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You are probably wondering why I am saying that Klout is dead considering their site is still up, and there are still scores. The fact of the matter is, due to that they unsuccessfully had been able to award an accurate score to someone truly influential online as well as offline- Klout is meaningless. I understand that those who still support Klout only do so for the sake of accountability reasons. Sure, if you want to keep a strong social media presence going, you do need to make sure you are sharing good quality content as well as engaging with those in your networks on a consistent basis. In all honesty, you don’t need Klout for that. There are other ways you can make sure you are sharing good content on a regular basis and engaging with those who engage with you. You can set a schedule to share posts, and schedule a time to engage with your networks. If you are consistent, you will keep a strong social media presence. The fact that Klout had purposely manipulated scores, and...

You are probably wondering why I am saying that Klout is dead considering their site is still up, and there are still scores. The fact of the matter is, due to that they unsuccessfully had been able to award an accurate score to someone truly influential online as well as offline- Klout is meaningless. I understand that those who still support Klout only do so for the sake of accountability reasons. Sure, if you want to keep a strong social media presence going, you do need to make sure you are sharing good quality content as well as engaging with those in your networks on a consistent basis. In all honesty, you don’t need Klout for that. There are other ways you can make sure you are sharing good content on a regular basis and engaging with those who engage with you. You can set a schedule to share posts, and schedule a time to engage with your networks. If you are consistent, you will keep a strong social media presence. The fact that Klout had purposely manipulated scores, and...

Several years ago, I believed that Klout was extremely important. I saw value in it, while many naysayers expressed how silly it really was. All that did was encourage me to defend it’s “value” even more. However, over time I saw for myself that Klout is nothing other than a silly game . Firstly, the company keeps how the algorithm is calculated a big mystery. They became even more sneaky with this practice after Lithium had acquired it. At the same token, you can artificially increase the score by gaming the system. You can throw garbage onto your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc and arrange to have a slew of likes and comments and that will increase the score. Yet, if you share some content on a regular basis that is valuable that organically receives engagement- your score will likely decrease or stay the same. Why? No one knows except for the folks at Klout. They keep it a secret on purpose. I have stopped looking at people’s Klout scores and I pay more at...

Several years ago, I believed that Klout was extremely important. I saw value in it, while many naysayers expressed how silly it really was. All that did was encourage me to defend it’s “value” even more. However, over time I saw for myself that Klout is nothing other than a silly game . Firstly, the company keeps how the algorithm is calculated a big mystery. They became even more sneaky with this practice after Lithium had acquired it. At the same token, you can artificially increase the score by gaming the system. You can throw garbage onto your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc and arrange to have a slew of likes and comments and that will increase the score. Yet, if you share some content on a regular basis that is valuable that organically receives engagement- your score will likely decrease or stay the same. Why? No one knows except for the folks at Klout. They keep it a secret on purpose. I have stopped looking at people’s Klout scores and I pay more at...

At one time, not all that long ago really Klout based your influence only on your score. This had understandably angered a lot of people. How can you possibly measure influence based only on a numerical value? You can’t really. And I have said this all along- the score by itself is an indicator that you are engaging and active on your social media networks. However, the influence really lies within the kind of content you share, and how much reception it receives- and how interactive you are as well. Sadly a lot of people have found ways to artificially raise their Klout scores (or gaming) just for the sake of it by constantly dishing out irrelevant content, and buying followers and fake interaction. Klout has been working on methods to squash those who consistently game the system. However, those who really wanted to increase their scores this way always found a method to do so. The good news is, Klout is starting to find ways on how to determine users who are truly influential ...

At one time, not all that long ago really Klout based your influence only on your score. This had understandably angered a lot of people. How can you possibly measure influence based only on a numerical value? You can’t really. And I have said this all along- the score by itself is an indicator that you are engaging and active on your social media networks. However, the influence really lies within the kind of content you share, and how much reception it receives- and how interactive you are as well. Sadly a lot of people have found ways to artificially raise their Klout scores (or gaming) just for the sake of it by constantly dishing out irrelevant content, and buying followers and fake interaction. Klout has been working on methods to squash those who consistently game the system. However, those who really wanted to increase their scores this way always found a method to do so. The good news is, Klout is starting to find ways on how to determine users who are truly influential ...

