Check out the beginnings of our own Marnie Webb's blog series, 52 Weeks to Social Change: Using the Social Web to Make Good Things Happen, for some great tips!

I like how she breaks it down into simple actions you can take each week to ease yourself into the social web, kinda like a self-help book. You'll have a whole new web presence for yourself, or your organization by the end.

Here's what she has covered so far:

First, Search A Lot
Second, Follow
Week 3: Publishing is the New Black
Week 4: Talk Among Yourselves
Week 5: Start Your Blog Engine
Week 6: Fine Tuning the Blog
Week 7: It's All Upcoming