Now everyone has clout
and it can be measured. According to the online company Klout (http://klout.com/understand/klout),
everyone has influence. As long as you’re online, that is. And tweeting,
blogging, posting, retweeting, commenting on blogs and posts…basically running
your mouth via your fingers. No more “Let Your Fingers Do The Walking”; now it’s
“Let Your Fingers Do The Talkin’”.
Clout – whether you have
it or not, how you use it or abuse it – is as old as the earth. Just ask Adam when
you get to heaven. Or, hearken back to
childhood to hear those threatening words “Because I said so!” or “Wait until
your father gets home!” Usually, the people you associated with having clout
were either older and wiser, or just a whole lot bigger than you.
Clout is pretty handy to
have in some places. Like advancing your career. Getting a table at a nice
restaurant. And, um, getting a table at
a nice restaurant.
Sure, it’s great to be someone who can make things happen
and it’s nice to know people who can
do the same. I would put God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) in the first category.
Other than that, I can’t think of a single person who would, in the eternal
long run, have enough clout to set me up for Life.
I do a lot of reading
about social media for my job; some days it’s hard to keep up with all the articles
about online “do’s” and “don’ts” or social faux pas. I recently saw one (and
posted a link on Facebook) about the 12 Things You Should Never Post On
Facebook. I took exception to some of the “don’ts” because a) I never did like
other people telling me what to do and b) one simply just needs to use common
sense and courtesy and c) if you don’t like what you see, then unfriend the
uncouth idiots…er, friends.
But then you’d lose clout. Oh well.
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