We are now seeing Google+ stats in Klout.com today. What will this mean for those in business? Does it really matter? The debate continues on about Klout for sure, but you cannot deny that Klout is trying to make the score more accurate every day. What can Klout really do for business? If you are [...]
A business client asked me this..."Am I able to add more than 1 FB profile to my Klout?". Here's what I found out in my search for the answer. People are changing their Twitter usernames and wanting to add more Facebook Profiles to their Klout. This is causing more than a few questions for the [...]
Is Klout important for my business? Is it an effective way of measuring my success on social media? Or is it simply a waste of your time and effort? The following thoughts about Klout are my own. I have had a few discussions with several of my friends on the value of Klout. I am adding to what [...]
Saul Colt describes Klout as "Not influence but audience". He further says "Real influence is getting people to change their mind or opinion on something…not introducing something to you…and all I see with most “influencers” is a lot of introducing you to things." Is Saul right? I am not a big fan of "Numbers" for [...]
Currently this morning Klout.com is having a meltdown in displaying Klout scores. I currently have more Klout than Barack Obama and Stephen Harper. When does that happen? Now, let me say that, I like President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Both have more Klout or influence than I have. It is obvious that [...]
It sent this Twitter tip out on Twitter Saturday: "#twittertip don't worry about numbers, work on great quality relationships. That's the true value of Twitter". I have been giving this much consideration over several months. When I read Scott Stratten's @unmarketing book called Unmarketing, it reaffirmed what I have been thinking. Social media really requires [...]