Opera has Klout

August 16, 2011 · by .ed

Ever wonder if anyone's listening to you? Or, do you generate content that you know others could benefit from, but you want to improve your engagement and audience or track your influence? Just like statistics? Klout is a web service that helps to measure your influence across several popular services that you can link your My Opera account to like Twitter and Facebook (see Social networks in your account settings) for maximum sharing.

Clean, Integrated Style

My Opera members Dustin Wilson and Jeff King worked with Klout to create two beautiful extensions for Opera that utilize Klout's metrics nicely.

First is a new Klout Speed Dial further enhanced by Opera 11.50's Speed Dial Extensions with a snapshot of your score when you crack open a new tab. A subtle reminder to share something cool, or to stop whining about your chores (be more interesting!).

The second extension, Klout, shown below gives you a tiny indicator of the current influence scores of those you follow in your Twitter stream and an easy link to their Klout summary. It works with retweets, too.

See those little scores in there? They even adjust to always look sharp for your view preferences, a nice touch. So link your My Opera account to Facebook and Twitter, get the new Facebook and Twitter Speed Dials and get measuring with Klout Extensions for Opera - all beautiful tricks for smarter browsing.

Readers' comments 20

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KarenTuesday, August 16, 2011 9:22:59 PM
abdur92Tuesday, August 16, 2011 9:25:41 PM
http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Cool2.gif -
Geoff GirardinTuesday, August 16, 2011 10:06:18 PM
BAlllONTuesday, August 16, 2011 10:14:50 PM
Operaaaaa! I love U!
JeremyTuesday, August 16, 2011 10:19:44 PM
My first speed dial extension, and it's amazing!
Peter & Elizabeth (Love & Wonder)Wednesday, August 17, 2011 4:52:11 AM
This will be even better than my ReverbNation page. As a musician who wants to break into the custom ringtone market for cellphones, this will be awesome!
Stepan PuperWednesday, August 17, 2011 7:09:30 AM
Using oKlout extension for several months.
It's design is not perfect, but it have the same functional in one extension. And even more useful things, like displaying klout score fractional part (as tooltip in twitter timeline).
patricia oduhWednesday, August 17, 2011 10:45:40 AM
I lik oparamini
melissa oliveiraWednesday, August 17, 2011 2:52:38 PM
I LOVE U OPERA
melissa oliveiraWednesday, August 17, 2011 2:53:54 PM
I LOVE U OPERA
Untune mrongozWednesday, August 17, 2011 7:47:48 PM
Bagus utk download & upload . Tapi sulit utk upload foto di fb(biasanya saya make bolt).
boss371Thursday, August 18, 2011 2:47:38 AM
R.R.DubrowskyThursday, August 18, 2011 11:19:42 AM
B-)
Peter & Elizabeth (Love & Wonder)Thursday, August 18, 2011 11:27:16 AM
Now that I've downloaded Klout, it is saying that it cannot be connected - it will retry in 5 minutes. Please, someone out there tell me how to install Klout correctly for a PC laptop, running Windows Vista.
mehmet ababeyThursday, August 18, 2011 5:49:31 PM
opera harikaymis ama bazi linkleri gostermiyot pda duzelir umuyorum
.edFriday, August 19, 2011 1:37:30 AM
Originally posted by tunester:

Now that I've downloaded Klout, it is saying that it cannot be connected

Did you first setup an account on Klout.com? Then make sure the extensions have your proper details. Also keep in mind, for new users, Klout needs a little bit of time (maybe days) to gather and process your initial score before it can be properly reported to the extensions. I hope this helps.
Peter & Elizabeth (Love & Wonder)Sunday, August 21, 2011 1:49:12 PM
Thank you, .ed - it seems to be working now.
melissa oliveiraMonday, August 22, 2011 1:12:15 AM
krestena bobanuoTuesday, August 23, 2011 9:28:35 AM
OPERA i luv u <3 <3 <3
Tobias WurmTuesday, August 23, 2011 11:35:14 PM
Where can I get the MyOpera SpeedDial-Extension shown in the picture?