In this modern day era of communication, it can be hard to juggle or even begin to measure your online based contributions.
With the easiness of writing a blog post like this one, write on a forum, send a tweet or Facebook status there are just too many sites and social networks to keep track of. Internet based company “Klout” has solved and is continuing to engineer algorithms to understand a persons total influence on people and topics across the internet.
The Klout Score measures influence based on your ability to drive action, every time you create content or engage your influence on others. The Klout Score uses data from social networks in order to measure:
- True Reach: How many people you influence
- Amplification: How much you influence them
- Network Impact: The influence of your network
If you haven’t signed up for Klout yet, its a neat tool to keep track of your impact on the people closest to you and topics your most interested. You can earn free perks such as laptops or airline tickets for your influence and they API’s for almost sites you use such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Youtube, WordPress, Blogger, Tumbr and more. Check it out
here.
