Klout Perks

Closed.The website no longer loads. Klout and its Perks program shut down on May 25, 2018.

What's in the box: Contents varied by offer, typically a free product sample or experience from a sponsoring brand matched to a member's interests and influence topics.

Klout Perks is closed and no longer operating; Klout and its Perks program shut down on May 25, 2018, and the website no longer loads. When it ran, Klout measured a person's social media influence with a score from 1 to 100, based on activity across networks such as Twitter and Facebook. The Perks program used that score, along with the topics a member seemed influential about, to match people with free products and experiences offered by brands. Perks were not a monthly box in the usual sense. Offers arrived occasionally, varied widely, and depended on whether a member qualified. Recipients were not required to post about what they received, though brands clearly hoped they would. The appeal was simple: free samples with no subscription fee. The drawbacks were just as clear. Eligibility hinged on an opaque algorithm, offers were unpredictable, and the whole arrangement depended on sharing social media data with the company. Klout was owned by Lithium Technologies when it closed, and there is no way to join, claim perks, or recover an old account today. If free product sampling interests you, look at services that are currently active rather than this one.