tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988392.post4805002387916795495..comments2023-08-25T01:48:07.020-06:00Comments on BeStoked: Don't Trust KloutAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06483822088793905847noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988392.post-39862987272700692772012-03-09T20:44:53.336-06:002012-03-09T20:44:53.336-06:00Wow, that's kind of scary to think they are ur...Wow, that's kind of scary to think they are urging you to "work on your scores." That just sounds crazy to me. As for the sharing and tweeting of Klout specific stuff, from what I understand that doesn't impact your score (or so they claim). So tweeting about +K's doesn't really help anyone.<br /><br />My score has been dropping not stop from around 58 to whatever it is now. Last time it did that, it bounced back up again (as seen here). I have no confidence in whether the score accurately represents anything other then their system status.<br /><br />Oh well. More important things to do anyway. :)<br /><br />Thanks for commenting. Definitely interesting to see how marketing education is approaching these topics. Please feel free to share more of your experiences.Luke Stokeshttp://bestoked.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988392.post-74114987877791688512012-03-09T20:08:24.856-06:002012-03-09T20:08:24.856-06:00I really am struggling to see the purpose of Klout...I really am struggling to see the purpose of Klout. I really like the way you have described it as credit. Very apt. Im a third year marketing degree student and we are being urged to work on our scores. But the website promotes sharing and tweeting of actions on klout so often connected users to your other accounts will have their news feeds choked with klout spam, which may lead to them unfollowing you which in turn decreases the klout score. That's been my experience so far.Darragh11noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988392.post-2639866301801142722011-12-06T09:27:04.079-06:002011-12-06T09:27:04.079-06:00That's definitely one way to look at it.. but ...That's definitely one way to look at it.. but check the comment here: http://socialmediatoday.com/lukestokes/400386/dont-trust-klout<br /><br />They make a really good point about how every media industry has spent decades measuring involvement and influence in order to properly value advertising and the like. Social media is the new frontier and it _WILL_ happen... it's just a matter of time. Klout seems to be the leader as far as visibility goes, but they are also taking the brunt of the criticism for paving a new path.<br /><br />I actually have respect for what they are trying to accomplish, building something new that didn't exist before. I just think they aren't there yet.<br /><br />The score should measure more than their system performance at any given moment for it to have any value at all.<br /><br />btw, how cool is it that this article got picked up by socialmediatoday.com? I created an account there the night before and then next thing I know hundreds of people are sharing it. Surreal. I've been on cloud nine for about 24 hours now. :)Luke Stokeshttp://bestoked.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988392.post-6401893747810990212011-12-05T17:05:31.592-06:002011-12-05T17:05:31.592-06:00I'm not a Klout fan at all. I see it as nothi...I'm not a Klout fan at all. I see it as nothing more than a well-marketed, well-intentioned easy button to measure something for measurements sake.Joel Fortnerhttp://twitter.com/joelfortner03noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988392.post-71282514007319208722011-12-05T08:56:34.632-06:002011-12-05T08:56:34.632-06:00Thanks for stopping by, Martijn!
I hope my commen...Thanks for stopping by, Martijn!<br /><br />I hope my comment about scoring social media through smiles didn't come across as being completely anti-social scoring. I understand what they are trying to accomplish and I do think there is some value there, but I also feels it's a dangerous thing if it's not accurate.<br /><br />As far as the cattle goes, here are a few other sites I know about:<br />http://www.myproskore.com/lukestokes/<br />http://www.peerindex.com/lukestokes<br />http://tweetlevel.edelman.com/<br />http://twitalyzer.com/profile.asp?u=lukestokes<br />http://tweet.grader.com/lukestokes<br /><br />Is there one you recommend or think is more accurate?Luke Stokeshttp://bestoked.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988392.post-15645895082578762022011-12-05T03:23:29.298-06:002011-12-05T03:23:29.298-06:00Hi Luke,
your @mentions tripled overnight (from 3...Hi Luke,<br /><br />your @mentions tripled overnight (from 376 to 969) so that's why your klout sky-rocketed.<br />Well of course they didn't, you got 24 @mentions in the last 7 days so multiply that by 13 for the 90-day period and you get 312: seems 376 is a good alternative for that, and 969 is a wet dream (oh and yet another major mess-up by Klout)<br /><br />Klout's product has been erratic, volatile, off, wrong - feel free to use other words - for the last 2 years, and it keeps making the same mistakes. The product itself is fundamentally flawed, and will never get any better. In stead, more marketing is slammed onto the product, and more networks (well only Facebook and Google+ so far, but hey) as well<br /><br />A word to the wise: don't write a post about how bad Klout is, and end with social media scoring or analysis in general: bloggers do that all the time, yet they are two of a completely different kind. One cow having foot and mouth disease doesn't mean all cattle should be destroyedMartijn Linssenhttp://martijnlinssen.comnoreply@blogger.com