MANILA, Philippines – Social influence platform Klout will be closing shop on May 25.
Lithium Technologies, which acquired the startup in 2014, announced the closure in a blog post on Thursday, May 10. Klout also confirmed the closure on Twitter.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">To all of our fans: after careful consideration we have decided to shut down the Klout website & the Klout Score. This will happen on May 25, 2018. It has been a pleasure serving you, and thank you for your ongoing support over the years. Details here: <a href="https://t.co/xCNdYachxF">https://t.co/xCNdYachxF</a></p>— Klout (@klout) <a href="https://twitter.com/klout/status/994634099431165952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2018</a></blockquote>
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According to Lithium's statement, "The Klout acquisition provided Lithium with valuable artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning capabilities, but Klout as a standalone service is not aligned with our long-term strategy."
Launched in 2008, Klout was best known for its Klout Score, which allowed people to give a value that determined how well-connected they were online and in varying topics. – Rappler.com