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The 4 types of people who still use Klout

Will the vanity metric ever die?

On by Mike Wehner

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Which social network offers the best perks to its VIPs?

They’re not showing off those blue check marks for their health!

On by Molly McHugh

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Klout just got its biggest perk of all: A $200 million buyout

The deal is official. Lithium Technologies now owns the social-scoring app people love to hate.

On by Kate Knibbs

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Like me! Like me! Like me! Please

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On by Janet Kornblum

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Is online popularity really worth anything?

You’d think the Internet would be all about social capital—networking, connections, influence and interactions. Does it actually mean anything online?

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Can Klout scores predict box office success?

The Daily Dot predicts the probable success of three upcoming films based on Klout scores and Twitter followers.  

On by Lindsey Weber

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YOLO: Online gang deals in klout

It’s all kind of a big joke. Except that it isn’t.

On by Lindsey Weber

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What’s your Klouchebag score?

Programmer Tom Scott tells us about his hilarious new Klout parody clone. 

On by Fernando Alfonso III

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Find unexpected pinners on Pinterest

Find out what Sesame Street, the NRA, Encyclopedia Dramatica, Dollar Tree, and Klout have in common.

On by Lauren Rae Orsini

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PinClout says it measures your influence on Pinterest

The founder of PinClout says his site measures your influence on Pinterest—and that it has nothing to do with the similarly-named company, Klout.

On by Lauren Rae Orsini

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The Hater: Don’t everybody black out at once

Five websites that should have gone dark today, but didn’t, from Thought Catalog to Klout and worse.

On by Jordan Valinsky

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Klout’s expanding influence confounds users

CEO Joe Fernandez defends online ranking service’s expansion to Instagram, Tumblr, and other communities.

On by Jordan Valinsky

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