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Whether you're a fan of Klout - the service which asserts itself as the measure of social influence - or not, it's constantly expanding into every network possible.

Klout now attempts to measure people's influence on Google+. Which is amazing, giving the infancy of the platform.

I still feel the majority of the measurement comes from interaction on Twitter: No matter how many networks I link or take away, the score stays the same (provided Twitter is still connected). Maybe that's just because it's my strongest presence.

So, If you're a lover or a hater of sticking a number on your social presence, at least it's something. I do monitor my Klout score but make sure I take it with a bucket of salt and try not to live by it. If anything, it's a good base to work from.

What's your Klout score? Does it matter to you?

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That trusty little Owl that I use to manage my social profiles on-the-go just got even better: Hootsuite for Android now supports LinkedIn.

To get started, you can just add your LinkedIn profile within the app. Or, if you have it setup on the Hootsuite Dashboard, just re-sync your account and it'll now show up.

This will be great for keeping up with and sharing with your LinkedIn connections. I haven't had a chance to test it out fully (to see how links post etc) but I'll give it a go over the next few days and let you know how I get on.

Other notable updates to the Android application include various bug fixes and auto-completion of Twitter usernames and Hashtags. Again, I haven't had a run through with this but will keep you posted. Enjoy!

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