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When #measurePR met Klout

Waxing UnLyrical

Last week, the special guest on #measurePR was Megan Berry of Klout. Given how vocal I’ve been about how problematic I find many elements of Klout , it was pretty decent of her to be willing to participate. Why should we take Klout seriously? Here are a few of the questions and Megan’s answers: 1. and much more.

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Klouchebag Let’s You REALLY Know What Your Klout Score Means

SocMed Sean

I can’t stand Klout. Anyone who discusses social media with me usually has to sit through one (or more) of my diatribes about how ridiculous Klout is, why it doesn’t measure social media influence, and why relying on the score is one of the most annoying noob habits of social media. Okay…I’ll confess.

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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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Why You Should Care About Klout

Ari Herzog

The recent addition of LinkedIn to the mix of social media considered when calculating a Klout score has left many wondering about Klout, how to raise your score, and whether it matters after all. Have you heard of Klout ? What is Klout? Klout’s algorithm strives to measure a user’s online influence.

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Klout for Enterprise 2.0 Networks is a Bad Idea

Social Media Strategery

I left the following comment there that illustrates why I believe trying to assign influencer scores within the confines of a company's social network is not only a terrible idea, but that it can virtually torpedo any chance that that network has of being successful. "People Bringing Klout to the Enterprise?

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Marketplace to Buy, Sell Links Based on Google Authorship and Klout Launched

Bill Hartzer

The first-ever online marketplace for buying and selling links in articles and blog posts based on Google Authorship and Klout score has been launched. AuthorLinks is a marketplace for buying and selling links based on a web site owner’s Google Authorship and overall Klout score. AuthorLinks is 2017 Link Building.

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Klout is giving away free stuff

Josh S Peters

Klout has been giving away free stuff for a while now, but it seems to have really amped up lately. TNT wants people who are very active online (which is how you get Klout), live, work, and network online to get excited and involved with an offline product. I want to hear your opinion in the comments below.

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