Twitter for the overwhelmed

{ GETTING STARTED ON TWITTER }

• http://www.twitter.com - It all starts here.
• @Mashable on Tumblr - Twitter in Plain English
  
• A non-fanatical beginner's guide to Twitter
• Because Twitter is where the conversations happen
  
• Twitter Groups
  
• BubbleTweet - Add A Personal Video To Your Twitter Page In Seconds
I can't decide, is BubbleTweet cute or the new annoying pop-up? Imagine if it was on every page!
• TinyURL.com
  
• TwitPic / Share photos on Twitter
  
• 3 Tools to share photos on Twitter from PC or Mobile
  
• @FeliciaDay » Finding People to Follow on Twitter
  
• A Completely Unscientific (Yet Accurate) Look at Social Sites Funny!
• A Lesson From a Social Media Noob To Social Media Gurus | Applicant - The Advice Bank
• Twitter Guide: How To Do Things With Twitter
• How to Use Twitter Without Twitter Owning You - 5 Tips
• Twitter Favorites - The Best Way To Use Them

{ TWITTER TOOLS }

• TwitterCounter Stats
  
• Retweetist
  
• TweepSearch
  
• @Minervity » 12 Useful Web Based Twitter Tools!
  
• TweetDeck
  
• Dossy’s Blog: Need help managing your Twitter Karma?
  
• HOW TO: Connect With the FriendFeed Community @mashable
• Twitoria - How Many Twitter Friends Are You Really Following?
• Mr. Tweet -> Your Personal Networking Assistant for Twitter!
• Twitseeker
• TwitPwr
• Just Tweet It » THE Directory for Twitter Users

{ PROMOTE YOURSELF }

• Branding 101: How to Promote Your Blog Like the Big Guys Do | Write to Done
  
• Publish Your Blog to Facebook | Blogfuse
  
• 28 Days to Improved Results with Social Media: Week One
  
• I am launching a new product here is how I will incorporate social media to do it
  
• How to: Create a Facebook Fan Page | Tutorial Blog
  
• How To Position Yourself As An Expert | Article Summary | Aggregator | Small Business Tools
  
• How to Create Your Own TweetUp
  
• Email Marketing Books To Read
• How To Know When People Unfollow You on Twitter
  
• OPEN Forum by American Express OPEN | How to Get Retweeted
• 10 Tips For Benefiting From Unexpected Traffic
• 5 Essential Social Media Strategies for a Bad Economy | Social Media Explorer
• 14 Tips To Drive Traffic To Your New Design Blog | The Design Cubicle
• Blog Post Ideas That Always Generate Buzz
• How To Turn Twitter Followers Into Friends
• Tweetable Art: 10 Twitter Tips for Artists @mashable
• Measuring What Really Works on Twitter: Post Timing and Headlines 

{ BLOG TOOLS }

• HOW TO: Deal With Social Media Conflict @mashable
  
• Website Thumbnails- (like the one at the top of this posting)
  
• WebShotsPro.com : Website Screenshot Generation - Website Thumbnail Service
• Link Bait vs Digg Bait | Online Marketing Blog
• SEOmoz | 5 Reasons You Should Link Out to Others From Your Website
• 10 Secrets For Creating Viral Content
• Web Analysis, Behavioral Targeting and Advertising: Adding Twitter Search to Google Analytics
• How to Massively Increase RSS Subscribers: One Method You’ve Never Used - SocialMediaJunkies
• Discover Hundreds of Post Ideas for Your Blog with Mind Mapping
• 7 Ways to Keep Fresh Content Flowing On Your Blog

{ SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE }

• Debunking Six Social Media Myths - BusinessWeek
  
• 40 of the Best Twitter Brands and the People Behind Them - @mashable
  
• Logic+Emotion: Guidelines For Brands Using Twitter
  
• inSocialMedia.com
  
• 8 Questions to Ask Your "Social Media Expert" | davefleet.com
  
• Pack Mentality
  
• Top 5 Lies That Marketing Tells Sales | Sales Machine | BNET
  
• 5 Fatal Mistakes in Marketing Leadership | The Invesp Blog: E-commerce and Landing page Optimization
  
• Three Ways Twitter Security Fails - Business Center - PC World
  
• Logic+Emotion: The Collective Is The Focus Group
  
• Let the Twitter backlash begin: Times calls Twitter users narcissistic
  
• SEOmoz | Nofollow is Dying: The Impact of Micro-Blogging and Nofollow on SEO
  
• Social Media: The End of “Bad News” — Social Media Rockstar
  
• Influential Marketing Blog: 7 Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Twitter's Success
• Research: well-connected people communicating a lot are more productive
• Your Agency Should Take Advantage of Web 2.0 - Small Agency Diary - Advertising Age
• Innovate on Purpose: The first step to innovation success
• 25 Innovative Ways Companies are Using Twitter (That You May NOT Have Heard of Yet) - Buzz Marketing Daily
• If Google did Twitter search
• Alum Report: Get in the book here. Book Of Twitter Bookmarks Bought By HarperCollins
• Twitter accélère les scoops | Hi-tech | Actu | 24 heures Tip: Translate with Babel
• O'Brien: How Twitter could be a threat to Google - San Jose Mercury News
• New free white paper: Using social media for social change - Susan Mernit's Blog
• Tracking breaking news on Twitter » Nieman Journalism Lab » Pushing to the Future of Journalism
• The Follow Culture: Part 1 | Part 2
• Twitterati: The Day the Twitterati Ate Their Own
• Brands and Twitter / we are social
• Influential Marketing Blog: 7 Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Twitter's Success
• Twittering Celebrities Take Fans Backstage in Their Lives - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
• Glam edits Oscars Twitter feed and makes money » VentureBeat

{ SOCIAL MEDIA STATISTICS }

• Twitter Facts: Individual Twitter user statistics
  
• Social Media stats and demographics for 2008 « The BrandBuilder Blog
  
• How to Reach Baby Boomers with Social Media - ReadWriteWeb
  
• State of the Twittersphere Report
  
• Facebook Photos Pulls Away From The Pack
  
• Tracking Influence in Twitter | Web Analytics Demystified
  
• Digg Takes a Hit in Widget-Based Sharing
  
• Don't forget about the mobile! Number of mobile users on social networks continues to climb - Buzz Marketing Daily

{read my take on social media: here}