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Why I Can’t Trust Klout Anymore

Bill Hartzer

Klout is a site that measures your influence on the web, using social media sites. Essentially, the more influential you are on social media websites, the higher your Klout score is. The score goes from 1 to 100, and I would say that it’s pretty easy to get a Klout score of 30 or higher. Let me explain.

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Marketplace to Buy, Sell Links Based on Google Authorship and Klout Launched

Bill Hartzer

The first-ever online marketplace for buying and selling links in articles and blog posts based on Google Authorship and Klout score has been launched. Buying and selling links based on Google’s PageRank has long been a controversial topic, as well as a violation of Google’s Webmaster Guidelines. AuthorLinks Pricing.

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Return On Influence Can Return From Whence It Came

Dave Fleet

The Harvard Business Review recently published a post entitled “ Return on Influence, the New ROI “ In it, the author suggested that marketers consider the use of “Return on Influence” as a metric for measuring social media activity. Return on Influence has nothing to do with business objectives.

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Ford Launches Fiesta With Young, Social Media-Savvy Influencers

The Realtime Report

Ford used to social to gain essential product feedback – before it was even on the market – and to dramatically increase awareness about the Fiesta, by using influencers to spread the word. “If you talk about the new product, who would buy the old one?” However, social media allowed people to self-select.

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The 3 Keys to Social Influence

Convince & Convert

This is an interview I did with Klout for their Klout Stars series , where they ask “influencers&# about their background in social media. What advice do you have for someone who wants to take their social media influence and presence to the next level? How did you get started in social media?

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14 step bare-bones guide to influencer outreach

Janet Fouts

Lots of people will tell you ”Social Media Influencers” are the key to social media marketing but what does that really mean? Is influence based on number of connections? Klout , Peer Index or Kred score? Create a first draft list of influencers who are posting consistently relevant information.

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Social Media News Ticker: Twitter Adds Photo Tagging, Facebook Acquires Oculus VR

The Realtime Report

Facebook to buy Oculus VR, maker of the Rift headset, for around $2B in cash and stock – last week Facebook announced the acquisition of Oculus VR, “the leader in virtual reality technology;” initial efforts will focus on gaming, but will expand to other experiences as well (TechCrunch). Let us know in the comments below.

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