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Why Klout Doesn’t Measure True Influence

Waxing UnLyrical

I’ll admit that it’s fun to bash Klout. They are on the front lines of the Wild West of determining influence, and who is doing that influencing, online. 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.

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Klout Now Measures 10 Social Media Websites For Influence

Small Business Mavericks

Klout just keeps getting better. I recently noticed that the service has added several other social media services to its metrics, which increases its value a hundred-fold (though I’d still say it’s overly weighted toward Twitter). In all, Klout is now measuring your influence across ten different social networks.

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Why Klout Should Not Be A Synonym For Influence

Waxing UnLyrical

Bloddy hell, we just can’t get away from “influence,&# can we? The tool that’s making the most rounds these days, it seems to me, is Klout. If you use HootSuite to manage your social platforms, every time you click on someone’s profile, you’re hit in the face with their Klout score.

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Klout is Shutting Down

Bill Hartzer

Klout, the site that gave us our social media Klout scores, is shutting down on May 25, 2018. At the height of Klout’s reign in social media, social media influencers, with a high enough Klout score, could get rewarded by advertisers.

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Do You Pout About Klout? What’s The Point?

SocMed Sean

Do you know he has a Klout influence score of 86? He has a Klout influence score of 88. According to their Klout scores, Robert Scoble would be considered more influential than President Obama because Scoble has a higher Klout score than President Obama. Do you know who President Barack Obama is? Well DUH!!

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Top Five: Tidal Wave of New Social Media Features

Sherrilynne Starkie

Top Five: Tidal Wave of New Social Media Features. 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. End of the road for Klout. followers . Listly by Sherrilynne Starkie.

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Social Influence Platform Klout Will Shut Down at the End of the Month

Social Media Today

The online world is about to lose one its most prominent influence measures, with Klout to shut down later this month.

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