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Why Klout Doesn’t Measure True Influence

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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.

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#measurePR Aug. 21, ’12: How Much #kred Does #klout Have?

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The August 21 #MeasurePR chat was a fun and lively discussion about a few topics of interest to measurement geeks—including the notorious topic we love to pick apart: Klout. Here are some highlights: Klout has recently made changes to its algorithm, many of which appear to be in response to (heavy) criticism of the “influence” tool.

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#measurePR Recap: The Jenster is Back!

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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.). As always the full #measurePR Transcript, May 14, 2013 is available.

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Why a Social Credit Score is an Empty and Dangerous Notion

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I’m being challenged to a battle of egos by a stranger on Twitter: “@pierreloic your Klout Score is 33 (I’m a 51). Check out your @klout profile today.”. She’s after all “a 63″ and the Klout resident expert on all things bacon and Kim Kardashian. Guest post by Pierre-Loic Assayag. I’m glad we didn’t let it.

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MeasurePR: Why Are AVEs Still Around?

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Oh, and Megan Berry of Klout will be back as the guest for the Twitterchat, so if you have more questions for her, do leave them via a comment below.]. Jen Zingsheim is Vice President of Products and Services for CustomScoop , driving product development plans to better meet the needs of public relations and marketing professionals.

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What the #measurePR Community Thinks of 2012

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Holding true to form, we did beat up on Klout a bit – not many fans in the measurement crowd. Jen Zingsheim is Vice President of Products and Services for CustomScoop , driving product development plans to better meet the needs of public relations and marketing professionals. Alexa and SeoMoz also were mentioned.

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Manwich: A Case Study on Social Media Listening

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Forget Klout. Or maybe a new recipe or use for your product: And you have fans who want to be called by your product name: Wouldn’t it be so easy to create über fans by contacting them? I mean, they chose “Manwich” for their Twitter handle. You cannot get any more über than that!