A Methodology for Evaluating Algorithms That Calculate Social Influence in Complex Social Networks

Table 1

Comparison of Klout, Kred, and the SmartSocial Influence.

	Klout	Kred	SmartSocial Influence model
Scope of observation	“Big Brother”	“Big Brother”	Ego-network
Scale	1 to 100	1 to 1000	0 to 100
Support for multiple SNSs	✓	✘	✓
Openly published algorithm	✘	✓	✓
Telco network data-source	✘	✘	✓