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

Idaconcpts

A recent Pew Internet report found that two-thirds of adult Internet users are using a social networking site; other studies have noted the growing use of social media for marketing purposes. Klout measures people’s social media influence by analyzing how the content they create drives online trends and user action.

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Klout for Enterprise 2.0 Networks is a Bad Idea

Social Media Strategery

I then read " Enterprise Social Networks, Performance Reviews, and Company Culture ," on the Social Media Club DC blog that rightfully (and thankfully!) Communities don’t work like that. Enterprise social networks don’t work like that. Bringing Klout to the Enterprise?

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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. It displays the news that is most popular in Reuters social network. The Klout 50 ranks the most social CEOs in the USA by influence.

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The Case for Active Users as Social Media Community Managers

Akamai Marketing

The Case For Active Users as Social Media Community Managers. I’m an advisor at Pacific New Media for a social media certificate program they are launching. They’ve had social media classes for several semesters and I’ve taught several classes. I’ve really been thinking about this lately.

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25 Social Media Pet Peeves – How Many Are You Doing?

SocMed Sean

–Sean Posting a lot of meaningless content (pins, check-ins, etc…) just to artificially inflate your Empire Avenue, Klout, or Kred score. Only posting promotional posts/tweets/articles and never engaging in a 2-way dialog with your community. Guidance from social media gurus that their way is the only way.

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Solving Klout’s “Warren Buffett Problem”

Convince & Convert

Matt Thomson, Klout @daddymention. Matt Thomson , VP of Business Development at Klout , joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss the “Warren Buffett problem” his company faces, those fancy analytics at work behind the Klout algorithms, and expanding to offer brands a whole new product.

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What Is Social Authority?

Small Business Mavericks

If you’re familiar with Klout, then you know they have a score that allegedly measures your social influence. You could call that social authority, but I wouldn’t claim that you can put a number on it. In a nutshell, social authority is your measure of influence in social media and beyond.

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