doganm" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://web.stagram.com/p/316200504_2650098">@doganm&#8217;s photo | Webstagram &#8211; Instagram Web Viewer</a>.</p>
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		<title>Hajj Live Broadcast on Youtube. Islam comes to your computer &amp; mobile device.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 07:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikael Pittam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[YouTube will broadcast live coverage of the Islamic ritual of Hajj for the first time this Saturday, according to the company’s blog. Hajj, which is the largest pilgrimage in the world, is a demonstration of the solidarity of Muslim people and a submission to Allah. It represents one of the five pillars of Islam and is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="Hajj 2011" src="http://www.channel4.com/assets/programmes/images/the-hajj-the-greatest-trip-on-earth/3ca8e97e-55b6-4048-a934-1ee6646334dc_625x352.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="282" />YouTube will broadcast live coverage of the Islamic ritual of Hajj for the first time this Saturday, <a href="http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2011/11/watch-hajj-in-saudi-arabiathe-worlds.html">according to the company’s blog</a>.</p>
<p>Hajj, which is the largest pilgrimage in the world, is a demonstration of the solidarity of Muslim people and a submission to Allah. It represents one of the five pillars of Islam and is a religious duty that every able-bodied Muslim must carry out at least once in their lifetime.</p>
<p>This year’s Hajj—an event that is likely to attract close to 2.5 million worshippers—will be live on the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/hajjlive" target="_blank">Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information’s YouTube channel</a>. The broadcast doesn’t start until Saturday, November 5, but the channel already contains many related videos.</p>
<p>Google is working with the Saudi Ministry again after the two partnered to <a href="http://googleindia.blogspot.com/2011/08/prayers-from-holy-mosque-in-mecca-now.html">broadcast Islamic prayers</a> from the Holy Mosque in Mecca live during Ramadan for the first time earlier this year. The plan for is another example of the positive communication benefits of today’s technology and it seems likely that more similar events will be covered on YouTube going forward, bringing them to larger global audiences.</p>
<p>The live broadcast will also be available to some television viewers after <a href="http://thenextweb.com/me/2011/06/29/youtube-coming-to-a-saudi-arabian-tv-near-you/">Google Saudi Arabia partnered with Saudi Telecom Company</a> (STC) to bring YouTube to Interactive Television, or Invision, customers who can access the service through their TV set.</p>
<p>Source: <a href="http://thenextweb.com/google/2011/11/04/youtube-to-broadcast-islamic-ritual-of-hajj-live-for-the-first-time/" target="_blank">The Next Web - YouTube to broadcast Islamic ritual of Hajj live for the first time</a></p>
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		<title>IslamCrunch likes Facebook</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikael Pittam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While we wait for Facebook to send us our decal, we decided to create our own digital version of the decal being sent out to local businesses. As you can see, we added our SMS notification service to the decal. If you would like to receive text alerts about Islam, Muslims and all the halalness [...]]]></description>
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<p>While we wait for Facebook to send us our <a title="Facebook Decals for Local Business" href="http://mashable.com/2010/04/27/facebook-window-decals/" target="_blank">decal</a>, we decided to create our own digital version of the decal being sent out to local businesses. As you can see, we added our SMS notification service to the decal. If you would like to receive text alerts about Islam, Muslims and all the halalness of IslamCrunch, please sign up for SMS list &#8211; <a title="Islamic SMS and text messages" href="http://www.textmarks.com/MUSLIM" target="_blank">http://www.textmarks.com/MUSLIM</a></p>
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<p>And please join us on Facebook &#8211; <a href="http://facebook.com/islamcrunch" target="_blank">http://facebook.com/IslamCrunch</a></p>
