Thanks for your comments. The post wasn't written as a beg for money. It's more of a commentary of how I feel about all the startup advice. I fully understand a working product backed by good research is the ticket to get in the door.
1) Warn people that they will need to login to Twitter to use the service. If my timeline is public, why do I need to provide my twitter credentials? Shouldn't my username be enough
2) Don't load so many stories at once. Maybe 20 or 30 at a time or for the last week, etc...
I really like the idea but I think your greatest challenge will ensuring the site doesn't get spammed by false reviews.
I have nothing to add as far as a solution goes but I can say that when I see reviews or testimonials the first thing I do is try and verify the online presence of the poster. Whenever I see a link to LinkedIN it shows me that at least there is a real person here who I can check out.
If you can solve that problem without involving Facebook I'll signup. Good luck.