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Why You Should Care About Klout

Ari Herzog

The recent addition of LinkedIn to the mix of social media considered when calculating a Klout score has left many wondering about Klout, how to raise your score, and whether it matters after all. Have you heard of Klout ? What is Klout? Klout’s algorithm strives to measure a user’s online influence.

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Top Five: Tidal Wave of New Social Media Features

Sherrilynne Starkie

This week's must-know news from the world of social media includes new features and functions from Instagram, Facebook Messenger, LinkedIn and Twitter. Plus end of the road for Klout. Previously, users could report Messenger conversations only through Facebook reporting tools or Messenger web. End of the road for Klout.

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Klout for Enterprise 2.0 Networks is a Bad Idea

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as a side note, I need one in real-life too – little did I know that my best friend’s reach and influence are really low and I should stop hanging out with him and instead make new friends who can optimize my conversations better). Bringing Klout to the Enterprise? TeamFollowBack appears on internal networks.

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#measurePR Recap: The Jenster is Back!

Waxing UnLyrical

Here’s the write up from the #measurePR chat held on May 14: We kicked things off by discussing the new program from Klout, called Klout Experts. This evolution of Klout allows users to ask questions of experts. Details in this Wired piece.). measurePR Recap: The Jenster is Back! is a post from: Waxing UnLyrical.

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Klout, the Super Bowl, and Our Addiction to Shooting the Messenger

Convince & Convert

Two weeks ago, I received a Klout Perk to be part of the Social 46, a gathering of Indiana’s top social media influencers. According to the Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee , Klout was used to help identify the participants, and the list was augmented manually with known local bloggers, gadflies, and connectors. Ridiculous.

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The Return On Influence In A World Of Klout

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Schaefer over at Grow Blog recently published his second book, Return On Influence - The Revolutionary Power of Klout, Social Scoring, and Influence Marketing , which dissects the fascinating world of social scoring an individual consumer's true influence in the online channels. Enjoy the conversation. the tao of twitter.

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You Suck! So I Unfollowed You On Twitter!

SocMed Sean

I don’t care how long you have been on Twitter. And I sure as heck don’t care what your Klout score is. Whether you contribute to the conversation. I unfollowed you on Twitter! Do you think that announcing it on your Twitter feed is going to shame me back into following you again? Gonna cry about it?

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