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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:58:28 -0400</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Jessica Roy</dc:creator>
				
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/23/mark-zuckerberg-is-influential-about-justin-bieber-and-other-klout-surprises/picture-6-4/" rel="attachment wp-att-35005"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-35005" title="Picture 6" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/picture-62.png?w=400&h=158" alt="" width="320" height="126" /></a>Are you big on the Internet? <a href="http://www.klout.com/">Klout</a>, the online influence measurement system, helps you determine just that. "We measure your influence based on your ability to drive action in social networks," <a href="http://klout.com/corp/about">explains</a> the Klout page. But aside from providing you with an over-inflated sense of self-importance, Klout also mines your Twitter page for popular terms, and determines a list of topics you're especially influential about. This reporter, for example, is <a href="http://klout.com/#/JessicaKRoy/topics">influential</a> about blogging and cats, which is pretty much dead on.</p>
<p><!--more-->Your topics list can also be edited and impacted by friends who give you +K's, or recommendations, on certain topics. But occasionally Klout unearths a bizarre couple of topics that leave you wondering just how much you talk about things like bacon (we're looking at you, <a href="http://klout.com/#/davidkarp/topics">David Karp</a>).</p>
<p>So what topics are tech titans influential about? Apparently some pretty hilarious ones.</p>
<p><strong>Dennis Crowley</strong></p>
<p>We think it's sweet that Foursquare cofounder <a href="http://klout.com/#/dens/topics">Dennis Crowley</a> is influential about moms. Who doesn't like a guy who tweets about his mother?</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-33797" title="Picture 1" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/picture-17.png" alt="" width="495" height="95" /></p>
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<p><strong>Cameron Winklevoss</strong></p>
<p>One half of the imitable <a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2011/04/12/10-more-things-the-media-either-gets-wrong-or-doesnt-know-about-the-winklevoss-twins/">Winklevi</a> duo, Cameron Winklevoss apparently has a lot to say on Twitter about 80s heartthrob John Cusack.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-33813" title="Picture 2" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/picture-24.png" alt="" width="493" height="101" /></p>
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<p><strong>Nick Denton</strong></p>
<p>Mr. Denton, self-proclaimed "gossip merchant" and overlord of the Gawker Media empire, is <a href="http://klout.com/#/nicknotned/topics">influential</a> about trauma, which we suppose makes sense considering the rigorous workload he <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/19/business/media/19press.html?pagewanted=all">expects</a> from his staff.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/23/mark-zuckerberg-is-influential-about-justin-bieber-and-other-klout-surprises/picture-3-8/" rel="attachment wp-att-34125"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-34125" title="Picture 3" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/picture-31.png?w=400&h=85" alt="" width="400" height="85" /></a></p>
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<p><strong>@Betaworks</strong></p>
<p>Company Twitter accounts can also have their own Klout scores. Startup non-incubator Betaworks, for example, is <a href="http://klout.com/#/betaworks/topics">influential</a> about cookies...and drag queens.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-33815" title="Picture 4" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/picture-41.png" alt="" width="455" height="86" /></p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-33814" title="Picture 3" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/picture-3.png" alt="" width="490" height="99" /></p>
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<p><strong>@Tumblr</strong></p>
<p>Angsty tweens and fashion porn were oddly not under Tumblr's popular topics. Luckily, knives and Kid Cudi were.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-33822" title="Picture 5" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/picture-51.png" alt="" width="455" height="95" /></p>
<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-33823" title="Picture 6" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/picture-61.png" alt="" width="462" height="83" /></p>
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<p><strong>Mayor Bloomberg</strong></p>
<p>Last but not least, we have our very own Mayor, @MikeBloomberg. He is apparently influential about both fascism and bullying, though we have to guess that Occupy Wall Streeters may have had something to do with that.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/23/mark-zuckerberg-is-influential-about-justin-bieber-and-other-klout-surprises/picture-3-9/" rel="attachment wp-att-34843"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-34843" title="Picture 3" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/picture-32.png?w=400&h=160" alt="" width="400" height="160" /></a></p>
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<p>And just for good measure, did you know that Betabeat is <a href="http://klout.com/#/betabeat/topics">influential</a> about cosmetics? Yes, this tech blog is one of the few run entirely by ladies, but we never tweet about our makeup routine. What gives, Klout?</p>
<p><strong>UPDATE:</strong></p>