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		<title>Facebook Likes Islam&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikael Pittam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;crunch. We have integrated the impending ubiquitous Facebook Like button on our site. Now with a single click, you can share your favorite IslamCrunch articles on your Facebook stream. From what we can tell, IslamCrunch appears to be one of the first Islamic-themed sites to implement the Facebook like button. Try it out, click the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;crunch. We have integrated the impending ubiquitous Facebook Like button on our site. Now with a single click, you can share your favorite IslamCrunch articles on your Facebook stream.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/islamcrunch" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter" title="Facebook Likes Islam" src="http://img.skitch.com/20100425-taac8sxmae6c79e7dfmfgn44su.jpg" alt="Open Graph protocol - Facebook Developers" width="300" height="75" /></a>From what we can tell, IslamCrunch appears to be one of the first Islamic-themed sites to implement the Facebook like button. Try it out, click the thumb, join the Open Graph.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/islamcrunch" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.skitch.com/20100425-fp8dk5m1rank9c26m2q3xguma.jpg" alt="Facebook | Mikael Pittam" width="420" height="65" /></a></p>
<p>Follow us (or like us as you can&#8217;t become a fan) on our Facebook page:</p>
<p><a href="http://facebook.com/islamcrunch" target="_blank">http://facebook.com/islamcrunch</a></p>
<p>What are your thoughts on Facebook&#8217;s Open Graph? Security concerns? Awesomeness? Share your comments below.</p>
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		<title>Flavors.me Gives You A Beautiful, Unique Online Presence (Invites Available)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikael Pittam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Technorati: After joining every social network in the universe, posting dozens of photos as well as adding thousands of friends and strangers, you realized that your online presence needs consolidation. You need a one-stop place to show the world who you are and what you do. Even though there are quite a few build-it-yourself [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="Flavors.me" src="http://static.technorati.com/09/12/08/2147/Flavors.me.jpg" alt="Flavors.me" width="300" height="157" align="right" />From <a title="Mikael Pittam - Technorati Writer" href="http://bit.ly/mikaeltechnorati" target="_blank">Technorati</a>:</p>
<p>After joining every social network in the universe, posting dozens of photos as well as adding thousands of friends and strangers, you realized that your online presence needs consolidation. You need a one-stop place to show the world who you are and what you do. Even though there are quite a few build-it-yourself homepage solutions, <a title="Flavors" href="http://flavors.me/" target="_blank">Flavors.me</a> gives you beauty, simplicity, flexibility and most of all: &#8220;<a title="Mikael Pittam - Social Media Technology Journalist" href="http://twitter.com/tweetercritter" target="_blank">tweet appeal</a>.&#8221;</p>
<p>Flavors.me has three features that makes your own page fun and cool. Besides pulling in your social feed, you can customize your main content. Here&#8217;s your chance to tell the world about your plans for world peace or how much you love posting comments on this article. Also, you can use your own image for your background. Best of all, it&#8217;s all so easy. With so much flexibility and ease-of-use, you can try different layouts, styles and colors.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s my Flavor: <a title="Mikael Pittam - Technorati Writer" href="http://flavors.me/mikael" target="_blank">http://flavors.me/mikael </a></p>
<p><a title="Mikael Pittam" href="http://flavors.me/mikael" target="_blank"><img title="Mikael Pittam - Flavors.me Lifestream Homepage Microsite" src="http://static.technorati.com/09/12/08/2147/Mikael-Pittam---Flavors.me.jpg" alt="Mikael Pittam - Flavors.me Lifestream Homepage Microsite" width="300" height="270" /></a></p>
<p>Read the article for the interview and invite code: http://bit.ly/flavorsme</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a screen shot of my article featured on Flavors.me feedback page:</p>
<p><a href="http://flavors.me/feedback" target="_blank"><img class="alignnone" title="Flavors.me Feedback" src="http://img.skitch.com/20091209-qcatj1q887jgisa2h2g6xut6wn.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="198" /></a></p>
<p><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script><a type="box_count" name="fb_share" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php">Share</a><script src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/connect.php/js/FB.Share" type="text/javascript"></script></p>
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		<title>Usul al-Fiqh Session 2 Live Webcast Today &#8211; Quran: History and Importance</title>
