Klout (beta)is aChrome Extensionthat was born in a recentHackathonbetweenbit.lyandKlout. It’s a Twitter rating system that once installed tells you what Klout scores Twitters users have in your Twitter stream. The higher their Klout score the greater their power influence in the Twitterverse.
It ranks search results and lists, which is great because it allows you to weigh how much importance you give to certain Tweeps.
Klout is a service that allows users to track the impact of their opinions, links and recommendations across their social graph. It uses over35 variableson Facebook and Twitter to measure True Reach, Amplification Probability, and Network Score.
Here is a screen shot ofRobert Scoble’slist of‘The Most Influential People in Tech‘ with their Klout scores, and by the look of things they all have serious Klout:
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It is not known if there are plans to bring this to other browsers. However if you are a Chrome user you can get the extensionherefor free.
Story byFatema Yasmine
Fatema is the founder of SmartGiggles and a technology writer living in San Francisco. You can find her on Twitter @FatemaYasmine.(show all)Fatema is the founder ofSmartGigglesand a technology writer living in San Francisco. You can find her on Twitter @FatemaYasmine.
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