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I completely understand why so many want to know what they are worth online\u2026to some extent I think we all want to know. It\u2019s no different in real life, you want to know you are valuable in order to be validated; although some people just want to know they are \u201cworth\u201d more than other people.<\/p>\n

The two problems I see with Klout: 1) it\u2019s not accurate\u2026yet people are treating it as such 2) because people are treating as a valid device, others are gaming the system\u2026just as humans do in real life with things.<\/p>\n

I think the systems will continue to get better and be able to read someone\u2019s \u201cklout\u201d more accurately, but it will never be 100% accurate. I think the people gaming the system are missing the point of social and exploiting a weakness in the system\u2026which again, is human nature.<\/p>\n

My belief is that a Klout score needs to be taken with a grain of salt. I believe there are people with low scores that deserve higher, and people with high scores that are simply gaming the algorithms. When I was a kid I loved getting the toy or prize out of a Cracker Jack box or Captain Crunch cereal\u2026that\u2019s what Klout is in a sense, entertainment, a circus sideshow.<\/p>\n

At the end of the day I understand both sides, it\u2019s human nature to want to attach a real number to something, like our value, so you know where you stand amongst the cattle. And on the other side you will always have the gamers, the cheats, the ass bags that manipulate systems. Welcome to Earth. In an ideal situation people wouldn’t care about their “scores”, but we do and that will not change, ever.<\/p>\n

So keep doing what you’re doing, no matter which side of the fence you’re on, and I will continue to be social and build real relationships with people. Cheers Klout lovers and haters…don’t get lost in the woods!<\/p>\n

Below are the other blog posts via #UsGuys\/ #UsBlogs group\u00a0(it’s a Twitter thing), in which a topic is chosen and everyone blogs on that. Cheers.<\/p>\n

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Round up of all other week three posts:<\/p>\n