Follow every Microsoft MVP on Twitter!

Updated as of 11/20/2016 – Several MVPS updated their profiles to add their twitter handle or make it public. 

Updated as of 11/5/2016 – Re-posted the list creation to keep list name under limit.  Added the ability for you to clear out old twitter accounts! 

***HEADSUP*** – this script may cause you to be throttled by Twitter.  I have added some checking in the Http layer that will let you know if you hit their circuit breaker.   If you hit the circuit breaker, just re-try in 24 hours.

Here is a list of every twitter account for every current Microsoft MVP.  They fit into the following new MVP categories:

  • Business Solutions
  • Cloud and Datacenter Management
  • Data Platform
  • Enterprise Mobility
  • Excel
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Office Development
  • Office Servers and Services
  • OneNote
  • Outlook
  • PowerPoint
  • Project
  • Visual Studio and Development Technologies
  • Windows and Devices for IT
  • Windows Development

The "MVPFollow.zip" file contains a TwitterFollow.ps1 PowerShell script.  Simply run it, enter your "username" and "password" and then tell it what MVP category you want to follow (or type "all") and whalla, you will follow all the Microsoft MVPs with twitter handles in their profiles!  

If you were curious all the cool benefits of being an MVP : http://xavierdecoster.github.io/mvpperks/ 

*update* – the script now supports creating twitter lists (private and public).  It will name the list as "mvp-*" and add the target MVP twitter user into that list.   Also added in some more elegant error handling and follow checking.  

Enjoy!
Chris 

SharePoint Conference 2009 – Live Tweets and ACS is having a Las Vegas party!

Well, at least I will be buying some drinks anyway.  Come join my wife Lidiya and I at SP2009 in Las Vegas!  Follow me on twitter to find out when and where.  I will also be tweeting all day about the new SP2010 features that are announced that week!  Expect at least 20 tweets per day on all the new cool SP 2010 stuff!

http://twitter.com/givenscj

See you there!
Chris

ACS Courses are going CBT for FREE! – http://cbt.architectingconnectedsystems.com

Yep, you heard right. To drive excitement for SharePoint 2010, we are turning all our courses into online versions!  I am recording all the courses and turning them into CBT and SCORM!  The 50064 course (PPTs and Labs, even the optional ones) has been recorded and I will be publishing the modules one by one over the next few days!  

Follow me on twitter to get updates when I publish a module:  http://twitter.com/givenscj

Here's the schedule:

 

As they become available, you can check them out here:

http://cbt.architectingconnectedsystems.com

Go SharePoint 2010!
Chris

SharePoint 2010 & My Twitter Page

I'm sure alot of you have heard, but the offical name of the next version of SharePoint is Microsoft SharePoint 2010!  Woohoo!  They will also be posting service pack 2.0 for MOSS and WSS 4.0 soon.  These will be prereqs for upgrading to SharePoint 2010!

 If you want to follow me on twitter, my url is http://twitter.com/givenscj

Chris