Waxing UnLyrical
JULY 19, 2012
I’ll admit that it’s fun to bash Klout. I have the belief that, despite what Klout says, it ties a large part of how “influential” you are directly to how much you tweet. That’s my Klout score over the past several weeks. This is the main reason I just can’t take Klout incredibly seriously.
Convince & Convert
SEPTEMBER 11, 2011
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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Convince & Convert
JANUARY 26, 2012
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.
Akamai Marketing
JULY 6, 2011
You should also care because in that group of thousands of nobody’s is your next advocate or hater. Many high-Klout folks auto-follow. So, if you are looking to increase your Klout score, find others who have high scores. So, if you are looking to increase your Klout score, find others who have high scores.
SocMed Sean
APRIL 17, 2012
If you ask me what my Klout score is …I’ll likely vomit. They use numbers like “friends”, “followers” and…ewww…”Klout” to determine whether they are doing social right. It means they took the time to group me with others that tweet similar content to me.
SocialFish
FEBRUARY 6, 2011
Do apps like Klout or Twitalyzer really work to automate this? A group of us are going to be talking about Internet Fame and the True Impact of Influence in a BlogTalkRadio show on Wednesday February 9 at 10pm ET. In preparation for the radio show, here are some of the blog posts the group may be referencing.
Small Business Mavericks
JULY 21, 2011
Klout users will recognize the metric known as “true reach.&# Even if you don’t use Klout but are active in social media, you might have heard the term. The key to obtaining a high true reach metric is to be influential within an influential group. But what does it mean? That’s a true reach of 500,000.
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