
Influence tools: the devil is in the details
For those of you who haven’t heard of Klout, let me give you a brief history: they started back in 2009 with a lot of marketing, a so-so product and non-existent service. They had two ways of handling criticism: either shower the critic in increased Klout score, or ignore him (or her). With criticism multiplying […]

Influencers? You mean under the Influence?
Thanks to Zoli Erdos for the last bit to the title. I’ve gotten worked up a bit about the Influence game in general and Klout in particular, resulting in a few posts of which “Klout. Nail. Coffin. Who cares?” was the last one. This post is a bit about Klout, but not really (wouldn’t want […]

It’s That Time of the Year: Top Lists. (No, Not Zuckerberg)
Regular readers may know I am also Editor of Enterprise Irregulars, and as such I am really happy to see two fellow Irregulars on Top Lists. They are also Cloud Evangalist which qualifies them for a mention @ CloudAve Phil Fersht – Analyst of the Year by the Institute of Industry Analyst Relations. The winner […]

Oracle’s Influencer Relations: Mom Are We There Yet?
A fellow Enterprise Irregular posed this question to the EI’s relative to the maturity of the industry and the acceptance of bloggers @ Oracle Open World:Especially after the Workday session where 20 of us from small and large firms all…