		<link>http://islamcrunch.com/archives/usul-al-fiqh-session-2-live-webcast-today-quran-history-and-importance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikael Pittam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Express Yourself LIVE The Qur’an: History &#38; Importance (Session 2) Saturday, November 14, 2009 from 1:00 PM &#8211; 3:00 PM (PST) Venue: Fremont, CA &#124; Ta&#8217;leef Collective Lamppost Webcast: Instructions (PDF) For more info: http://bit.ly/usulfiqh A series of classes that will focus on the origins and sources of Islamic law over a course of 12 sessions. [...]]]></description>
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<div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 8px; line-height: normal;">Saturday, November 14, 2009 from 1:00 PM &#8211; 3:00 PM (PST)</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 8px; line-height: normal;">Venue: Fremont, CA <span style="padding: 0px; color: #acaca7;">|</span> Ta&#8217;leef Collective</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 8px; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://islamcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/LamppostBroadcastHowTo.pdf" target="_blank">Lamppost Webcast: Instructions (PDF)</a></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 8px; line-height: normal;">For more info: <a title="San Jose Muslim Examiner - Mikael Pittam" href="http://bit.ly/usulfiqh" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/usulfiqh</a></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 8px; line-height: normal;">A series of classes that will focus on the origins and sources of Islamic law over a course of 12 sessions. By understanding the rationale and procedures by which we can apply the different elements of jurisprudence, it is hoped that students can see the various levels of diversity and increase the respect for the broad legal rulings present in the Islamic world. Teacher: Ustadh Abdullah Ali</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 8px; line-height: normal;">The Zaytuna College staff members, Ta&#8217;leef Collective team members and IslamCrunch bloggers will be onsite. Interact with us during the webcast.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 8px; line-height: normal;">Add your feedback and opinions in the comments section below or post your comments on the Zaytuna Facebook wall: <a title="Zaytuna Knowledge Resources Facebook Page" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zaytuna-Distance-Learning-Program/6113428577" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zaytuna-Distance-Learning-Program/6113428577</a></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 8px; line-height: normal;">Share this live webcast with your friends. Tweet it, Facebook it, email it, blog it.</div>
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		<title>RT: Twitter releases retweet beta feature</title>
		<link>http://islamcrunch.com/archives/rt-twitter-releases-retweet-beta-feature/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikael Pittam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;What is RT?&#8221; is a common question asked by friends and family who have not seen the social media light. RT = retweet. Retweet = reposting a tweet (Twitter message) you found on Twitter. Recently, Twitter released a new beta feature for retweeting from their web interface. Initially, retweeting had to be done manually. Adding [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;What is RT?&#8221; is a common question asked by friends and family who have not seen the social media light. RT = retweet. Retweet = reposting a tweet (Twitter message) you found on Twitter.</p>
<p>Recently, <a href="http://blog.twitter.com/2009/11/retweet-limited-rollout.html" target="_blank">Twitter released a new beta feature</a> for retweeting from their web interface. Initially, retweeting had to be done manually. Adding the &#8220;RT&#8221; then copying the username (not forgetting the @ symbol) and then copying the tweet. Soon after, third party applications like <a href="http://www.cotweet.com" target="_blank">CoTweet</a> and <a href="http://www.hootsuite.com" target="_blank">HootSuite</a> integrated the retweet feature into their platforms.</p>
<p>Interestingly, one of our lesser known Twitter accounts (<a href="http://twitter.com/sumikael">@sumikael</a>) was selected for the beta feature.</p>
<p>Here are the screenshots of the retweet feature.</p>
<p><a href="http;//twitter.com/mikaelpittam"><img class="alignnone" title="Twitter Retweet Beta Feature" src="http://content.screencast.com/users/islamcrunch/folders/Jing/media/e671cc1a-75de-4ee4-9096-523951728e8b/00000017.png" alt="" width="458" height="118" /></a></p>
<p>Twitter Retweet beta message</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/mqube"><img class="alignnone" title="Twitter Retweet to Followers" src="http://content.screencast.com/users/islamcrunch/folders/Jing/media/becaf9b0-acdc-4e22-b034-92ad5af2ae1a/00000018.png" alt="" width="486" height="144" /></a></p>
<p>Retweet feature on the web interface</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/mikaelpittam/muslims"><img class="alignnone" title="Twitter Retweet Message" src="http://content.screencast.com/users/islamcrunch/folders/Jing/media/39b3a0d9-e3cb-4e57-a926-652342e4f09c/00000019.png" alt="" width="411" height="109" /></a></p>
