It seems like everyone is at least "trying" to microblog on www.twitter.com, but for most people who are just getting started with tweeting, the learning curve can be quite daunting.  The first thing you learn is that twitter is NOT a feature rich blogging environment.  In fact, if anything, your first experience with twitter might be a great disappointment, that is, until you discover the rest of the tweetosphere. 

In the past year, literally thousands of services have been created to help people become more efficient at tweeting, and below is our list of can't-live-without tools and services for twitter.

• SocialOomph - formerly "tweet later," this essential tool, for both twitter and facebook, can turn any old twit into a super tweeter.  In addition to managing your followers, and sending the good ones thank you direct messages, it can also post for you when you are not at the computer.
• Seesmic Desktop – a desktop application that allows multiple Twitter (and Facebook) monitoring in several columns of a window, to following your favorite people, topics, and quickly make posts, re-tweet, etc.
• Twittords - Because tweeting is a whole new language, you are gonna need a "Twitter Dictionary"
• Trendistic - visualize topical discussion trends in twitter, and get "with it!"