Toolbar Pays when You and Your Friends Surf the Internet

Safe, Free Toolbar to Be Released in April

A new toolbar is about to be released that will pay its users to do what they do anyway while online. Its website claims that it wont even feature flashy, irritating, advertisements, but only small text ads, like we're used to seeing on many websites.

There's been talk about getting paid to surf the internet since AllAdvantage went away. Prior to the "dotcom bust" in the late 90's, eccomerce gadgets like theirs would display ads on the computers of surfers, and pay .80 or so an hour. Not exactly lucrative, but it's something right? Well rumors abound about folks cheating the company, and others like it, playing a part in it's own demise. There were also accusations of spyware, malware, and the like.

So, what about this new company, Agloco? It's been open to new members for months, but no toolbar to be seen, as of yet. What is it really all about? Is it the scam folks in newsgroups herald it to be? Is it legit? Or are they just collecting information on members to sell?

They claim to make their members money in several ways. Ultimately, even the company stock is owned by it's members. A company that passes ad revenue, sales commissions and stock to it's members? I'd like to see the big established companies try that!

I did some digging to figure it out for myself, and to decide if I'd recommend this tool to my clients & readers. Because in my business, I help clients turn their passions into their vocations, and I wouldn't want to recommend something that would be malicious to where most of my clients make their money - their computers.

Here's my criteria:

1. Will it be intrusive / disruptive?
2. Is it safe for their technology?
3. Is it safe for their information?
4. Will it effectively add to their income? And How?

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