What Klout thinks of me
Jun. 23rd, 2012 07:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stephbgI've written about Klout several times before, namely re its bizarre claim that I was influential about the New York Jets. I played the game for a while which bumped up my score, but then I grew weary of it and stopped bothering. Thanks to everyone who helped. This post describes the current state of play.
I am actually reassured that my Klout influence went down for the NYJ's - it did at least demonstrate that some effort was required to maintain one's position, and that you couldn't get and keep a high influence score with some kind of one-off effort. Something must be working. It didn't die entirely though; eventually I manually removed the NYJs from my list of topics, never wiser as to how they got there in the first place.
I've looked in occasionally since then, because frankly Klout is a great source of entertainment, and sometimes bewilderment. Mind you, I find my own bewilderment entertaining as well; nothing like a good WTF to brighten one's day.
So, in order of influence from most to least, this is my list of topics about which Klout feels I currently have an influence:
Perth
This actually makes sense. I know, it's disappointing.
Movies
Despite the fact that I never get out to see new ones in the cinema, I am most definitely a fan and talk about film often, and with properly filmy people. So this is OK.
Parenting
I suppose it's possible that Klout's algorithms are interpreting my posts about the cats as parenting? Maybe? A little? If not, it's lost its tiny mind bigtime.
Cats
Well, obviously.
Books
See above.
Paypal
If "influential" can be parsed as "uses with frightening regularity when she really really shouldn't" then sure.
Money
This made me laugh. Hysterically. I had to jump on eBay immediately to restore my equilibrium.
Horror
See above. Also, a fair dose of WTF, but that seems contextually appropriate: I expressed Horror that I would be thought influential about Money.
Helmet
I have no idea whatsoever where this came from, or what it means. I mean, I've seen Spaceballs quite a few times and the bad guy is called Dark Helmet, but I don't recall spending much time discussing this online.
Smartphones
I recently acquired my first one, and was thus shopping around and asking questions. I suppose in the twisted world of consumer categorisation that made me influential for a while because I was poised and ready to throw some money around. Look! A customer! Court them!
Ducks
W.
T.
F.
I am without clue; I am bereft of inspiration. Have I influenced you recently on the subject of Ducks? If so, please drop me a line with the details so I'll be able to track the gaping holes in my memory from which I must be suffering. In a way it's reassuring to know that my blackouts are populated with poultry-related activities, rather than the usual serial killings.
Photography
Given how I've spent much of the last year I would have liked my influence in this field to at least have been greater than that of mystery fowl.
Urban Dictionary
My only advice re UD is: Ignore it! Did you ignore it? Well, there's my influence at work right there.
Media
At this point, anything that comes after Ducks must surely represent homeopathic levels of influence, and so something is very wrong here. I care about the media very much.
Food
I like food, but I do strange things with it. Maybe Klout is punishing me.
Australia
Hmph. I <3 Straya, but clearly I'm not sharing my love in any meaningful way.
Sausage
Here we go, something to stop the tears. I may not have much influence in the world of Sausages, but I hold it close to my heart. My mystified, cholesterol-clogged, heart.
Bacon
Mmmmm. Bacon.
Dubstep
Eh?
Cars
Oh how the mighty have fallen.
Well, there we go, my online persona in a nutshell. Mmmm. Nuts.
Speaking of falling, my Klout stats have been steadily dropping away on all measures for the last few months. Boo hoo. I'm not sure how this works in terms of "field of influence" because I definitely have more Twitter followers and Facebook friends than I did several months ago. The only possible explanation fo my shrinking sphere of influence is that you ungrateful wretches have been carelessly losing your own followers and friends, thus adversely affecting MY numbers. *pout*
It must be noted also that sometimes Klout decides I have no topics of influence at all. Even a broken clock is right twice a day :-)
I am actually reassured that my Klout influence went down for the NYJ's - it did at least demonstrate that some effort was required to maintain one's position, and that you couldn't get and keep a high influence score with some kind of one-off effort. Something must be working. It didn't die entirely though; eventually I manually removed the NYJs from my list of topics, never wiser as to how they got there in the first place.
I've looked in occasionally since then, because frankly Klout is a great source of entertainment, and sometimes bewilderment. Mind you, I find my own bewilderment entertaining as well; nothing like a good WTF to brighten one's day.
So, in order of influence from most to least, this is my list of topics about which Klout feels I currently have an influence:
Perth
This actually makes sense. I know, it's disappointing.
Movies
Despite the fact that I never get out to see new ones in the cinema, I am most definitely a fan and talk about film often, and with properly filmy people. So this is OK.
Parenting
I suppose it's possible that Klout's algorithms are interpreting my posts about the cats as parenting? Maybe? A little? If not, it's lost its tiny mind bigtime.
Cats
Well, obviously.
Books
See above.
Paypal
If "influential" can be parsed as "uses with frightening regularity when she really really shouldn't" then sure.
Money
This made me laugh. Hysterically. I had to jump on eBay immediately to restore my equilibrium.
Horror
See above. Also, a fair dose of WTF, but that seems contextually appropriate: I expressed Horror that I would be thought influential about Money.
Helmet
I have no idea whatsoever where this came from, or what it means. I mean, I've seen Spaceballs quite a few times and the bad guy is called Dark Helmet, but I don't recall spending much time discussing this online.
Smartphones
I recently acquired my first one, and was thus shopping around and asking questions. I suppose in the twisted world of consumer categorisation that made me influential for a while because I was poised and ready to throw some money around. Look! A customer! Court them!
Ducks
W.
T.
F.
I am without clue; I am bereft of inspiration. Have I influenced you recently on the subject of Ducks? If so, please drop me a line with the details so I'll be able to track the gaping holes in my memory from which I must be suffering. In a way it's reassuring to know that my blackouts are populated with poultry-related activities, rather than the usual serial killings.
Photography
Given how I've spent much of the last year I would have liked my influence in this field to at least have been greater than that of mystery fowl.
Urban Dictionary
My only advice re UD is: Ignore it! Did you ignore it? Well, there's my influence at work right there.
Media
At this point, anything that comes after Ducks must surely represent homeopathic levels of influence, and so something is very wrong here. I care about the media very much.
Food
I like food, but I do strange things with it. Maybe Klout is punishing me.
Australia
Hmph. I <3 Straya, but clearly I'm not sharing my love in any meaningful way.
Sausage
Here we go, something to stop the tears. I may not have much influence in the world of Sausages, but I hold it close to my heart. My mystified, cholesterol-clogged, heart.
Bacon
Mmmmm. Bacon.
Dubstep
Eh?
Cars
Oh how the mighty have fallen.
Well, there we go, my online persona in a nutshell. Mmmm. Nuts.
Speaking of falling, my Klout stats have been steadily dropping away on all measures for the last few months. Boo hoo. I'm not sure how this works in terms of "field of influence" because I definitely have more Twitter followers and Facebook friends than I did several months ago. The only possible explanation fo my shrinking sphere of influence is that you ungrateful wretches have been carelessly losing your own followers and friends, thus adversely affecting MY numbers. *pout*
It must be noted also that sometimes Klout decides I have no topics of influence at all. Even a broken clock is right twice a day :-)
