John Tedesco

Waiting for fellow gadget-geek @jbaugh to get off the damn phone so we can talk about this: http://bit.ly/74RdqL

Here’s the press release about Sprint and the Skiff touchscreen e-reader: http://bit.ly/4KFRmd. No details on price.

Checking out the Skiff — Hearst’s touchscreen, 3G and Wi-Fi enabled e-reader: http://bit.ly/4Ieuwa. Gadget geeks rejoice?

Starting my morning routine at Twin Sisters Cafe downtown — where even the chorizo and egg tacos taste healthy.

Cool video interview with @Propublica’s Paul Steiger: Newspapers are department stores; Propublica is a boutique: http://bit.ly/4R3vgI

Under pressure from City Council, CPS Energy chairwoman Geis resigns: http://bit.ly/6z85t5 #mysa

Compelling, tragic story by @brandigrissom about a politically connected dad trying to clear his son’s name: http://bit.ly/4yNlbm

What about this story? http://bit.ly/4IyHOA @rnieves Likewise RT @BigRichB: Didn’t see/read/hear 1 thing about Pearl Harbor day.

E-mails at @cpsenergy reveal officials knew price of nuclear project was “clearly understated.” http://bit.ly/7pW7Am #mysa

CPS Energy’s partner in nuclear deal tipped off Mayor Julián Castro about expensive project: http://bit.ly/7rTSRZ #mysa

In this great post at Mashable, Leah Betancourt profiled five journalists, including yours truly, and asked why we use social media:

There’s a lot of hype behind measuring social media ROI. But what about the payoff on an individual basis? Those who invest time into social media on a daily basis need to see a return on that time to make it worthwhile. Journalists who regularly use social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook on the job with success make it part of their daily routine, and focus on communicating quality content that’s worthwhile to recipients.

There’s good advice for everyone in this post — not just journalists. “Though this post focuses on journalists, many of their tips can be more broadly applied to anyone working with social media tools.”

RT @viannadavila My latest video, on the giant North Star Mall boots — their designer is quite a character: http://bit.ly/3KtOwH #mysa

Mayor Castro prepared to back out of nuclear deal being pushed by @cpsenergy: http://bit.ly/C19q7 #mysa

Story by @TexasTribune: SA City Manager Sheryl Sculley is the highest paid big-city employee in Texas: http://bit.ly/3qx6Kb

Story by @in_the_tank: City Council frustrated with @cpsenergy about nuclear cost estimate: http://bit.ly/2XeBeC #mysa

Former TV anchor Debora Daniels laments sweeps week: “The Strippers are Coming, The Strippers are Coming!” http://bit.ly/pDy1S #mysa

The shootings at Fort Hood sparked a lot of traffic on Twitter. I came across some interesting tweets from Joe Ruiz and Jordan Ghawi in San Antonio:

The link takes you to RadioReference.com, and it lets you listen to scanner traffic in jurisdictions all over the country — including police departments near Fort Hood. Very cool resource for breaking news.

RT @newsuniversity: Just released replay of Twitter Strategies for News Sites Webinar http://bit.ly/pTcR4 #twitter #nuwebinar

SA lobbyist David Earl wants to amend the Texas Constitution: http://bit.ly/4AjjMV #mysa

“The Third Man,” a gripping Orson Welles movie filmed in Vienna, still inspires tours of the city by fans: http://bit.ly/4xYABs

Great data for debate for the future of Journalism. http://tinyurl.com/yldegda (via @Mike_Padgett)

Gov. Rick Perry withheld documents that George Bush had released to the public: http://bit.ly/CKkDT

News University gave a Webinar last week by Ellyn Angelotti, who offered tips for journalists who are using Twitter to connect with their communities.

Ellyn mentioned a fun way to gauge the interests of your followers. Twittersheep creates a word cloud based on the bios of your Twitter followers. You just type in your Twitter name and Twittersheep does the rest.

Here’s a cloud describing my demented followers. What’s yours look like?

From my blog: I’ve been finding interesting people to follow on Twitter by checking conversations with @bitly: http://bit.ly/GJNIC

RT @wellswritten A Reporter With a ‘Tom Sawyer Business Plan’ Buys a Newspaper – http://bit.ly/3yXJf

@piercepresley The damn Caspio Bridge error 50501 strikes again. Actually I have no idea what that is but I”ll tell the right people, thanks

@GeoRodriguez Try yelling, “I should have never drafted you in fantasy football!” and stomp off in a huff. He’d totally apologize.

After years of cutbacks, the Dallas Morning News tries something new: http://bit.ly/2H6In1

It seems like every week someone in the media is complaining about Twitter and trivial tweets. The naysayers are probably not following the right people (if they’re following anyone at all).

One way to find interesting people on Twitter who share your interests is by using a URL shortening service. Most Web addresses are too long to fit into Twitter’s 140-character limit, so services like bit.ly have sprung up. When you shorten a URL through bit.ly, it creates a new link and tracks how often people click on it.

Plug a Web address into bit.ly, either through its home page or the bit.ly sidebar. Under “info,” you’ll see a “conversations” section, which shows you who else is tweeting about the Web page, and what they’re saying about it. Start clicking on the different Twitter accounts. Since the Web page struck a chord with them, chances are good you’ll find someone interesting to follow.

Here’s an example: I read on Romenesko about a new survey showing the public mistrusts the media, but believes in its watchdog role. If you read this blog, you’ll know I found that relevant. So I tweeted it:

But I wasn’t the only one. Here’s the rest of the conversation on Twitter that was tracked by bit.ly:

I found some cool people this way and ended up following a bunch of them today.

After years of cutbacks, the Dallas Morning News tries something new: http://bit.ly/2H6In1

@EvaRuth Is there a difference?

@LjTx Like all good relationships, we compromised and did lots of channel jumping between commercials.

SAPD suspends firm’s lucrative towing contract: http://bit.ly/1vABgm. Firm had been favored by Councilwoman Mary Alice Cisneros #mysa

RT @vanityfairmag: Barlett and Steele show how the U.S. Treasury has no idea where billions of taxpayer dollars went: http://bit.ly/12LcNL