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Here are some valuable comments, thoughts, and links published on Twitter this week.

• Sharepoint 2010 Poster: http://bit.ly/3HND08 #sharepoint, #sp2010
• RT @muhimbi: Ultimate list of SharePoint 2010 resources and blog postings - http://bit.ly/3MlNpl <-- Impressive<-- this is really amazing
• RT @pswider: SharePoint 2010 Software Developer Kit http://bit.ly/3QBAX3
• RT @muhimbi: Some interesting bullet points on #SharePoint 2010 Search changes - http://ow.ly/vCDe
• Here is a list of Companies using Sharepoint mentioned during Steve Ballmer's Keynote Address: http://tiny.cc/LZLVT #sharepoint, #spc09
• RT @sahinovic: Steve Ballmer SharePoint Conference 09 transcript: http://bit.ly/ZlF1y (expand) #sharepoint

Here are the most popular Sharepoint designs for the past week based on page impressions in the fastest growing web design showcase on the net.  No real changes or additions but Novermber starts a new session.

1. 1eEurope
2. Joliet Junior College
3. 3-A-Day
4. 3fifteen
5. 6th Street Consulting
6. A.P. Moller - Maersk Group
7. AA Torque
8. AARP Foundation WorkSearch
9. Abbeyfield
10. Abel Solutions

We added 70 Sites to the Sharepoint Design Gallery Inventory.  This takes us up to 715 sites and into the number two slot for Sharepoint Design sites.

• Advantage Sales and Marketing
• AMD Developer Central
• Arab MTV
• Archer Daniels Midland Company
• Argo Turboserve Corporation
• Australian DIISR
• Australian SKA project (AuSKA)
• Bangkok Bank
• Bank of New York Mellon
• BankMed
• Baylor Health Care System
• Becon Construction Company
• Betco
• Boulder Valley School District
• Boys Town
• Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International
• Cable & Telecommunications Association for marketing
• Camako
• Camouflage
• CMS Legal Services
• College of Business, Southern Illinois University
• Columba Basin Health Association
• Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
• cScape
• Daemen College
• Damco
• Devon and Cornwall Police
• East Staffordshire Borough Council
• Emergency Nurses Association
• Fertin Pharma
• Frost Bank
• Georgia Standards
• Gevalia
• Guildford Grammar School
• ICT Governance Initiative
• Illinois State Medical Society
• Investors in People UK
• JobSearch Australia
• Kuwait Oil Company
• M&T Bank Corporation
• Mental Health Commission of Canada
• National Institute for Health Research
• National Travel Forum
• Oakwood Systems
• Occidental Petroleum Corporation
• Ontario Hospital Association
• Pacific West Financial Group
• Parsons Corporation
• Pearson Language Tests
• Perth College
• Pervasive Software
• Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Santiago Canyon College
• Silent Tools
• Spenta Consulting
• Stanford Anesthesia Department
• Synopsys
• Tacoma Public Schools
• The Army National Guard (ARNG)
• The Bank of Thailand
• The Learning Trust
• The Little Gym
• The Stockholm School of Economics
• Tshwane University of Technology
• Turku School of Economics
• Twynham school
• Universities UK
• Utrecht University
• Worcester College of Technology
• Yakima Valley Community College

For once, I am not going to mention features and usability which is our real competitive advantage.  We do a few other things that make our inventory a better place to get your insight and examples.  First, we validate the organization is actually using Sharepoint in their online environment.  It doesn't really count if you're using Sharepoint as a collaborative tool internally and using HTML or .Net externally.  That's not what you want to see in a Sharepoint Site Showcase.  Second, we actually validate the sites to ensure they are still using Sharepoint and are online.  Some of our competitors list dead or broken links which isn't the best idea.  Finally, we only list sites that provide an English version.  This is about being arrogant but having the ability to read the information provides better metadata like location, description, and classification.  We don't want to guess at these items which allow us to provide better information to you.

