Wow, what an exciting day today with the BUILD keynote kicking off the day and the excitement exploding from there! Now that the keynote is over, I am putting up a quick post to help you find all of the fantastic information that was shared today, as well as where you can get even more of it moving forward:

• BUILD Day 1 Keynote Replay: Did you miss the BUILD Day 1 keynote, or do you want to see it again? No worries, we have it available online for you to stream and watch from the convenience of your home, office, or wherever you are:

BUILD DAY 1 KEYNOTE REPLAY:

• Want to read the transcript from the BUILD Day 1 Keynote? Ok, here you go.
• Windows Developer Preview Download: Did you see the BUILD keynote this morning and hear the exciting news about the Windows Developer Preview (which is a pre-beta version of Windows 8 for developers) being released for download tonight and now you’re looking for where you can download it at? No problem! You can DOWNLOAD IT HERE.
  • Windows 8 Developer Preview Fact Sheet
• Press Releases: Did you see the all of the information shared today through our press releases on our PressPass site? Check them out:
  • Microsoft Reimagines Windows, Presents Windows 8 Developer Preview
  • BUILD Outlines New Opportunities for Developers
  • By the way, if you have the Microsoft Partner Info mobile app, you would have seen these (and more) built into the app already under the People section by clicking on “Microsoft News”
• Windows Team Blog: Ok, at least tell me you have ben following the Windows Team Blog for information about Build… (If you read my How and where you can watch the Build Windows event keynote and be part of the excitement post, you would be) Well, if you haven’t, you should be! Here’s there posts from today (see what you’re missing!):
  • Windows engineers share what they like most about Windows 8 (VIDEO)
  • Windows 8 Previewed Today at BUILD
  • Windows @ BUILD
  • By the way, if you have the Microsoft Partner Info mobile app, the Windows Team Blog is built into the app already under the Products section by clicking on “Windows”
• Building Windows 8 Blog: If you’re looking for information about Windows 8, I would highly suggest that you also become a follower of the Building Windows 8 Blog (makes logical sense, doesn’t it?) Here’s an example post from their blog today:
  • Welcome to Windows 8 – The Developer Preview – By Steven Sinofsky
  • By the way, if you have the Microsoft Partner Info mobile app, the Building Windows 8 Blog is built into the app already under the Products section by clicking on “Windows”
• Channel 9: Did you see the videos shared out by the Channel 9 Team today from Build? You didn’t??? Ok, let me help you out with this one too:
  • BUILD Big Picture Session 01: 8 Traits of Great Metro Style Apps
  • Mike Angiulo Unboxes the Build Hardware With Us
  • Jensen Harris Walks Us Through the Windows 8 UI
  • By the way, if you have the Microsoft Partner Info mobile app, the Channel 9 Team is built into the app already under the People section by clicking on “Channel 9.” In fact, here are two pics of me checking out the Channel 9 posts from today and watching one of the videos on my Windows Phone from the Microsoft Partner Info mobile app:

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• Video Clips: What would a resource recap be without some good video clips?  Let’s try a few of these:

•    Oh, guess what… if you have the Microsoft Partner Info mobile app, you would have seen all of the videos shown above show up in the app today under the Products section by clicking on “Windows”
  
•    Pictures/Screenshots: How about some pictures and screenshots from today’s excitement? Here you go (from our PressPass site):

And sooooo much more! Be sure to stay connected to all of the excitement coming out of BUILD through the resources below, which includes some of the ones above:

• Check out the Build site online
• Follow Windows on Twitter
  • If you have the Microsoft Partner Info mobile app, this is built into the app already under the Products section
• Follow Build on Twitter
  • If you have the Microsoft Partner Info mobile app, Build is built into the app already under the Events section
• Like Build on Facebook
• Subscribe to the Building Windows 8 blog
  • If you have the Microsoft Partner Info mobile app, this is built into the app already under the Products section
• Subscribe to the Build newsletter
• Watch the Windows Team blog
  • If you have the Microsoft Partner Info mobile app, this is built into the app already under the Products section
• Be sure to follow the #bldwin hashtag
  • Starting this morning, I activated the #Bldwin stream into the Build feed under the Events section of the Microsoft Partner Info mobile app so you can follow the conversations taking place

I hope you enjoyed the first day of BUILD covereage as much as I did today, and there is still more to come! Woohoo! Also, I hope the information and links above are helpful for you in finding the right places to get access to the information you are looking for, directly from the right sources.

Did you find this information helpful? If so, you may want to make sure you are utilizing all of the areas I share information online, such as: my Facebook page, my Twitter account, my Linkedin account, and my blog. Plus, you can now get all of the latest Microsoft Partner Information right on your phone!

Thank you and have a wonderful day,

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