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#measurePR, Social Media Measurement & Klout

Waxing UnLyrical

Our guest last week was Klout’s Megan Berry , who returned for an encore performance to #measurepr since, you know, everyone’s krazy about Klout. And given how kontroversial Klout is, what better guest to address their questions? How do you decide who gets Klout perks? Here’s a sample of the chat: 1.

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How 1 Blog Post Increased My Klout Score

Jason Yormark

So I went on a blog hiatus for a few weeks, and it certainly made a significant impact on my Klout score. I certainly don’t lose any sleep over my Klout score. Many businesses are using Klout as a measuring stick for influence and not just for their perks program. I’m not entirely sure what I think about that.

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Is Klout An Accurate Measure Of Your Social Influence?

The Social Media Incubator

Klout is a service that claims to measure social media influence , but is it accurate? For starters, the definition of influence is a little bit murky. Klout tries to measure both, but it doesn’t end there. Klout is by no means a perfect service. That’s the million-dollar question among social media marketers.

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Why Critics of Klout Are Missing the Big Picture

Convince & Convert

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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The Ultimate List of Social Media Definitions You Need to Know

Hootsuite

It can be difficult to keep up with all the new social media definitions that seem to emerge almost every month. This social media glossary is a living document that will evolve as we add and subtract entries, expand our definitions, and provide more context for the most important social media terms. Bookmark this page! See Metric.

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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.). is a post from: Waxing UnLyrical. measurePR Recap: The Jenster is Back!

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Analytics: what are you really learning?

Sherrilynne Starkie

However, our analysis showed that although this demographic was definitely present and highly-engaged on Facebook, they were not only unlikely to friend this government client on Facebook, they’d see its presence there as a threat to their personal privacy. Finding value in Klout like sites. Measuring online influence.

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