<p>Klout wrote in to tell us that the Klout profile for Mark Zuckerberg, listed in the original edition of this piece, is unfortunately fake. His real profile is <a href="http://klout.com/#/finkd/topics">here</a>, with nary a Justin Bieber reference in sight. The real Zuck is in fact influential about money and celebrities, though his low influence on privacy still remains true.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/23/mark-zuckerberg-is-influential-about-justin-bieber-and-other-klout-surprises/picture-6-4/" rel="attachment wp-att-35005"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-35005" title="Picture 6" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/picture-62.png?w=400&h=158" alt="" width="320" height="126" /></a>Are you big on the Internet? <a href="http://www.klout.com/">Klout</a>, the online influence measurement system, helps you determine just that. "We measure your influence based on your ability to drive action in social networks," <a href="http://klout.com/corp/about">explains</a> the Klout page. But aside from providing you with an over-inflated sense of self-importance, Klout also mines your Twitter page for popular terms, and determines a list of topics you're especially influential about. This reporter, for example, is <a href="http://klout.com/#/JessicaKRoy/topics">influential</a> about blogging and cats, which is pretty much dead on.</p>
<p><!--more-->Your topics list can also be edited and impacted by friends who give you +K's, or recommendations, on certain topics. But occasionally Klout unearths a bizarre couple of topics that leave you wondering just how much you talk about things like bacon (we're looking at you, <a href="http://klout.com/#/davidkarp/topics">David Karp</a>).</p>
<p>So what topics are tech titans influential about? Apparently some pretty hilarious ones.</p>
<p><strong>Dennis Crowley</strong></p>
<p>We think it's sweet that Foursquare cofounder <a href="http://klout.com/#/dens/topics">Dennis Crowley</a> is influential about moms. Who doesn't like a guy who tweets about his mother?</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-33797" title="Picture 1" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/picture-17.png" alt="" width="495" height="95" /></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Cameron Winklevoss</strong></p>
<p>One half of the imitable <a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2011/04/12/10-more-things-the-media-either-gets-wrong-or-doesnt-know-about-the-winklevoss-twins/">Winklevi</a> duo, Cameron Winklevoss apparently has a lot to say on Twitter about 80s heartthrob John Cusack.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-33813" title="Picture 2" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/picture-24.png" alt="" width="493" height="101" /></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Nick Denton</strong></p>
<p>Mr. Denton, self-proclaimed "gossip merchant" and overlord of the Gawker Media empire, is <a href="http://klout.com/#/nicknotned/topics">influential</a> about trauma, which we suppose makes sense considering the rigorous workload he <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/19/business/media/19press.html?pagewanted=all">expects</a> from his staff.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/23/mark-zuckerberg-is-influential-about-justin-bieber-and-other-klout-surprises/picture-3-8/" rel="attachment wp-att-34125"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-34125" title="Picture 3" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/picture-31.png?w=400&h=85" alt="" width="400" height="85" /></a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>@Betaworks</strong></p>
<p>Company Twitter accounts can also have their own Klout scores. Startup non-incubator Betaworks, for example, is <a href="http://klout.com/#/betaworks/topics">influential</a> about cookies...and drag queens.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-33815" title="Picture 4" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/picture-41.png" alt="" width="455" height="86" /></p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-33814" title="Picture 3" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/picture-3.png" alt="" width="490" height="99" /></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>@Tumblr</strong></p>
<p>Angsty tweens and fashion porn were oddly not under Tumblr's popular topics. Luckily, knives and Kid Cudi were.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-33822" title="Picture 5" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/picture-51.png" alt="" width="455" height="95" /></p>
<p><img class="alignleft  wp-image-33823" title="Picture 6" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/picture-61.png" alt="" width="462" height="83" /></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Mayor Bloomberg</strong></p>
<p>Last but not least, we have our very own Mayor, @MikeBloomberg. He is apparently influential about both fascism and bullying, though we have to guess that Occupy Wall Streeters may have had something to do with that.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/23/mark-zuckerberg-is-influential-about-justin-bieber-and-other-klout-surprises/picture-3-9/" rel="attachment wp-att-34843"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-34843" title="Picture 3" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/picture-32.png?w=400&h=160" alt="" width="400" height="160" /></a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>And just for good measure, did you know that Betabeat is <a href="http://klout.com/#/betabeat/topics">influential</a> about cosmetics? Yes, this tech blog is one of the few run entirely by ladies, but we never tweet about our makeup routine. What gives, Klout?</p>
<p><strong>UPDATE:</strong></p>
<p>Klout wrote in to tell us that the Klout profile for Mark Zuckerberg, listed in the original edition of this piece, is unfortunately fake. His real profile is <a href="http://klout.com/#/finkd/topics">here</a>, with nary a Justin Bieber reference in sight. The real Zuck is in fact influential about money and celebrities, though his low influence on privacy still remains true.</p>
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