It’s Friday; here’s a roundup of a few pieces of insight in case you missed them…
…via @DannyBrown
It’s Friday, and the ‘sphere is reeling from Klout’s move to decrease scores and thus influence while also throwing a curve ball to parents concerned their kids are being added to Klout, albeit privacy settings on Facebook would suggest that as an impossibility.
My friend @DannyBrown has been trying, to no avail, to get his profile removed from Klout as he believes it’s a menace to the true meaning of influence, and his quest has provoked many a conversation about this “influence channel.”
…via @PatFlynn of Smart Passive Income
Pat Flynn’s newsletter came in today. Instead of his newsy notes, it was a letter suggesting he was getting perturbed that bloggers who grow too large for their britches should take a lude and come back to earth. He asked for his readers’ help to keep him honest and earthly while at the same time he acknowledged his own astonishingly aggressive growth spurt.
…via @ShakirahDawud of Deliberate Ink
She’s a talented writer and one I love reading. When Shakirah rolls into high gear with her storytelling, feature writing, novel-esque wordsmithing, it’s always a delight. In this post, she shares the “who” and “whom” conundrum and encourages everyone to get it write right.
…via @3HatsComm of 3 Hats Communication
My friend Davina Brewer, who has disappeared from the interwebz and is now a lurker, says that websites should not be designed cheaply. All those $99 website ads are bogus. Davina says she’s turned on to WordPress, and I agree! See what she says right here. (And, I wanted to give her a nod to say she’s missed.)
…via @LeonNoone of Staff Performance Secrets
I love this guy. His quick wit and dry humor make me laugh every time he comments and he “makes sure you have fun.” Leon is an Aussie change management consultant (I have no idea, I just said that), and I want him to know his stuff is good. In his blog post about 10 simple secrets to improving staff performance https://staffperformancesecrets.com/2011/10/staff-performance-10-tips/ the list is a great reminder how we need to delight customers.
If anyone comments, please do share a link to something you’ve written or a nod in another direction. In fact, what a great idea…please and thank you!
Hey there miss,
Klout seems to be going in even more questionable directions, with their scraping process and auto-creation of accounts (see attached image).
Classy, huh?
OK, woah. This has become extremely serious. Any legal experts being consulted yet as to the action steps to nip this in the bud immediately? I also wonder as to the revenue stream of this platform…have you found that yet? Perhaps a campaign to the corporations offering the perks or some such.
You know how to rally the troops, and you know I’m in. Applaud your voice on this, Danny.
I know a few people are currently checking with folks on legalities and what can be done. And, like you say, if there is a serious issue (and it would appear there is), then do brands want to be associated with this practice?
When it comes down to inner workings of a platform, brands are clueless. Although, Grasshopper, Left Lane Sports, Two Degrees and Spreecast could easily be engaged on the webz with lots of “news.”
I’ve not disappeared, except when I was out on vacation (I figure to get back in the swing soon as I’ve missed this too). Been blogging, commenting all along, just not as crazy much. 😉 Good list of posts, I look forward to reading and catching up. Have a good weekend. FWIW.
There’s a very special song for Klout, feel free to sing along. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vXR5gjRMPk
Good to hear Davina is back.
And, heck yeah! Long live Leon Noone!
I know them peeps………..good list indeed. As I told Davina, thanks for sharing………..:)