When we think of Klout , we think of the social media scoring analytic tool. However, what many people do not know about Klout is that it is great for networking. Or perhaps many people are aware of that fact, however that is not what they usually associate Klout with. I have to say that a large percentage of my tribe was from Klout. Sure, I would say the majority were from different networking groups as well as from Empire Avenue , however a big chunk of my connections did indeed come from Klout. There is a very easy way of finding connections on Klout. One way to do it is to look into your Klout account, on the top right hand side you will see a box next to the “Settings” area, and click on it to see who has given you +K. Once you have found that someone has given you +K (Klout’s endorsement for a topic you are influential in), click on his or her name and you will be given the option to Tweet or Facebook share the fact that the individual has given you +K. You can d...

When we think of Klout , we think of the social media scoring analytic tool. However, what many people do not know about Klout is that it is great for networking. Or perhaps many people are aware of that fact, however that is not what they usually associate Klout with. I have to say that a large percentage of my tribe was from Klout. Sure, I would say the majority were from different networking groups as well as from Empire Avenue , however a big chunk of my connections did indeed come from Klout. There is a very easy way of finding connections on Klout. One way to do it is to look into your Klout account, on the top right hand side you will see a box next to the “Settings” area, and click on it to see who has given you +K. Once you have found that someone has given you +K (Klout’s endorsement for a topic you are influential in), click on his or her name and you will be given the option to Tweet or Facebook share the fact that the individual has given you +K. You can d...

When we think of Klout , we think of the social media scoring analytic tool. However, what many people do not know about Klout is that it is great for networking. Or perhaps many people are aware of that fact, however that is not what they usually associate Klout with. I have to say that a large percentage of my tribe was from Klout. Sure, I would say the majority were from different networking groups as well as from Empire Avenue , however a big chunk of my connections did indeed come from Klout. There is a very easy way of finding connections on Klout. One way to do it is to look into your Klout account, on the top right hand side you will see a box next to the “Settings” area, and click on it to see who has given you +K. Once you have found that someone has given you +K (Klout’s endorsement for a topic you are influential in), click on his or her name and you will be given the option to Tweet or Facebook share the fact that the individual has given you +K. You can d...

When we think of Klout , we think of the social media scoring analytic tool. However, what many people do not know about Klout is that it is great for networking. Or perhaps many people are aware of that fact, however that is not what they usually associate Klout with. I have to say that a large percentage of my tribe was from Klout. Sure, I would say the majority were from different networking groups as well as from Empire Avenue , however a big chunk of my connections did indeed come from Klout. There is a very easy way of finding connections on Klout. One way to do it is to look into your Klout account, on the top right hand side you will see a box next to the “Settings” area, and click on it to see who has given you +K. Once you have found that someone has given you +K (Klout’s endorsement for a topic you are influential in), click on his or her name and you will be given the option to Tweet or Facebook share the fact that the individual has given you +K. You can d...

When we think of Klout , we think of the social media scoring analytic tool. However, what many people do not know about Klout is that it is great for networking. Or perhaps many people are aware of that fact, however that is not what they usually associate Klout with. I have to say that a large percentage of my tribe was from Klout. Sure, I would say the majority were from different networking groups as well as from Empire Avenue , however a big chunk of my connections did indeed come from Klout. There is a very easy way of finding connections on Klout. One way to do it is to look into your Klout account, on the top right hand side you will see a box next to the “Settings” area, and click on it to see who has given you +K. Once you have found that someone has given you +K (Klout’s endorsement for a topic you are influential in), click on his or her name and you will be given the option to Tweet or Facebook share the fact that the individual has given you +K. You can d...

When we think of Klout , we think of the social media scoring analytic tool. However, what many people do not know about Klout is that it is great for networking. Or perhaps many people are aware of that fact, however that is not what they usually associate Klout with. I have to say that a large percentage of my tribe was from Klout. Sure, I would say the majority were from different networking groups as well as from Empire Avenue , however a big chunk of my connections did indeed come from Klout. There is a very easy way of finding connections on Klout. One way to do it is to look into your Klout account, on the top right hand side you will see a box next to the “Settings” area, and click on it to see who has given you +K. Once you have found that someone has given you +K (Klout’s endorsement for a topic you are influential in), click on his or her name and you will be given the option to Tweet or Facebook share the fact that the individual has given you +K. You can d...