From Santa Barbara News-Press:

The new cool for state agencies and politicians is quickly becoming Twitter, a social networking and micro-blogging service that allows people to post 140 character updates from the Internet and cell phones that can be read online or via text message.

Information about public hearings, upcoming events and even how long lines are at the Capitol is increasingly being spread through Twitter to a small but growing audience.

”Maybe this is a sign of the times, but blogging got to be too tedious,” said Ric Cantrell, chief deputy of the Utah Senate, who blogs and uses Twitter on behalf of the Republican majority.

Utah has long been a pioneer in using technology to connect with the public. Utah.gov and the Legislature’s Web site regularly win national awards for how easy they are to use, how many services are online and the amount of information available on them.

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