Follow @Microsoft on Twitter (...and All the Rest!)

Posted By: Sarah Perez | Jul 2nd, 2009 @ 11:13 AM | 20,815 Views | 4 Comments

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Microsoft already has a strong Twitter presence with numerous teams maintaining accounts on the microblogging social network, but until now there wasn’t an overall account for the company as a whole. On Wednesday, though, that changed as @microsoft went live on Twitter. The account is maintained by four members of the corporate communications team and it currently looks like more of a feed of Microsoft-related news than an attempt to read and respond to incoming @ replies. (Although that hasn’t stopped a slew of folks from tweeting to @Microsoft).

Instead, if you’re looking for a little more personal interaction – or at the very least, more targeted news – you may be better off following one of these specific Microsoft-owned Twitter accounts:

Products & Services

@MSWindows – For Microsoft Windows
@ie – Internet Explorer
@Bing – Bing search engine
@bingcashback – Bing Cashback
@WindowsLive – Microsoft Windows Live
@liveframework – Windows Live Framework
@livemesh – Windows Live Mesh
@wlmessenger – Windows Live Messenger
@SharePoint – SharePoint
@bizspark – Microsoft BizSpark
@zunemarketplace – Zune Marketplace
@wmdev – Windows Mobile Dev Team
@windowsmobile - Windows Mobile
@microsofttag – Microsoft Tag
Office_Live – tweets from the Office Live Team
@officelabs – Microsoft Office Labs
@MSOfficeResKit – Microsoft Office Resource Kit Team
@Microsoft_Xbox - Xbox
@MSMyPhone - Microsoft My Phone Team
@msaccess – Microsoft Access
@SilverlightNews – Silverlight News (by Dave Campbell)
@fixit4me - Microsoft Fix It
@Live_at_edu - Microsoft Live@edu
@MSSurface - Microsoft Surface
@WindowsServer - Windows Server

Blogs, Communities, and Websites

@ZuneInsider – ZuneInsider blog
@ch9 – Channel 9
@ch10 – Channel 10
@ch8 – Channel 8
@tnedge - TechNet Edge
@mixonline – Mix Online
@MIX09 – The MIX09 Conference (also see @MIX07, @MIX08 and @PDC08)
@AskTechNetUK – TechNet UK
@SiteNamedDesire – A Website Named Desire
@MSDN – Updates from the MSDN site team
@codeplex – Microsoft's open source project hosting site
@MSExpression – Microsoft Expression Community Site
@XNACommunity – XNA Creators Club
@ms_student - Microsoft Student Team

Corporate

@adCenterBlog – Microsoft adCenter
@MicrsftTech4All – News from Microsoft Accessibility team
@MicrosoftStore – The Microsoft Store
@MicrosoftPress – Microsoft Press, publisher of books/ebooks/online content
@Microsoft_Green - Environmental Sustainability at Microsoft
@MSAdvertising - Microsoft Advertising
@msPartner – Microsoft Partner Program
@MVPAwardProgram – MVP Award Program
@MSLearning – Microsoft Learning
@MicrosoftUP – Microsoft Unlimited Potential (the company's commitment to bring the social and economic benefits of technology to people around the world)
@Micrsoft_EDU - Microsoft EDU
@MSFTResearch - Microsoft Research
@MSRobotics - Microsoft Robotics
@bizspark - Microsoft BizSpark