Tools for Strategic Tweeting and other Quick Hits

I'm still decompressing from my wedding/honeymoon and getting my house (figurative and literal) in order. It will probably take me a couple days to fully get back in to the swing of things after two weeks off the grid. In the meantime, here' a Quick Hits(ish) post. Expect a lot of these for the next couple of days as I get back on my feet.

• Here's an interesting chart delineating the proper uses of twitter in a variety of business/activist settings. Colin Delaney of ePolitics also has some interesting things to say about the proper uses of Twitter.

• Erica Williams deftly explains the power of good messaging in a policy fight.
• At Mother Jones, Michael Silberman offers yet another look at how online tools helped put Obama over the top.
• 5 elements of a successful Facebook fan page.
• Front Line Leaders Academy, a project of PFAW and the Young Elected Officials Network, is accepting applications for their 2009 class.
• Secretary Clinton has announced plans for a second Alliance of Youth Movements Summit. The goals of the summit are to help youth use online tools to fight oppression, and win over hearts and minds around the world.
• CIRCLE has released a slide show of data about non-college youth:

• Open Left and Daily Kos' microgrants program is up and running. Go read the rules and submit your idea.
• For those looking for summer opportunities in politics, check out the New Organizing Institute's Summer Boot Camp.