INFOGRAPHIC: Can Facebook, Twitter And Linkedin Really Get You A Job? Klout CEO Joe Fernandez Responds to Critics. A week ago I wrote a post here called “Delete Your Klout Profile Now!”
So far more than 10,000 people have read it here and another 2,000 on my blog Take5Interactive. It’s been shared and re-tweeted more than 2,200 times. More important, several other bloggers and journalists have come out with posts and articles critical of Klout’s business model and privacy policies, including the New York Times. Monitoring, measurement and buzz words, oh my. The race to see who offers the best social monitoring and measurement solution is in full force right now.
We've started to learn what is working and what isn't. The technology and understanding is getting better. There is more psychology, scientific method and good design being injected into the creation of a lot of the newer solutions out there. Budgets are also being created for social media specifically, so that we can be held accountable for all this touting we've been doing about the value of what we do as social media professionals over the last couple years.
Below I've listed a bunch of features and functions that you should take into consideration when choosing the right weapon(s) for your social business arsenal.