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Where are these two billion API calls to Klout's servers coming from? Are CRM systems really doing a lookup on people's Klout score when triaging a call? "we s
by wallflower 15y ago
Where are these two billion API calls to Klout's servers coming from? Are CRM systems really doing a lookup on people's Klout score when triaging a call?
"we served more than two billion API calls in the month of June."
http://corp.klout.com/blog/2011/07/two-billion-is-cool/ http://corp.klout.com/blog/2011/07/two-billion-is-cool/
- waterside81 15y agoGnip, the authorized re-seller of Twitter's stream, includes Klout scores as part of its augmented stream. I'm guessing a bulk of those 2B calls are from that. But yes, MANY social CRMs are using Klout scores for ... I don't know what, but they are.
- n3m6 15y agoAlmost all of them. If they don't use Klout, they have their in-house influence measuring systems like twitgrader for hubspot.
- philjackson 15y agoSo does Datasift.
- freejack 15y agoOT: man do I hate it when companies tout meaningless business metrics as a measure of achievement. Two billion API calls might be cool, but $2b in revenue would be a lot cooler.