As the name implies, Klout borrows its meaning from the word “clout”, which is all about influence and status, and in this case, the clout refers to one’s social media standing. This brief introduction will hopefully shed some light on Klout and why some people are crazy about it.
A study by the University of Vermont examines expressions made on the online, global microblog and social networking service Twitter, uncovering and explaining temporal variations in happiness and information levels over timescales ranging from hours to years.
Facebook has introduced a new PHP interpreter that makes the scripting language perform better under the stress of loading millions (or even billions) of dynamic pages. The developers at Facebook have even given it a cool name to make sure you remember it. It is called HipHop Virtual Machine (HHVM)
What would you wish for this Christmas? Here’s a few ideas – although the numbers need multiplied a little. Two Twitter followers and Five Facebook likes wouldn’t go very far – unless one of those fans was Robert Scobble, or someone equally famous!
The main benefits are for individual users, who will now be able to see how they measure up against other team members, both socially and with accomplishments.
RadiumOne has recently launched Po.st – the only social sharing platform that has integrated monetization opportunities for publishers.
For some people, the last thing they expect or want to see when they log onto Facebook are lewd and provocative sexual images posted on their news feeds. A mix of embarrassment, disgust, and shock can fill a person, especially when that person happens to be using Facebook at work.
Bank of America’s late adoption of the Google+ Pages trend allowed someone to create a fake company page that denigrates the BoA brand in any way possible.
Starting any sort of business requires much more than a boatload of passion and drive. Being in PR, it sometimes is easy to overlook the business side of things. If that is forgotten, it makes it awfully difficult to continue consulting and doing PR.
Using analytics in your PR firm can help you achieve three important goals. First, it can create accountability. Then, you will be able to make data-driven decisions. And finally, you get meaningful reporting for management, shareholders, and potential clients.
