Agloco - Is It Edible? February 6, 2007
Posted by The Probabilist in : [Articles], Business, Entrepreneurship, Assets, Investing , 2 commentsI guess I belong to a very small minority, because that’s the question that popped into my mind the first time I saw the word Agloco. Granted, I was reading a fine dining post at John’s site when the word hit my eye. 
Agloco is a company about three months old now and pays its users for surfing the web and using its toolbar. Signing up, downloading, installing the toolbar and referring others to join the network is completely without costs. In fact, the members of Agloco (A global community) are the shareholders of the system. The toolbar is currently at a beta phase and is expected to be available for download after a few weeks.
In order to get paid for browsing the web, both you and your contacts need to use the toolbar for a trivial 5 hours per month and it’s a button click away to minimize it if you so like. It consists of a search box, podcasts, video, broadcasting systems, ads, etc. Here’s what the toolbar looks like and some additional info from their site.
“The Viewbar™ is a small toolbar that rests on the bottom of your screen or browser window while you surf the Internet. The Viewbar™ software is what enables AGLOCO to collect the money you are earning while browsing the Internet.”
“The Viewbar™ keeps track of your online interests and preferences, and uses that information to deliver the most valuable message to you at the right time. Because privacy is a core principle of AGLOCO, the Viewbar™ communicates with our secure servers in an encrypted fashion to keep your information private.”
I strongly suggest that you make the leap and take this opportunity seriously and as soon as possible even before the toolbar hits the general public. Then the rush will grow even stronger. The global network has already grown to 180,000 members. I sent an email to ten of my contacts briefly explaining the deal and immediately saw my referral count grow both directly and extendedly through their actions. The best part about it is that you can’t lose anything for trying.
Join the network and have yourself a go.
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John Chow February 5, 2007
Posted by The Probabilist in : [Links], Business, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Productivity, Technology, Blogging , 4 commentsWhat’s up with this John Chow guy? He makes a lot of money off his blog and then he gives it all away. Success can cause you to do many strange things it seems. For instance, to be a great inspiration to fellow bloggers who follow the same path. (Well, maybe not for the charity part.)
So what is the blog about? Cars, food, technology, embedded videos and his personal musings and happenings. Basically, it’s stuff I don’t have much interest in. Yet, I subscribe to his feed, visit his site daily and read every single post that he writes. Why? Because he’s an attention grabber. He’s a walking, rambling money and people magnet! He knows what people want to read about and delivers it all in a slick package. “Something for everyone” would be a good motto and description. To me it’s everything blogging and investing related - and best combined.
John “Moto” Chow is the head of The Tech Zone (TTZ), rides his bike around Vancouver, looks after his baby blogger and teaches other people how to make money from blogging. 
He’s also one of the greatest Agloco network builders. Simply put, he’s an innovator. I just can’t help but to laugh at some of the stunts that he pulls off, like the recent link love exchanges with ProBlogger Darren Rowse using Google AdSense ads. “It’s the future of how bloggers interact with each other” he says.
What makes his blog even more attractive for any visitor is that he updates it and writes posts at one heck of a fast frequency rate. Does it reduce the quality of his entries? Not at all it seems, even though he’s picking up more momentum for each month. If you’re serious about blog optimization, tech gear, fine dining or just looking for a great source of entertainment, John’s blog is a sure bet.
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