By using the social web to convey both scholarly and public attention of research outputs, altmetrics offer a much richer picture than traditional metrics based on exclusive citation database information.
"Using Twitter for Curated Academic Content"
(Yes, you could do this or you could just use Zite or even Flipboard - apps freely available via iTunes. Mal Booth)
Interesting short post from RWW about how changes to Twitter's terms of service will adversely impact on the ability of scholars to use it for their research.
Citation analysis tool for researchers to prove the impact of their research. Particularly good for people in the arts, humanities, engineering and mathmatics.