Hey, here's how it works.
So how is the world talking on online? Here are some guides.
A basic. I wrote a guide. It is simple and a starter. Go to http://www.ijnet.org and click on a citizens guide to blogging. They also have a regular column on new media and in the resources area you will find tools as well.
At http://www.poynter.org, if you go to the online section, you'll discover a long discussion of tools and resources for online journalists.
At the Online Journalism Review, you'll have an extensive resource on how to write and operate a blog, their site is http://www.ojr.org, go to their tools section. Also sign up to receive their e-mail updates.
Almost everything you need to know and then more is at cyberjournalist: its site is http://www.cyberjournalist.net
One of my favorites is the Institute for Interactive Journalism, J-Lab, at the University of Maryland; http://www.j-lab.org
Take a tour of the sites they recommend.