Twitter as an academic source

There is many ways can use Twitter as an academic studies and researches, here are three of them:
* Twitter is providing Opportunity to learn about new research, publications, conferences and conversations.
* Twitter is providing Opportunity to learn as a group using # sign. it is clear that hashtag can safe the discussing between the members of group study. 
* Twitter can provide news which can not find immediately especially international news that does not show up on Google in some countries. Twitter is the source for breaking news, pressing issues not covered in the media.