I’m pretty clueless on blogging, facebook, twitter and other social media.
Can anyone provide me with some good recommended reading on how to set all these up and the best ways of promoting them and using them to promote. - hardback or e-books, I don’t mind.
there are lots of blog engines out there, but as first timer I’ll recommend you to use blog.com or weebly, these sites have great looking themes, customizable and easy to use. After you set up creating your blog there you can promote your blog through different social networking sites like Twitter, Face book Etc.