Increasing the impact of your research by using rich, integrated and open-access communications

Communication of research outputs evolves, following both technological advancements and scientific demands. Once formal and static physical objects, research publications are currently combinations of text, code, data and several other digital products. Here I first introduce alternative ways to track the impact of your products ("alt-metrics") in an open-access environment; then I show how to collect and integrate online different pieces of relevant information using twitter and twitter-related tools.