Agloco going under, to no longer pay you to search the web

Agloco going under, to no longer pay you to search the web

Agloco, the pyramid scheme company that said it would pay you to surf the web, has run out of money and is about to close. The company sent a notice to its members earlier today notifying them that if someone wanted to swoop in in… Continue Reading

Roundup: Google’s camera, Algoco, SpaceTime’s 3D search, Trivop and more

Roundup: Google’s camera, Algoco, SpaceTime’s 3D search, Trivop and more

(updated) Here’s the latest action:

Google’s Street View continued — More details from BoingBoing on the scary little 11-sided camera that Google and its partner are using for street-level photography shots — exposing peoples’ living rooms — including tabby cats — sunbathers in their bikinis, and some… Continue Reading

Agloco, the Web 2.0 pyramid company, to release Viewbar

Agloco, the Web 2.0 pyramid company, to release Viewbar

Agloco, the company that pledges to pay you for surfing the Web, is about to deliver the download that will let you start earning credit.

The Stanford, Calif. company is leading wave of new pyramid-like companies seeking to arbitrage advertising dollars on the Web. By banding… Continue Reading

The Web 2.0 pyramids: Agloco, eMax and KushCash

The Web 2.0 pyramids: Agloco, eMax and KushCash

Each Internet boom creates its batch of pyramid-like schemes. They cater to the lust for easy returns dominant in euphoric times.

That’s not to say they’re fraudulent. Most of these schemes are plausible on their face, and that’s their allure — and what one person believes… Continue Reading

EMax, another way to make you rich on the Web, or just a prank?

EMax, another way to make you rich on the Web, or just a prank?

Updated

EMax says it is a new startup in Palo Alto, Calif. launched this week by “a bunch of ex-marketing guys from PayPal,” according to a tipster. It looks like another company that promises to make you rich off the Web, if you jump on its… Continue Reading

AGLOCO signs up tens of thousands, and hasn’t even released Viewbar

AGLOCO signs up tens of thousands, and hasn’t even released Viewbar

AGLOCO, the controversial site that awards you shares for surfing the Web and signing up other people to do the same, boasts that it has already signed up “tens of thousands” of members.

More striking, the company hasn’t even released its Viewbar yet, which you have… Continue Reading

AGLOCO goes live — but when calculating your riches, check fine print

AGLOCO goes live — but when calculating your riches, check fine print

After some delay, and server problems, AGLOCO is now open for business.

We wrote about the service here. It is controversial because it promises to pay you to surf the Web.

VentureBeat has just signed up, deciding that we’ll give it a whirl and see if it… Continue Reading

AGLOCO launches — will pay you to surf the Web

AGLOCO launches — will pay you to surf the Web

(See our update on this story here.)

AGLOCO is a controversial new Stanford-based start-up that wants to pay you to surf the Web, in return for access to your online surfing information. It launches later today (Monday).

It was discovered two weeks ago by Gigaom, which blasted… Continue Reading