<p>Retweet icon, post-RT</p>
<p>Add us on Twitter:</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/mikaelpittam" target="_blank">@mikaelpittam</a></p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/mqube" target="_blank">@mqube</a></p>
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		<title>LIVE Webcast NOW &#8211; Intro to Usul al-Fiqh &#8211; Shaykh Abdullah Ali</title>
		<link>http://islamcrunch.com/archives/live-webcast-now-intro-to-usul-al-fiqh-shaykh-abdullah-ali/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikael Pittam</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[shaykh abdullah ali]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[usul al-fiqh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[webcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[zaytuna college]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>LIVE Webcast NOW &#8211; Intro to Usul al-Fiqh with Shaykh Abdullah Ali &#8211; http://www.stickam.com/zaytuna_college</p>
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<p><strong>UPDATE</strong>: For those who missed the first session, here is the recorded video of session 1. Includes testimonials from the students.</p>
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		<title>Selamat Hari Raya as a Twitter trend</title>
		<link>http://islamcrunch.com/archives/selamat-hari-raya-as-a-twitter-trend/</link>
		<comments>http://islamcrunch.com/archives/selamat-hari-raya-as-a-twitter-trend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikael Pittam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[twitter]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[eid il fitr]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Muslims prepare to celebrate &#8216;Eid il Fitr around the world, the buzz is growing across the blogosphere and the Twitterverse. Popping up today on the Twitter Trending topics is the well known phrase in the South East Asian part of the Muslim world: Selamat Hari Raya. This Malay phrase translates to &#8220;Happy Celebration Day&#8221;. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://screencast.com/t/GPs6tnDr" target="_blank"><img class="alignright" style="float: right; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3px" title="Selamat Hari Raya - Twitter Trend" src="http://content.screencast.com/users/islamcrunch/folders/Jing/media/00b70903-f5b0-47a6-afdd-962e61a62560/00000004.png" alt="" width="180" height="564" /></a>As Muslims prepare to celebrate &#8216;Eid il Fitr around the world, the buzz is growing across the blogosphere and the Twitterverse. Popping up today on the Twitter Trending topics is the well known phrase in the South East Asian part of the Muslim world: <a title="Eid Mubarak in Malay" href="http://twitter.com/#search?q=%22Selamat%20Hari%20Raya%22" target="_blank">Selamat Hari Raya</a>. This Malay phrase translates to &#8220;Happy Celebration Day&#8221;. This greeting is used more commonly than the universal &#8220;Eid Mubarak&#8221; in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.</p>
<p>Click here to see real time results of this Twitter trend:<a title="Twitter Trend - Selamat Hari Raya" href="http://twitter.com/#search?q=%22Selamat%20Hari%20Raya%22" target="_blank"> http://twitter.com</a><a title="Twitter Trend - Selamat Hari Raya" href="http://twitter.com/#search?q=%22Selamat%20Hari%20Raya%22" target="_blank">/#search?q=%22Selamat%20Hari%20Raya%22</a></p>
<p>If you are on <a title="Twitter - Follow Mikael Pittam" href="http://twitter.com/mikaelpittam" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, make sure you use this phrase to keep the Twitter trend active. Let&#8217;s keep Islam in the trendy!</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t forget to grab your Twitter &#8216;Eid shirts!</p>
<p> <img src='http://islamcrunch.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  Smile! It&#8217;s Sunnah &#8211; <a title="Smile It's Sunnah Twitter T-shirt" href="http://bit.ly/_smile" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/_smile</a></p>
<p>Twitter Critter &#8211; <a title="Twitter Critter T-shirt" href="http://bit.ly/twittercritter" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/twittercritter</a></p>
<p>More cool shirts &#8211; <a title="Twitter T-shirts" href="http://twitshirt.com/mikaelpittam" target="_blank">http://twitshirt.com/mikaelpittam</a></p>
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		<title>Poll: Favorite translation of the Quran</title>
		<link>http://islamcrunch.com/archives/poll-favorite-translation-of-the-quran/</link>
		<comments>http://islamcrunch.com/archives/poll-favorite-translation-of-the-quran/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikael Pittam</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
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