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Forward! Get Klout

By Rob Millis

Love it or hate it, Klout is a very useful tool that tracks your social networking influence. Klout is like a credit score, but for social networking. The system constantly updates your score based on how much you are engaging with your social network, and how much they engage with you. If you’re inactive for a few days, your score will begin to drop; if you have a hugely popular post to Facebook it will quickly rise.

The constantly moving Klout score can be a great informal gauge of your activity, and the way Klout sorts your most popular activity can be a surprisingly effective