Got Twitter? You’ve Been Scored

Gerald · 06-26-11, 09:28 AM

IMAGINE a world in which we are assigned a number that indicates how influential we are. This number would help determine whether you receive a job, a hotel-room upgrade or free samples at the supermarket. If your influence score is low, you don’t get the promotion, the suite or the complimentary cookies.

This is not science fiction. It’s happening to millions of social network users.

If you have a Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn account, you are already being judged — or will be soon. Companies with names like Klout, PeerIndex and Twitter Grader are in the process of scoring millions, eventually billions, of people on their level of influence — or in the lingo, rating “influencers.” Yet the companies are not simply looking at the number of followers or friends you’ve amassed. Rather, they are beginning to measure influence in more nuanced ways, and posting their judgments — in the form of a score — online.

To some, it’s an inspiring tool — one that’s encouraging the democratization of influence. No longer must you be a celebrity, a politician or a media personality to be considered influential. Social scoring can also help build a personal brand. To critics, social scoring is a brave new technoworld, where your rating could help determine how well you are treated by everyone with whom you interact.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/su...ref=technology

Note: Published: June 25, 2011

the_tyrant · 06-26-11, 09:36 AM

Welcome back!
If they score forum posts, than you will be high on the list

antikristuseke · 06-26-11, 09:37 AM

And this should be alarming or surprising in any way, shape or form? Seems like a valid marketing strategy.

Gerald · 06-26-11, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by the_tyrant

Welcome back!
If they score forum posts, than you will be high on the list

Thanks! I hardly tops the list,is only 8.85 post,average daily

Feuer Frei! · 06-26-11, 09:48 AM

Social scoring! Love that.

Brave? New? Not new at all, social scoring is just a gleamy glossy name for judging.
And that has been going on for donkey's ages.

Feuer Frei! · 06-26-11, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

Thanks! I hardly tops the list,is only 8.85 post,average daily

ONLY?

And you manage that even after being away from the monitor because of travels.

Gerald · 06-26-11, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

ONLY?

And you manage that even after being away from the monitor because of travels.

Hmmm ... may be due, at another time so is the average, slightly higher

MH · 06-26-11, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

Hmmm ... may be due, at another time so is the average, slightly higher

Shouldn't be hard

Feuer Frei! · 06-26-11, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by MH

Shouldn't be hard

That is not Vendor-worthy news though

Before posting news Vendor filters the news through many rigorous and quality-assured tests before posting on SUBSIM.
Vendor has stringent guidelines that he follows for posting news. His standards are high.

The social scoring on this is: 8/10

Gerald · 06-26-11, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

That is not Vendor-worthy news though

Before posting news Vendor filters the news through many rigorous and quality-assured tests before posting on SUBSIM.
Vendor has stringent guidelines that he follows for posting news. His standards are high.

The social scoring on this is: 8/10

I thank you humbly for your lines, it is quite right, the news closely scrutinized for the filtering of spam and other undesirable is in the news,

MH · 06-26-11, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

I thank you humbly for your lines, it is quite right, the news closely scrutinized for the filtering of spam and other undesirable is in the news,

Did not mean to be....you know.

Have fun.

Gerald · 06-26-11, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by MH

Did not mean to be....you know.

Have fun.

I know,no problem my friend

06-26-11, 09:28 AM	#1
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Got Twitter? You’ve Been Scored IMAGINE a world in which we are assigned a number that indicates how influential we are. This number would help determine whether you receive a job, a hotel-room upgrade or free samples at the supermarket. If your influence score is low, you don’t get the promotion, the suite or the complimentary cookies. This is not science fiction. It’s happening to millions of social network users. If you have a Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn account, you are already being judged — or will be soon. Companies with names like Klout, PeerIndex and Twitter Grader are in the process of scoring millions, eventually billions, of people on their level of influence — or in the lingo, rating “influencers.” Yet the companies are not simply looking at the number of followers or friends you’ve amassed. Rather, they are beginning to measure influence in more nuanced ways, and posting their judgments — in the form of a score — online. To some, it’s an inspiring tool — one that’s encouraging the democratization of influence. No longer must you be a celebrity, a politician or a media personality to be considered influential. Social scoring can also help build a personal brand. To critics, social scoring is a brave new technoworld, where your rating could help determine how well you are treated by everyone with whom you interact. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/su...ref=technology Note: Published: June 25, 2011 __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

06-26-11, 09:36 AM	#2
the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	Welcome back! If they score forum posts, than you will be high on the list __________________ My own open source project on Sourceforge OTP.net KGB grade encryption for the rest of us

06-26-11, 09:48 AM	#5
Feuer Frei! Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Valhalla Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 17	Social scoring! Love that. Brave? New? Not new at all, social scoring is just a gleamy glossy name for judging. And that has been going on for donkey's ages. __________________ "History is the lies that the victors agree on"- Napoleon LINK TO MY SH 3 MODS

06-26-11, 09:37 AM	#3
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	And this should be alarming or surprising in any way, shape or form? Seems like a valid marketing strategy.