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1. Getting Started in
the Mobile
Marketplace
Ed Donahue
Academic Developer Evangelist
ed.donahue@microsoft.com
creepyed.com | @creepyed
2. Ed Donahue
Salsa dancer
Light jogger
Casual cyclist
Swimmer
Triathlete (for those
counting)
Computer science major
Lover of monospaced
fonts
Supporter of women
in tech
Microsoft Academic
Developer Evangelist
2
ed.donahue@microsoft.com | www.creepyed.com | @creepyed
4. Goals
Get comfortable in the Windows Phone
Marketplace
Create your own FollowMyFeed app and
publish it to the Marketplace
Give stuff away
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6. Pro Tips
Use a hotmail.com or live.com email address for your
LiveID
If you can’t see a school list, try using Internet Explorer
When you sign up for App Hub, use the SAME LiveID you
used for your DreamSpark account
DreamSpark App Hub FollowMyFeed
(dreamspark.com) (create.msdn.com) (followmyfeed.net)
Windows Phone
8. FollowMyFeed Tips
Get the lab: bit.ly/followmyfeedlab
Find RSS feeds by searching the site for “RSS”
Want a Twitter RSS?
http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/USERID.atom
Use www.idfromuser.com to find Twitter user ID
Want to make multiple RSS feeds into one?
http://rssmix.com ( I use this one)
Images:
Check out creepyed.com Windows Phone
Use your own or
Find Creative Commons images (Flickr, anyone?)
Use the Windows Phone Icon Maker:
http://wpiconmaker.codeplex.com
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10. Idea of the Week
Submit your great app idea for a
chance to win $50!
Create a Sketchflow prototype and
post it online
(wp7sketchflow.codeplex.com/)
Tweet the URL with #WPAppItUp
Judged on Innovation, Experience
and Potential
Rules: bit.ly/idearules
Windows Phone
11. Your App Here
Be a featured app in December,
January or February!
Win a digital ad campaign that will
deliver one million ad impressions!
Receive featured placement on the
Windows Phone Marketplace
More info: wpyourapphere.com
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13. Resources
Get these slides: slideshare.net/creepyed
Download today’s lab: bit.ly/followmyfeedlab
Get the Windows Phone 7 SDK and development tools:
bit.ly/edwp7sdk
Just getting started with Windows Phone 7? Check out
these resources: bit.ly/edwp7begresource
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