As we kick off a new year, 2011, I thought I would share some information with the partners around the world based on some questions I have seen and received.  Back in my, “What am I thinking? Here’s where you can find out ,” post here on my blog, I told you about the various places online where I share information and resources for you, including: my blog, my Twitter account, my LinkedIn account, and more.  As stated in that post, the reason for calling this out is that some partners may follow just one of my online locations, but not more than one.  While this is perfectly fine to do, one thing to keep in mind is that I do share different information across these various resources, so if you are only following one of them, you may miss some of the information I am trying to share with you.

For this blog post, I thought I would share a handful of my Twitter tweets from just the last two weeks of December with you here on the blog so you can see a sample of what you may be missing if you only subscribe to my blog, but not my Twitter account as well:

• How the new #Microsoft MVPs became MVPs & how you can too: http://bit.ly/bQLGuT - Congrats! #mspartner #MVPAward #MVPbuzz
• Happy New Year wishes and thank you, Microsoft partners, from us to you! http://bit.ly/dPvxcy #mspartner
• RT @Office: Crabby's favorite New Year's Resolutions submitted by readers: http://cot.ag/eQXhOT. What are your resolutions?
• Microsoft’s Top Stories of 2010 on #Microsoft News Center: http://bit.ly/hXnD25 #mspartner
• Woohoo! RT @katlen: Windows 7 Phone hits 5k app milestone. @Lotay #windows7 #in #wp7 #windowsphone
• Don't miss out . . . ends today! Get a FREE #Xbox 360 game with purchase of any #WindowsPhone7. http://bit.ly/hWrStx via: @ExpertZone
• Remember, see how to save $500 + get one hotel night free at MIX11: http://bit.ly/f40Aoq #mspartner #microsoft
• Thank you to all of my followers for following and their RTs this past year! I really appreciate it! #mspartner #newyear #ff
• RT @msonline: View Customer and Partner #BPOS Stories here - http://cot.ag/ed267R #cloud #mspartner
• How #Microsoft gold and silver competencies differ from Gold Certified and Certified: http://bit.ly/gHGju2 #mspartner
• Editor’s Picks: #Microsoft News of Note in 2010: http://bit.ly/gDh6CC #mspartner #cloud #kinect
• No, there is no such thing as a "Microsoft Silver Partner": http://bit.ly/gHGju2 #mspartner #mpn
• Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from us to you! http://bit.ly/hOTnf3 #mspartner #holidays
• RT @WindowsUpdate: Microsoft Security Advisory (2488013): Vulnerability in Internet Explorer - http://bit.ly/fyIEMO
• The Street "10 Top Innovative Companies" - #Microsoft takes #1! http://bit.ly/gGy1y2 #mspartner
• Microsoft Partner Network Gold & Silver Competencies Branding. What you need to know: http://bit.ly/gHGju2 #mspartner #mpn
• Woohoo! The @windowsphone “Really?” commercial among @Time’s Top 10 commercials of 2010 http://bit.ly/ezgvs6 via @microsoftcanada
• Windows Phone 7 Guides for IT Pros: http://bit.ly/hinr56 #mspartner #wp7 #windowsphone
• Single Sign-On from Active Directory to a Windows #Azure Application Whitepaper: http://bit.ly/ijZucm #mspartner
• Microsoft #Lync Server 2010 Planning Guide: http://bit.ly/9rmzHv #mspartner
• Microsoft #SQL Server 2008 R2 PowerPivot for #Microsoft #Excel RTM: http://bit.ly/egrkfb #mspartner
• Welcome to @rahulsood - joining Microsoft as GM for System Experience in Interactive Entertainment Business: http://is.gd/jc9AO
• Thrilled to make the SMB 150 List! RT @harrybrelsford: SMB 150 list published in today's SMB PC magazine. http://bit.ly/11ganf #mspartner
• RT @MPNIndia: Partners investing in greater # of or more difficult Competencies see 28% more revenue per employee: http://bit.ly/hoMtT3
• Join us online for the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 virtual launch event Jan 20th: http://bit.ly/hVbEso #crm2011 via: RT @msuspartner
• Get a #FREE #Xbox360 game when you purchase a #WindowsPhone 7: http://bit.ly/fqZZ0W #mspartner
• Margo Day, Microsoft Vice President, Helps Build Girls’ School, Safe Haven in Kenya: http://bit.ly/hwNGMW #mspartner
• Still one of my favorite posts from this year: http://bit.ly/cyxfZh #mspartner #thankspartners
• Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 R2 Released Worldwide  - http://cot.ag/gKs1VD #mspartner #microsoft via: @msonline
• RT @MSDevPartner: Nice post Doris ! Windows Azure Pass | No Credit Card Reqd | - Dr. Doris Chen's Blog - MSDN Blogs : http://bit.ly/hsV0oy
• RT @MSDynamicsCRM: Steve Ballmer is the keynote speaker for the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Virtual Launch! http://bit.ly/grAQs4 #msdyncrm
• RT @edbott: Flash guru @gskinner - "never thought I’d say this, but #IE9 actually looks to be a great browser." http://is.gd/iUsPW
• RT @MSSpringboard: NSS Labs research shows #IE9 able to block or warn against 99% of socially-engineered malware http://cot.ag/eZ77Cq
• Windows Phone 7 Connector Beta: http://bit.ly/eGWkOW #wp7 #windowsphone #mspartner
• Download Windows #Azure Platform Training Kit: http://bit.ly/dfjZ5X #cloud #cloudcomputing #mspartner #microsoft
