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Measuring Social Influence in a Post-Klout Digital World

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By Neil Hughes

June 5, 2018

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Last week, the much-maligned Klout app that infamously attempted to rank our influencer status across all social media channels disappeared from the digital landscape forever. Conspiracy theorists might question the coincidence of closing on May 25th which was also the day that GDPR came into force, but the effects of Klout on our lifestyle are still very much alive.

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Neil Hughes

Tech Blog Writer podcast, where he discusses the latest tech trends with the biggest names in technology and also explores start-up stories with entrepreneurs from all over the world. 
In 2015, Neil was ranked by LinkedIn as one of its 'Top Voices in Technology,' while also being named one of the 'Top Influential Tech Leaders on LinkedIn' in CIO magazine and '20 Big Tech Thinkers You Need to Follow' on ZDNet.
Neil remains fascinated by how technology is transforming multiple industries but believes that technology works best when it brings people together.

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