Third time's a charm?

I don't get Klout. I signed up at the urging of an entrepreneur friend who has no less than 1,400 Facebook friends and enough in real life that she gets invited to events at Art Basel Miami.

Although the service might reward an articulate blogger, who has a interesting content and a devoted following, it might also credit someone who simply has a modest of friends and regularly posts a sufficient amount of party photos that get liked and reshared.

For instance, posting an iPhone photo of the NYC skyline as seen from the Empire State Building doubled my Klout score from 17 to 38. The photo was nothing special, but it garnered five likes and a single re-share.

I find it interesting that I've earned a badge for clocking in a full 3 visits to their site. If three qualifies me as an addict, I'm afraid where a full 10 will lead.