If rss is not lost on you, then neither is twitter - it's just smaller. It's a good way to keep up with what people in your field are working on, or what they'

If rss is not lost on you, then neither is twitter - it's just smaller. It's a good way to keep up with what people in your field are working on, or what they're consuming that might influence their work in the future. If someone "over-tweets" it's easy to not follow them.