Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 29, 2013

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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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 16, 2011

I think next week’s chat is going to be quite interesting; Megan Berry of Klout (and y’all know how vocal I’ve been about Klout) is going to join us. I applaud her on her courage, and I’d love you to join, with one caveat; Klout raises strong emotions in many of us. What do you want to know about Klout?

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Jeff Esposito

JUNE 6, 2012

I am not ashamed and in all honesty it is one of the few reasons why I keep my account with Klout. While it sucked the whole joy out of my Monday morning, the whole incident could have been avoided if either OneHopeWine.com or Klout used a few filters. I like getting free stuff.

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Akamai Marketing

JULY 6, 2011

Interesting question, isn’t it? My question is “what can I do for them&#. 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.

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The Realtime Report

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Klout and Kred now both offer brand pages, and have recently introduced new consumer-facing make-overs. Over 65 pages long, with in-depth test drives and several expert best practices interviews, this Guide answers questions such as: How do these tools define and measure online influence?

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Direct Marketing Observations

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

A good friend who is the SVP of marketing for a very large Fortune 500 company recently asked me via email the following question(s). Do you believe in the Klout score? My view on this is that FB likes is not the right metric, but I am not sure what is… Great Question isn’t it? and if not, what would you recommend?

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SocMed Sean

JULY 8, 2012

A while back, I asked a fairly straight-forward question on my Facebook page : What is your social media pet peeve? –Sean Posting a lot of meaningless content (pins, check-ins, etc…) just to artificially inflate your Empire Avenue, Klout, or Kred score. What’s yours? People who tweet ALL THE TIME!

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Sherrilynne Starkie

MAY 18, 2013

Hadfield boasts more than 751,000 Twitter followers, more than half million YouTube views and has a Klout score of 86. He’s taken questions from school children and even had a tweetchat with Captain Kirk , Canadian actor William Shatner and a hero to space geeks the world over.

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Jason Yormark

APRIL 21, 2011

Sites like Klout , PeerIndex , and up and comer Empire Avenue all have unique ways in which they measure your social influence based on a variety of factors. But the real question is do any of them really work? Just a few weeks ago I was contacted by by a partner in the Klout Perks program.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 26, 2011

We tackled four questions, and I was thrilled that it was an engaged discussion with several new participants as well. The important question to ask is, “Why are you measuring? I’ve said more than enough about Klout so I won’t say anything more right now! These were: 1. Read the post!).

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 17, 2011

But one of the nicest things, for me, was the gracious and upfront way in which Eric dealt with questions, some quite tough. Given how much we’ve talked about influence recently, I figured this would be quite the chat… and it was. Of course, this got folks talking about what “real users&# are, influence, and so on.

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SocialFish

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Do apps like Klout or Twitalyzer really work to automate this? Danny Brown will be hosting this inaugural episode, and Tamsen McMahon , Lisa Thorell , Allyson Kapin , Rich Becker and Olivier Blanchard will be chatting live with him – but as it’s BlogTalkRadio, anyone can call in and ask them questions.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 7, 2011

Yes, it will give you a list of people who use those keywords most frequently, and they will be ranked on your list based on that frequency, but it’s nothing like a Klout score. I do think that with Klout’s recent introduction of the +K feature , it (Klout) is trying to up its game. Is it possible to game Traackr?

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Bill Hartzer

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

Reddit AMA, Ripoff Report, Klout, and Duane Forrester Leaves Bing. I did a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything), Ripoff Report’s home page was removed from Google, I don’t trust Klout, and Duane Forrester has left Bing as their Webmaster Liaiason. I got a lot of good questions, and did my best to answer. Ripoff Report.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 31, 2011

Klout has been having some issues over the past couple of days, leading C.C. Chapman to blog about the Great Klout Plunge of 2011.

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Kikolani

MARCH 18, 2013

Increase your Klout. Not that anyone cares about Klout scores (wink wink), but participating in regular discussions on Twitter will help boost your Klout rankings due to the increase in mentions of your @username in discussions. First, you can use the three prompts to share experiences, post ideas, and ask questions.

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Small Business Mavericks

JANUARY 16, 2013

Klout is an influence monitor. You can also learn what’s going on and the questions that people have about your niche. In fact, if you want to keep tabs on your competition, listening is essential, and there are plenty of tools available to help you listen. Online listening entails many tactics. Google Reader.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 12, 2011

Don’s piece and the WSJ piece kicked off a discussion about whether coverage of the weaknesses of AVE in such a high profile publication such as the WSJ might allow some organizations cover for leaving this questionable metric in the dustbin. The conclusion was: not likely. Should be fun. They can still sign up.

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Ari Herzog

JULY 6, 2012

Why Klout Matters by Tammi Kibler. Got a question? Why Social Media Quality Beats Quantity by Marcus Sheridan. 21 Reasons to Use Google Analytics by David Murton. 7 Sandbox Rules of Twitter by Brandon Yanofsky. 10 Twitter Tips to Make Friends by Thomas O’Rourke. 8 Tips for Successful Business Blogging by Lior Levin. Know someone?

