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