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.
"Hiding your research behind a paywall is immoral
As a scientist your job is to bring new knowledge into the world. Hiding it behind a journal's paywall is unacceptable"
"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)
"Why openness benefits research
Posted on 17/01/2013
The following text is jointly authored by David Shotton (david.shotton@zoo.ox.ac.uk) and Heinrich Hartmann (hartmann@uni-koblenz.de). Cf. OpenCitations.net - blog."
"Store, organize, and share your education and research for free."
I've not used this, so not sure what it is like, but it looks pretty useful for some.
Great presentation with some simple advice for academics and researchers about raising their online profiles, using open access and some colaborative tools.