tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025859277798556025.post1592020103143012944..comments2024-03-28T04:27:22.597-07:00Comments on modlandUSA: The Game of KloutGerry Wendelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536057586735422743noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025859277798556025.post-67843594149587365652012-07-22T15:15:09.691-07:002012-07-22T15:15:09.691-07:00Good article on what always causes a spirited disc...Good article on what always causes a spirited discussion when you bring it up... Klout. And I would agree with you that it's hard if not impossible to understand just what Klout measures or what it means.<br /><br />I know that it has some interesting stats and info as you point out but it also has some really stupid stuff too. <br /><br />For example Klout thinks I'm influential on subjects like Philadelphia (med rank yet) which I can't even find one instance of Tweeting about with Twitter search. And I've never lived there but yet I'm very influential about it in Klout's eyes. <br /><br />Even stranger to me is my ranking in Sundance. Klout has me ranked medium but with no one giving me any +K in it and my never having tweeted about it to my knowledge where does my “Klout” score come from? <br /><br />And finally my favorite, Prison… yes Klout thinks I’m influential about prisons. In fact I’m ranked as being of medium influence on prisons. I don’t quite know how to take that… does Klout know something I don’t?<br /><br />Anyway its things like this that make Klout raise such divergent views about both its methods and its worth. <br /><br />But it is a ranking service for what otherwise is unranked and it does obviously follow many matrixes as I do see changes over time related to my usage and the +K and other interaction I have with it.<br /><br />So the long and short is that I think Klout is interesting but still under development and I think that it will continue to develop as time goes on. <br /><br />And I’ve decided to go along for the ride. It’s fun to play with the numbers and mix things up to see what happens. And it’s a simple way to reward those we follow on Twitter, FaceBook, Google, and other sites. <br /><br />I never cease to be amazed just how some people respond to a gift of +K. Anything that bring a smile and a response to my followers can’t be all bad. <br /><br />That means if you follow me on Twitter and ask I’ll be more than glad to consider sending you +K (or receiving it for that matter) if that’s something you find interesting. But I’ll also never bring it up if you don’t so if you’re a non-Klout person you’ll still find me an interesting follow. As in the end its content and communication that are the real “ranking tools” that I use to both decide to follow you or how I try earn your interest in following me.@kstaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15756285902293400798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025859277798556025.post-41822448588936795032012-06-04T15:39:55.526-07:002012-06-04T15:39:55.526-07:00that you are a trailblazer Thanks for the info Ger...that you are a trailblazer Thanks for the info Gerry!Shannon Grissomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857888383546756936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025859277798556025.post-90591852229624508722012-06-04T14:33:34.357-07:002012-06-04T14:33:34.357-07:00Gerry,
Interesting experiments, thanks for sharin...Gerry,<br /><br />Interesting experiments, thanks for sharing the results. Given your market research background, I figured you’d find some interesting results with Klout.<br /><br />I find it hard to take Klout seriously on the influence dimension. The people who influence me the most are those I trust, that I can turn to for advice and guidance. I couldn’t really quantify an index of trust for these people because they are priceless. <br /><br />I get the idea of Klout though. What a marketer’s platform of segmentation and research it is turning into! The use of all that data to define segments, audiences, complete psychographics – it’s all there. So I get it from a business model standpoint. It has definite potential as a service to marketers, particularly those from B2C industries.<br /><br />As for my participation on Klout, I have decided to pay it forward. I get points occasionally, and I like to pay them forward to those friends I trust the most, the ones that defy quantification because they are priceless. O pay forward the Ks to others. If it makes my friends feel and know they are valued, all the better. When I shifted from Klout being about me to being about making my friends and associates see that I respected and valued them, the entire experience became so much more fun.<br /><br />Thanks and have a good one,<br />LouisLouis Columbushttp://softwarestrategiesblog.com/noreply@blogger.com