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Klout

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Klout measures influence based on the ability to drive action across the social web. Any person can connect their social network accounts and Klout will generate a score on a scale of 1-100 that represents their ability to engage other people and inspire social actions. Klout enables everyone to gain insights that help them better understand how they influence others. Klout also provides people with opportunities to shape and be recognized for their influence.

Recent Milestones

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  Klout added Noel Hartshorn as Mobile Lead. (1/1/13)
  Posted 3/29/13 at 5:32pm
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  Klout received in Venture Round funding. (9/28/12)
  Posted 9/27/12 at 11:23pm via techcrunch.com
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  Klout added Emil Michael as COO. (7/5/12)
  Posted 2/5/13 at 9:23am
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  Klout — Klout Releases New, Speedier API; Now Serves 1 Billion API Calls Per Day (5/3/12)
  Posted 5/3/12 at 7:04pm via techcrunch.com
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  Klout acquired Blockboard. (2/7/12)
  Posted 2/7/12 at 7:42pm via venturebeat.com
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  Klout added Ding Zhou as Director of Engineering. (2/1/12)
  Posted 2/24/12 at 12:18am
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  Klout added Nemanja Spasojevic as Senior Software Engineer. (2/1/12)
  Posted 7/8/12 at 8:27pm
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  Klout received $30M in Series C funding. (1/1/12)
  Posted 1/3/12 at 1:16pm via techcrunch.com
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  Klout added Jerry Murdock as Investor/ Advisor. (10/1/11)
  Posted 3/16/12 at 2:33pm
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  Klout added David Pakman as Investor. (10/1/11)
  Posted 3/28/12 at 6:41am
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  Klout added Don Hoang as Director of Business Development. (9/1/11)
  Posted 10/29/11 at 4:46pm
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  Klout — Klout adds Foursquare to its measurement system (7/13/11)
  Posted 7/18/11 at 9:48pm via mashable.com
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  Klout — Social Influence Measurement Startup Klout Passes 2K API Partners (4/13/11)
  Posted 4/13/11 at 5:37pm via techcrunch.com
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  Klout received $8.5M in Series B funding. (1/10/11)
  Posted 7/28/09 at 5:11pm via techcrunch.com
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  Klout added Jay Taylor as Senior Engineer. (10/12/10)
  Posted 11/9/11 at 5:44pm
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  Klout — Philip Hotchkiss joins Klout as Chief Product Officer (9/30/10)
  Posted 10/5/10 at 6:48am via klout.com

Videos

Screenshots

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Above: Joe's Dashboard
Uploaded: 9/19/12

Above: Joe's Klout Profile
Uploaded: 9/19/12

Above: Klout Homepage
Uploaded: 9/24/12

Traffic Analytics

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Sources

1. Klout buys community app Blockboard, confirms intent to score offline influence (venturebeat.com) [edit]
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3. Klout Raises $1.5 Million To Measure Influence And Authority On Twitter (techcrunch.com) [edit]
4. TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) [edit]
5. Kleiner Leads Klout’s Latest “$30 Million” Funding Round (techcrunch.com) [edit]
6. Growing Its Influence, Klout Gets Strategic Investment From Microsoft — And Serious Bing Integration (techcrunch.com) [edit]
Philip Hotchkiss joins Klout as Chief Product Officer (klout.com) [edit]
Social Influence Measurement Startup Klout Passes 2K API Partners (techcrunch.com) [edit]
Top 3 Stories This Morning: Klout, Foursquare, Google+ & TED Global (mashable.com) [edit]
Klout Releases New, Speedier API; Now Serves 1 Billion API Calls Per Day (techcrunch.com) [edit]