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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: computerkeyboardguy on Tue, 22 May 2012, 17:00:22

Title: Klout.com
Post by: computerkeyboardguy on Tue, 22 May 2012, 17:00:22

Anyone on here using www.Klout.com  (http://www.klout.com)yet to see if they have network reach?

Title: Klout.com
Post by: Djuzuh on Tue, 22 May 2012, 17:04:36

I don't social network. And so should you !

EDIT: related: http://www.xkcd.com/1057/

Title: Klout.com
Post by: keyboardlover on Tue, 22 May 2012, 17:07:13

Quote from: Djuzuh;597847

I don't social network. And so should you !

Please stay on topic or your post may be deleted.

Title: Klout.com
Post by: 7bit on Tue, 22 May 2012, 17:33:42

Since when you are a Moderator des Neuen GeekHack?

Quote from: computerkeyboardguy;597845

Anyone on here using www.Klout.com  (http://www.klout.com)yet to see if they have network reach?

I thought that is a website too look up if some network is down (like the GeekHack server).

Title: Klout.com
Post by: funxion on Tue, 22 May 2012, 17:38:11

Quote from: 7bit;597867

Since when you are a Moderator des Neuen GeekHack?

He's not...he's making a point.

Title: Klout.com
Post by: AlienPirate on Tue, 22 May 2012, 18:32:20

I pretty much can't stand Klout. I don't tweet to influence people. Also the fact that people have been denied job positions due to not having enough Klout points.

Title: Klout.com
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Tue, 22 May 2012, 18:46:10

For me social networking extends to forums and chatting over irc. I won't twit people or subject myself to myface. GEt OFF My Lawn!!!11!

Title: Klout.com
Post by: Drew Baumann on Tue, 22 May 2012, 18:47:05

Quote from: AlienPirate;597922

I pretty much can't stand Klout. I don't tweet to influence people. Also the fact that people have been denied job positions due to not having enough Klout points.

Seriously? Im on klout. I would never hire a dev based on their klout. Id put it into consideration with a community manager position, but never make it a deciding factor.

Title: Klout.com
Post by: o2dazone on Tue, 22 May 2012, 18:57:11

Klout is a glorified ****-waving competition utilized by talentless people in the tech industry (SEO "experts", bloggers, etc). Anyone who hires, fires or even intends on using Klout as a tool to assess themselves or others, is pretty much just a lazy way of getting out of doing real interviews/screenings.

Title: Klout.com
Post by: AlienPirate on Tue, 22 May 2012, 18:58:52

Quote from: Drew Baumann;597934

Seriously? Im on klout. I would never hire a dev based on their klout. Id put it into consideration with a community manager position, but never make it a deciding factor.

Yeah, end of this post http://socialbutterflyonline.net/2012/05/09/on-klout-nine/

It's just something I cannot get behind.

Title: Klout.com
Post by: net2522 on Tue, 22 May 2012, 18:59:19

Quote from: keyboardlover;597848

Please stay on topic or your post may be deleted.

You are one of them!!

Title: Klout.com
Post by: fohat.digs on Tue, 22 May 2012, 19:12:01

It's hard to take something that rhymes with "clout" very seriously when the president of the greatest nation on Earth, who is not technologically challenged (like most of his predecessors) has a score of what? something in the 60% range?

I don't Tweet or Facebook, and I was not even allowed to check my score unless I created an account with them and logged in.

What a crock.

Title: Klout.com
Post by: AlienPirate on Tue, 22 May 2012, 19:20:17

Quote from: fohat.digs;597950

I don't Tweet or Facebook, and I was not even allowed to check my score unless I created an account with them and logged in.

What a crock.

To be fair, it does measure your influence across Twitter and Facebook, so it really isn't much use for those who don't do either.

Title: Klout.com
Post by: squarebox on Tue, 22 May 2012, 22:39:48

(http://i.imgur.com/rMznT.jpg)