What I found amusing was the outpouring of emotion last week when the Klout algorithm changed and peoples scores dropped. Now I can understand, first hand, the

What I found amusing was the outpouring of emotion last week when the Klout algorithm changed and peoples scores dropped. Now I can understand, first hand, the drama that a Google ranking change involves, because it can mean real changes in revenue. But a Klout score? I'd be surprised if anyone can find an example where a drop in Klout score equated to a drop in anything else except the recipients ego inflation. As I dryly suggested to someone, maybe they should ask Klout for a refund if they don't like their new score. As a statistic, it's something I have because other people seem to find it important, but I don't particularly care. Same as Google rankings - I don't care about PR, I care about traffic volumes and conversion rates. I couldn't care if I had a PR of zero as long as I got targeted and qualified traffic.