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I don't get it:

"In this work, we present the Klout Score, an influence scoring system that assigns scores to 750 million users across 9 different social networks on a daily basis. We propose a hierarchical framework for generating an influence score for each user, by incorporating information for the user from multiple networks and communities."

why are they "proposing a hierarchical framework". the thing already exists. It's like me proposing we have a vehicles that use four wheels and internal combustion engines.




I thnk it is kind of like coming up with a standard metric that compares cars, trucks, SUVs, hang gliders, trains and horses.


It's more like them "proposing we have a vehicles [sic] that use four wheels and internal combustion engines" while owning 100% of General Motors. There is nothing about this paper that is not self-promotion (and for a totally dead company no less).


That is just how academic writing is.




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