Amazing SharePoint Twitter Feeds To Stay Connected
Staying up to date with all the latest information and news about SharePoint can be hard. There are so many sites and blog postings each day and it takes time to search though them all to find information that is relevant to you. That is why I follow Twitter feeds to get current information about SharePoint that other people have found interesting. I let other people do the searching for me and in 140 characters or less determine if I should take the time to read an articles. Not only does it save me time, but I get exposed to all sorts of hot SharePoint topics through Twitter conversions.
Below are amazing SharePoint Twitter feeds that I follow to stay connected with latest SharePoint information and news:
- @the14folder: Where everything you need to know about SharePoint lives. This site's official twitter feed.
- @SharePoint: Tweets from the Official SharePoint product group.
- @SPIdentity: Tweets from the development team for the Identity platform in SharePoint.
- @OfficeBI: Tweets from the development team for the Business Intelligence features in SharePoint.
- @SPSocial: Tweets from the development team for the Social features in SharePoint.
- @SharePointECM: Tweets from the development team for the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) features in SharePoint.
- @sharepointdev: Tweets from the development team for the SharePoint software development kit (SDK).
- @Office: Tweets from the Office product group.
- @MSDN_Office: Tweets about the latest news about Microsoft Office and SharePoint code samples, downloads, SDKs, references, articles, videos, and tools for developers on MSDN.
- @ucteam: Tweets from the Microsoft Unified Communications Team.
- @SPConf: Tweets from the Official Microsoft SharePoint Conference.
- @Channel 9: Tweets from Channel 9 about Microsoft technology and products including SharePoint.
- @SPSideshow: Tweets from Channel 9 specifically about SharePoint and Office development.
- @MSDN: Tweets from MSDN site team.
- @msdnblogs: Tweets about the latest articles written on MSDN blogs.
- @TechNet: Tweets from TechNet site team.
- @technetblogs: Tweets about the latest articles written on TechNet blogs.
- @silverlight: Tweets from Microsoft Silverlight site team.
- @codeplex: Tweets from Microsoft's open source project hosting site called Codeplex.
- @AndrewConnell: Tweets from Andrew Connell a SharePoint God and considered to be one of the most influential SharePoint enthusiast and Microsoft Most Valuable Person.
- @JoelOleson: Tweets from Joel Oleson a highly respected and influential SharePoint Microsoft Most Valuable Person (MVP).
- @meetdux: Tweets from Dux Raymond a self proclaimed SharePoint sensei in project management for SharePoint.
- @AndreaBichsel: Tweets from Andrea Bichsel a MSFT SharePoint search writer.
What Twitter feeds do you follow to stay connected with the latest SharePoint information and news? Leave a comment below or send a reply to @the14folder on Twitter. I would love to hear your suggestions.
SharePoint 2010 Virtual Labs
Looking for virtual labs to begin learning about SharePoint 2010? The Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) and TechNet have a whole bunch of virtual labs you can use right from your browser. No installation of software is required. The following are the current virtual labs available for you to try:
- MSDN Virtual Lab: SharePoint Server 2010: Introduction
- MSDN Virtual Lab: Client Object Model
- MSDN Virtual Lab: Customizing MySites
- MSDN Virtual Lab: Designing Lists and Schemas
- MSDN Virtual Lab: Developing a BCS External Content Type with Visual Studio 2010
- MSDN Virtual Lab: Developing a Sandboxed Solution with Web Parts
- MSDN Virtual Lab: Developing a Visual Web Part in Visual Studio 2010
- MSDN Virtual Lab: Developing Business Intelligence Applications
- MSDN Virtual Lab: Enterprise Content Management
- MSDN Virtual Lab: Getting Started with SharePoint 2010
- MSDN Virtual Lab: LINQ to SharePoint 2010
- MSDN Virtual Lab: SharePoint 2010 User Interface Advancements
- MSDN Virtual Lab: Visual Studio SharePoint Tools
- MSDN Virtual Lab: Workflow
- MSDN Virtual Lab: Advanced Search Security
- MSDN Virtual Lab: Configuring Search UIs
- MSDN Virtual Lab: Content Processing and Property Extraction
- MSDN Virtual Lab: Developing a Custom Connector
- MSDN Virtual Lab: Fast Search Web Crawler
- MSDN Virtual Lab: Federated Search
- MSDN Virtual Lab: Linguistics
- MSDN Virtual Lab: People Search Administration and Management
- MSDN Virtual Lab: Relevancy and Ranking
- MSDN Virtual Lab: PowerPivot in SQL Server 2008 R2
- MSDN Virtual Lab: Managing Excel 2010 PowerPivot Solutions in SharePoint 2010
- MSDN Virtual Lab: Developing Reports and Dashboards with SharePoint 2010 PerformancePoint Services
- MSDN Virtual Lab: Developing KPIs and Scorecards with SharePoint 2010 PerformancePoint Services
- MSDN Virtual Lab: SharePoint Server 2010 Connectors & Using the Business Data Connnectivity (BDC) Service
- TechNet Virtual Lab: Backup and Restore in SharePoint Server 2010
- TechNet Virtual Lab: Business Connectivity Services
- TechNet Virtual Lab: Business Continuity Management in SharePoint Server 2010
- TechNet Virtual Lab: Configuring Remote Blob Storage FILESTREAM Provider for SharePoint Server 2010
- TechNet Virtual Lab: Configuring Tenant Administration on SharePoint Server 2010
- TechNet Virtual Lab: Configuring User Profile Synchronization in SharePoint Server 2010
- TechNet Virtual Lab: Enterprise Search
- TechNet Virtual Lab: Introduction to Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Upgrade
- TechNet Virtual Lab: New IT Pro Features in SharePoint Server 2010
- TechNet Virtual Lab: Performance Management
- TechNet Virtual Lab: PowerShell and SharePoint 2010
- TechNet Virtual Lab: SharePoint Designer for IT Pros
- TechNet Virtual Lab: SharePoint RTM - IT PRO - Business Continuity Management
- TechNet Virtual Lab: SharePoint RTM - IT PRO - Installing and Configuring
- TechNet Virtual Lab: SharePoint RTM - IT PRO - Service Applications
- TechNet Virtual Lab: SharePoint RTM - IT PRO - Upgrade
- TechNet Virtual Lab: Windows PowerShell and SharePoint Server 2010
- TechNet Virtual Lab: Connectors & Using the Business Data Connectivity (BDC) Service
- TechNet Virtual Lab: Monitoring & Systems Management
- TechNet Virtual Lab: PowerShell for Search
- TechNet Virtual Lab: Query API and Query Languages
- TechNet Virtual Lab: Search Reporting and Analytics
- TechNet Virtual Lab: Upgrading SharePoint 2010 to FAST Search for SharePoint
- TechNet Virtual Lab: SharePoint 2010 Web Content Management Visual Upgrade
- TechNet Virtual Lab: Monitoring SharePoint 2010
For more information on SharePoint 2010 virtual labs visit MSDN SharePoint Server Virtual Labs and TechNet Virtual Labs for SharePoint Products and Technologies.