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 6, 2013

When WUL resurfaced on Monday, I told you I’d do my best to answer any questions you about about While I Was Out. If you’re concerned about your “standing” or social scores (cough, Klout, cough) in social media, then you have a panic attack. Happy Friday, all!

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Kikolani

MARCH 13, 2011

Klout is not an entirely full-proof system for measuring a Twitter user’s engagement level in social media yet, but it is getting there. Social Engagement Measurement with Klout. 44 Blogging Questions and Answers. They even offer a badge you can add to your site that will link advertisers to your Google Ad Planner data.

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Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 6, 2014

Here’s a question: How much social proof do you need to be credible? It’s not like your Klout score has to be through the roof or no one is going to believe you really know your stuff. One of the big benefits to being active on social media is the proof of your reputation. The truth is, there’s not magic number.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Ultimately, as Olivier Blanchard has pointed out repeatedly , social media marketing has to demonstrate an ROI (though he acknowledges the questions have to be made more specific). Klout and Kred scores). In the b2b world, the “R” is generally leads (website call-to-action conversions) with some monetary value applied to them.

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Janet Fouts

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Klout , Peer Index or Kred score? Visit Klout , Peer Index and Kred and average scores to get a ballpark idea of how influential they are overal (not necessarily specific to your topic). Answer or ask a question? Is influence based on number of connections? A combination of all of the above? Will you share their blog posts?

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 13, 2011

The discussion kicked off with a great question from Deanna Boss , who wanted to know: “What does 2012 look like for #measurepr? Holding true to form, we did beat up on Klout a bit – not many fans in the measurement crowd. New trends? Saying goodbye to bad habits? Any goals?”. Alexa and SeoMoz also were mentioned.

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 21, 2013

Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitter Facebook, Vine, Foursquare, Klout – you name it, they want it. Aside from considering setting aside some budget to hire a new ( very ) junior freelancer, I realized that my two-year old asked a question that everyone else seemed to have failed to ask – why? Everyone wants to be everywhere.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 30, 2012

With more than 90% of companies now using social media to find employees and 82% having a Facebook page , there’s no question that business use of social media has become commonplace. But “use” and “success” are two different things. In an ideal world, there would be a standardized measure of some sort.

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 28, 2011

25 Questions That Will Help You Find and Follow Your Passion – Are you confused? If so, the simple questions in this article will help you, fast. You can avoid this unfortunate end by answering these three questions. 61 Tips to Help You Live the Good Life – We can all begin to make both internal and external changes.

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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 24, 2011

The tenants of Kaizen’s small steps are asking small questions, visualizing small success and taking small actions. Kaizen encourages us to ask simple questions of ourselves, our employees and within the context of social media, I would add customers. Start by asking your employees simple questions about social media.

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Buffer Social

MARCH 6, 2017

Working with your profiles and pages across the major social channels, Klout puts together a score from 0 to 100 on your influence on social media. Klout also suggests content, which you can schedule and share through its app to improve your Klout score. Which social media analytics tools do you use for your marketing?

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Laurel Papworth

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

I’m interested to know if you were asked any of these questions: – I read your blog, can you explain more on your blog post … - how many followers do you have on Twitter? what is your Klout score? and usual questions eg can I use Facebook at work, is LinkedIn blocked at firewall. Anything else?

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Stay N' Alive

JULY 26, 2013

This is the response I get when questioning an "SEO Expert" wanting me to get paid $50 per link for posting links on my Google+ profile. Seriously, who, of any klout takes these guys'' money? These guys are the scum of the earth - don''t take their business: I''ll give him some SEO.

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Akamai Marketing

APRIL 4, 2011

Before you answer – let me give you a hint: its a trick question. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Subscribe via Email Meet Tara Coomans Recent Posts Klout – What’s it all About? By taracoomans – April 4, 2011 Posted in: Content , Featured , social media Photo credit: BaronBrian 97 Million people use Twitter.

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SocMed Sean

JULY 25, 2015

Do You Even Know What Your Klout Score Means? you can use the comics or cartoons that you find on SocMedSean.com as long as you provide attribution back to either the original blog post where you found the comic, or to my SocMedSean.com root domain.” Why Don’t Customers “Like” Our Facebook Page?

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Kikolani

AUGUST 29, 2017

You can also use your Chrome browser, enabled with the Klout reading capability (you may need to install the extension) and search through Twitter. If you have the Klout extension in your Chrome browser, you are able to see the Klout score when you view the Twitter profile. Of course, you could also search from within Twitter.

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Kikolani

JUNE 1, 2012

How to Get More Freelancing Visibility – There’s a simple answer to the question of why you don’t have more clients. 5 Valuable Insights Even Klout Haters Can Gain From Klout – Five pieces of information that can be learned from the information provided by Klout beyond your numerical score.

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Kikolani

JULY 18, 2011

Simply answer these questions, and do the following to build your network with quality Twitter followers. If you answered yes to this question, then check out the other authors on the blog. How to Increase Your Retweets, Twitter Followers & Klout. Do You Regularly Contribute to a Blog With Multiple Authors? Related Posts.

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