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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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Top Five: Tidal Wave of New Social Media Features

Sherrilynne Starkie

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. Klout, once known as the arbiter of social media influence is shutting down. Follow List. Embed List.

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What’s Your Score? How Klout and PeerIndex Affect Social Engagement

Idaconcpts

So, given the growing importance of social media, it makes sense that companies are now measuring the relative importance, or influence, of the people using the networks. Klout and PeerIndex, the two major players in measuring social influence, have only been around for a few years but have already made a mark on digital engagement.

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Klout for Enterprise 2.0 Networks is a Bad Idea

Social Media Strategery

takes issue with this idea of ranking people's influence on these internal networks. as a side note, I need one in real-life too – little did I know that my best friend’s reach and influence are really low and I should stop hanging out with him and instead make new friends who can optimize my conversations better).

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Internet Fame and the True Impact of Influence

SocialFish

You may be aware that there is a big debate going on in the social media blogosphere about “influence&#. Maybe you’re starting to think that influence is not about how many followers someone has on Twitter. .&# So what is influence, really? How can you find the influencers in your industry?

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Klout, the Super Bowl, and Our Addiction to Shooting the Messenger

Convince & Convert

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.

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Reuters, Rogers and social dashboards

Sherrilynne Starkie

Reuters has launched Social Pulse , a social media hub on Reuters.com which highlights social media’s most shared news, companies and influencers. The Klout 50 ranks the most social CEOs in the USA by influence. It displays the news that is most popular in Reuters social network.

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