Here are some valuable comments, thoughts, and links published on Twitter this week.

• RT @delicious50: Best Practices Resource Center for SharePoint Server 2007 http://bit.ly/RO7WV (expand) sharepoint
• RT @furuknap: Just blogged: Web Edit in SharePoint 2010 - Or Is It? http://bit.ly/Nzmnw (expand) #SP2010
• RT @pl_sharepoint: Mike Gannotti: Video: #SharePoint Wikis In The Enterprise http://planetsharepoint.org...
• Added an Image based interactive design function to the gallary last night: http://www.sharepointdesign...
• Use OneNote & SharePoint for small project documentation and collaboration: http://tiny.cc/b5xPm
• Make Sharepoint 2007 act like Sharepoint 2010: http://tiny.cc/QTL0Y
• 2009-10-01 Today in SharePoint with Michael Gannotti (Recording): http://tiny.cc/tTKqK

There seems to be three basic inventories of Sharepoint sites out on the web today. Each of these sites take a different approach in presenting the information to you. We have put together a side by side comparison of each of these sites based on the inventory as well as the business functionality provided.  Obviously, our review will be slightly slanted towards the Sharepoint Design Gallery.  Take a look at the comparison between WSS-Demo, Top Sharepoint, and the Sharepoint Design Gallery.

View Comparison

Our Strengths Include:

• Quantity of Sites
• Metadata Captured for each site
• Multiple Ways in which to Review the data
• Expert and End User Reviews
• Interactive Site Search

Are you looking for design ideas for your Sharepoint implementation?  Do you want to see how others have implemented this technology in their environment?  We have over 600 sites in the collection and the most comprehensive methods of finding the exact site you want to see.  Take a look!

1. Latest Updates
2. Interactive Guide
3. Tags and Tag Clouds
4. Ranking and Rating
5. Location
6. Google Maps
7. Color Scheme
8. Alphabetical
9. Image Preview
10. Search

In addition to these 10, we have most popular, editor picks, your favorites, industry, product or service, and several more.  Come take a look around...

Here are some valuable comments, thoughts, and links published on Twitter this week.

• 10 Financial Firms (plus a few) Utilizing #Sharepoint as thier Business Frontend: http://tiny.cc/vDdAf
• #SharePoint Web Page Thumbnails in Your SharePoint Lists: http://bit.ly/dWjQ5 Full http://bit.ly/JX3VF
• RT @pl_sharepoint: End User SharePoint: Develop #SharePoint Presentation Materials: Part 08 (Video) http://planetsharepoint.org...
• RT @artduane: SharePoint Roles and Responsibilities http://ff.im/-8WCgB
• RT @gannotti: just posted new video "Extending SharePoint http://bit.ly/88JrP Full http://bit.ly/am4Po
• RT @ekarafilis: Sharepoint advanced search customization post: http://bit.ly/HVigl (expand)

One of the coolest features we see on other Web Design sites is where they showcase related or similar sites based on the metadata collected.  This weekend, we took the time to implement the same concept in the Sharepoint Design Gallery.  Each site is compared to the entire inventory of sites to find the closest three sites.  Sites are ranked based on similar industries, product lines, tags, and several other metadata fields.

Example: http://www.sharepointdesigngallery.com/masterpage/pages/apunv.htm

Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to Sharepoint designers, developers, and managers.  The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here's a quick and useful compilation of the best tweets that we found this past week.

Most SharePoint Administrators, even MVP's don't do this but should: http://bit.ly/4FT0cy

My Sites in #SharePoint 2007 http://bit.ly/IwwmI

Column limits for SharePoint lists http://bit.ly/4s3bg

Spigit for SharePoint Integrates Innovation Management into Market-Leading Collaborative Suite: http://tinyurl.com/mbgkbf

Andrew Wright has shared an interesting intranet case study from AGL: http://tinyurl.com/mynhsk #sharepoint

A list of new #SharePoint books on Amazon: http://bit.ly/11F4Cf