• Migrating from Communications Server 2007 to #Microsoft #Lync Server 2010: http://bit.ly/idf8zr #mspartner
• Help Bing give away $1 Million dollars to help schools this holiday: http://bit.ly/gtpQCl #Bing #Microsoft #mspartner
• New #Microsoft Partner Network portal coming. Thanks for the input! http://bit.ly/hGH8Gr #mspartner #MPN
• RT @MSAU: Great news! As of Jan 3rd, our Customer Service team will extend their hours till 9pm AEST! Contact info -> http://bit.ly/fFxmuT
• Microsoft delivers more pieces of its #Azure #cloud roadmap by @maryjofoley:  http://cot.ag/flJsbd via: @MS_ITinsights
• RT @msuspartner: Practice Accelerator offer: Register b4 12/31, take any upcoming session free http://bit.ly/8lSPdh via @mpntraining
• Microsoft #Office365 Beta Top 10 questions: http://bit.ly/h6xyOW #mspartner
• What You Need to Know About #Microsoft #Lync 2010, #Office365, #IE9, & #WindowsPhone Carriers: http://bit.ly/eRIzQ9 via @WindowsITPro
• Living with #WindowsPhone. "#Microsoft, but not as you know it": http://bit.ly/e3Yh7n #wp7 #mspartner
• IT pros.... Want to win a #free copy of Windows 7? http://bit.ly/eLPaxB #springboard #win7 #mspartner via: @stephenlrose
• Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard Releases to Manufacturing http://bit.ly/gZuzaA #mspartner via @msuspartner
• RT @MSLearningCurve: Tips and training on social, web, event marketing, more http://cot.ag/gsoymM #msuspartner #mspartner
• RT @ExpertZone: Are you a #Windows Expert? Take the Learning Plan to become one & a chance to win an Xbox with #Kinect! http://bit.ly/eR9MDr
• Register for today's #Microsoft December #Security Bulletin Update webcast (11 am PST): http://bit.ly/hSmKOa #mspartner
• Get Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Release Candidate Bits: http://bit.ly/hlTV9M #MSPARTNER #MSDYNCRM
• Want to save $500 + get one hotel night #free at MIX11? Here's how: http://bit.ly/f40Aoq #mspartner #MIX11
• A blonde, a brunette, and a redhead walk into a bar… Choose the right one for you: http://bit.ly/h0D30P #mspartner
• Notice: December 2010 #Microsoft #Security Bulletin posted: http://bit.ly/hSmKOa #mspartner
• AIESEC & #Microsoft offering 10 internships to European IT students w/nonprofits. Learn more & apply: http://bit.ly/gkE8WR
• You have only 2 weeks left to take advantage of #Microsoft 50% off N-2 promotion: http://bit.ly/fXsrUH #mspartner
• Download your #free Moving to #Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 ebook: http://bit.ly/gv4BVp #mspartner
• Microsoft Online Services Business Insights Webcast: The New Wave of #Cloud Services: http://bit.ly/gnl9py #mspartner
• RT @MSWindows: How the @IE team is working to create a more beautiful, safer web experience with #IE9. http://bit.ly/g5VtN7 #security
• Introduction to #Microsoft #Lync 2010 webcast: http://bit.ly/idGOEE #mspartner
• Register for tomorrow's #Microsoft December #Security Bulletin Update webcast (11 am PST): http://bit.ly/gxauaY #mspartner
• 64 bit Windows 7 Update, protect against DLL preloading vulnerabilities - KB2264107: http://bit.ly/fPM0eG #mspartner
• @ParamountPics is bringing 10 @Silverlight enhanced movies to @WindowsPhone 7! http://bit.ly/elQrFH via: @MSWindows
• Windows 7 Update, protect against DLL preloading vulnerabilities - KB2264107: http://bit.ly/gdsKaV #mspartner #windows
• 64 bit version of latest Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool: http://bit.ly/i8ghlm #mspartner #microsoft
• Download latest #Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool: http://bit.ly/bLGMuM #mspartner #microsoft
• Get a #free #KInect Sports game add-on now available on the #XboxLIVE Marketplace: http://mjr.mn/gC0SKM
• The economics of moving to the #cloud: http://bit.ly/fHr86P #mspartner #azure #office365
• Digital 'Giving Tree' expands #Microsoft employee donations: http://bit.ly/eSRCTm #mspartner
• Love TellMe on #wp7! > RT @ilyabu: Less typing, more finding with Microsoft Tellme in #WindowsPhone http://bit.ly/gfZgzK
• Microsoft donates 200 #Kinect sensors to 14 Children's Hospitals in Canada http://mjr.mn/hJy31u #xbox #mspartner via: @majornelson
• Microsoft #Office for Mac 2011 14.0.2 Update: http://bit.ly/fYqBPW #mspartner #Microsoft
• Planning guide for #SharePoint Foundation 2010: http://bit.ly/eJtoza #mspartner #microsoft
• Business Insights Webcast: #Microsoft Online Services: The New Wave of #Cloud Services: http://bit.ly/gnl9py #mspartner
• RT @jtcomstock: Why use a #Microsoft SBSC for your business? Microsoft Small Business Specialists work quickly: http://fb.me/B62web4o

If any of the information above is of interest to you or if you want to see more tweets I’ve posted, feel free to check out my Twitter account and subscribe to it if you would like to receive future tweets automatically.  Thanks again for following my blog and here’s to another great year together online in 2011!

Thank you and have a wonderful day,

Eric Ligman – Follow me on TWITTER, LinkedIn, and RSS and see “What I’m thinking”
Global Partner Experience Lead
Microsoft Worldwide Partner Group
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