Why when I resize an image does it looks less sharp and poor quality?

I've been using Photoshop since CS3 and have never had thus problem before. I used to create websites using WordPress for clients and have created many different logo images without any issues. Now however I'm doing it for muself and I'm having problems when I resize the images for web use.
Here are a few examples. The first is a 1400x1400 image that I'm going to use for a podcast. iTunes requires this size and it looks good to my eye. When you look at the resized image however you'll see that it is not quite as sharp.
1400x1400 http://d.pr/i/SrtJ
300x300 http://d.pr/i/IqtI
Logo at http://safetydad.net
Twitter page http://twitter.com/thesafetydad
I've tried all different things to get it to look good at any size but no mater what when the image gets resized (especially by a CMS or Twitter) it looks like crap. I've tried saving as png, jpeg, flatteing before resizing, resizing the psd, saving as jpeg then resizing, using save for web option but no matter what it doesn't look right.
What am I doing wrong?

When you scale down, you will lose some of the sharpness because it is removing pixels from the image, and Photoshop is trying to figure out how to remove pixels, and reassemble the edges of the image.. As a result, when some of that shading is removed, it begins to blur. Make sure when scaling down an image (image - image size) that you set the resampling to bicubic sharper. This will help to reduce the blur from the pixel removal.
Also, you can go to filter - sharpen - unsharp mask - and work on bringing back some of the sharpness there as well.
For your twitter logo - I would make a separate logo for it, because the text is difficult to read over it. Sorry - just my opinion there.
You may have tried these things already - but if not - hopefully it helps
On the other note - I think you might be hyper-critical of the changes...

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That is exactly what everyone has been saying.
Make it smaller - you resample the image. Now those pixels
are
lost,period. So when you make it bigger there is a lot less
information
therefore the original quality is no longer there.
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> THANKS GUYS
>
> Stephane you seem to understand my problem.
>
> I simply understand if you enlarge a n image th pixels
become bigger but
> helpers out there , just try this one thing.
>
> Insert an image and drag it using bottom right corner,
going smaller and
> smaller and then back up to it's original size. You will
notice the image is
> not as it's original quality !!! This seems like a bug
in fireworks. I have
> used many art packages in the past being a graphics
designer but the only
> solution is to edit the image (converting to a object -
F8) before inserting it
> onto the page.
>
> This is totally bizarre. Some of you may of got wrong
end of the stick... my
> mistake. Understand pixels change when resizing but I am
trying to point out
> when moving / resizing the image and then back to it's
original state.... you
> lose the original quality ?
>
> Wish I could show you a demonstration. Have a go and
look carefully. Drag
> an image to a smaller size and then back to it's
original size. Do this about
> 8 times and then look carefully. You will notice the
image quality has reduced
> even though it's back to it's original state.
>
> Someone please help !! Need a guru on this one !! It's a
pain having to edit
> the image in photoshop or using the f8 method setting
the accurate size all the
> time before inserting file. Wish I could just use the
mouse as normal. The
> blur that is applied to the photo is weird and look
slike th blur tool is
> enabled somehow. This is the thing you guys are missing
out. The actual image
> does not lose resolution quality but original quality...
blur is applied !!!
>
> Many thanks guys... please see if you can answer this
one.
>
> Dean
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