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Comment on Living Love Every Minute by April

April — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:18:52 +0000

Thanks Kim,

It was so good to see you, although I wish the circumstances could have been different. We will have to make it a point to get together again.

April

Comment on Living Love Every Minute by Kim@todayismysome-day

Kim@todayismysome-day — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:04:26 +0000

April,

This beautifully written. Well said. He was a special man, and I believe he knew it. What a wonderful reminder to embrace the moments we have…while we still have them.

Kim

Comment on Great Customer Service is Not Optional by April

April — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:05:00 +0000

Thanks Suzanne! I appreciate that. I love that – keep it clean and simple you will forgive me if I use that one day. It is a great thought!

Comment on Great Customer Service is Not Optional by Suzanne Walker

Suzanne Walker — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:33:55 +0000

I really enjoy ready your material!! This article in particular was insightful and thought-provoking. All too often we react to how people respond to us. I am a true believer in keeping it clean and simple. Kill them with kindness! Thanks, I look forward to reading more from you.

Comment on I’m Bringing Sexy Back by Hello 2012! | My Beautiful Chaos

Hello 2012! | My Beautiful Chaos — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:28:17 +0000

[...] But yes, we will strike the deal anyway…because if I hold up my end of the bargain, you will naturally give me your best…and in turn, you will get mine… [...]

Comment on 2012 Manifesto – Because I Like the Word “Manifesto” by Hello 2012! | My Beautiful Chaos

Hello 2012! | My Beautiful Chaos — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:25:00 +0000

[...] and pressure in my life. You will allow me this one simple pass. I have shared with you things that I have learned and plans I aim to take. That really should be sufficient. [...]

Comment on I’m Bringing Sexy Back by 22. | Brad Nix

22. | Brad Nix — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:54:19 +0000

[...] felt proud. April Groves shared a great message about kindness and the power it holds above anger, frustration, and cruelty. Her message is absolutely something I [...]

Comment on Klout Doth Think You Protest Too Much by Jayakumar

Jayakumar — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:41:07 +0000

I agree with you. I also tried to game Klout and guess what! I started off with a score of 10 and in less than 30 days I got to 28. Yesterday when I checked, my score was 36. To top it all, I do NOT have 100′s of followers. Despite this, I managed to get on top. Pretty interesting game!

Comment on Klout Doth Think You Protest Too Much by MikeMueller

MikeMueller — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 03:27:17 +0000

You are still BETTER than Bacon!

Seriously though – Klout is a game for us people. It’s real purpose is to provide qualitative and quantitative data for large PR firms looking to reach out to the best users for their particular product or promotion. For that purpose, there’s no company out there comparable (no matter how off Klout suggestions might be)

Another thought… using the Bacon, it isn’t necessarily YOU that has the influence in bacon but your followers and the people that listen to them. That’s a big part of the Klout algorithm.

All this +k stuff is just a front to keep us vanity types amused.

Comment on Klout Doth Think You Protest Too Much by Travis Robertson

Travis Robertson — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:35:41 +0000

LOL! Thank you, April, for your kind words about the attractiveness of our future children.

You actually raise some very good points, as does Jeff. It is very easy to poke fun at what Klout is trying to do while they perfect their system. I actually applaud what they’re attempting to pull off. But it’s not without it’s major problems.

Using it as a mirror to get better at the tool of social networking is the right way to use it and I actually do that as part of my own analysis of my efforts. It helps me figure out what’s working and what’s not. It shows me if my content is truly resonating with people or if I need to make adjustments.

Unfortunately, it can be gamed and it can be largely inaccurate – sometimes to the point of comedy. As you pointed out, so can just about everything else online. We just have to keep the perspective of maturity and realize that it’s going to take time to work out the kinks. I was on Twitter 2 months after it came out when most people thought it was stupid and just a fad. And here we are today and the system is still evolving and companies like Klout are building applications to rank and rate our performance.

Really great post! If you ever need parenting advice, you know who to turn to.