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Why Critics of Klout Are Missing the Big Picture

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Other than signing book deals, the favorite sport of the social media punditry these days seems to be bashing Klout. The most recent example was from B2B social media thinker Paul Gillin who wrote a post unveiling the flaws in Klout’s ranking scheme. Instead, they object to the very notion and existence of Klout.

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Tool Tuesday: SocialOomph

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I recommend it for anyone who uses Twitter for more than a personal “what I had for lunch&# account… Leave a Reply Cancel reply Subscribe via Email Meet Tara Coomans Recent Posts Klout – What’s it all About? What’s your social currency?

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Social Media Complainers – your new BFF's

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Leave a Reply Cancel reply Subscribe via Email Meet Tara Coomans Recent Posts Klout – What’s it all About? Share and Enjoy: Tags: customer service , social media , suggestions No Comments Start the ball rolling by posting a comment on this article! What’s your social currency?

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What's your social currency?

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Leave a Reply Cancel reply Subscribe via Email Meet Tara Coomans Recent Posts Klout – What’s it all About? Share and Enjoy: Tags: small business , social media , strategy No Comments Start the ball rolling by posting a comment on this article! What’s your social currency?

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6 Critically Undervalued Social Media Success Metrics

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Rather than paying rapt attention to the number of Twitter followers you’ve corralled, instead look at your Klout score. Klout is an online influence gauge that combines several data points (followers, retweets, clicks on links, etc.) and then applies some fancy algorithmic voo doo to arrive at a unified metric.

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Book Review Wednesday: Wikibrands: Reinventing your company in.

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Leave a Reply Cancel reply Subscribe via Email Meet Tara Coomans Recent Posts Klout – What’s it all About? What’s your social currency? Social Media Complainers – your new BFF’s Successful Blogging for Small and Medium Businesses A Thousand Little Cuts of Social Media – A Kaizen Approach I recommend.

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Jack Welch supports events and their business uses.

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By taracoomans – March 9, 2009 Posted in: economy Jack Welch supports events and their business uses. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Subscribe via Email Meet Tara Coomans Recent Posts Klout – What’s it all About? What’s your social currency?

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