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TIMES OF INDIA, BANGALORE EDITION, PAJE NO. 20, 20 AUGUST, 2007, UNDER TIMES BUSINESS
Surf to earn
Rudra Pratap, a self-confessed surf-aholic, spends almost 12 hours every day surfing various websites in search of the trivialities of the world. And guess what? He gets paid a decent amount for that. Yes, he makes a decent buck just to surf online, thanks to a new concept, Algoco (www.algoco.com).
This is another example where advertisers pay you money to seek out buyers. Only in this case, the buyer in question is you. Established by a group of Stanford graduates, Agloco comes with a refreshing mindset, which says that if they want you to read about their product they better pay you for it! “Advertisers, search providers and online retailers are paying billions to reach you while you surf,” says the website. “How much of that money are you getting? You deserve a piece of the action.”
Agloco is based on a browser plug-in that tracks users’ online activity and then uses this information to allow advertisers to target people with specific interests. Say you are interested in photography. Agloco will give this information to camera companies and such so that they can come to you with their wares. Agloco promises to return 90% of ad revenue, sales commissions and other income to its users. In a further twist, there is even more money for those who recruit other users, as you get a cut of the revenue, so there!
Cut the spam while you make money
Yet another new twist that pays you good money to connect with advertisers while cutting down on your spam is Boxbe, founded by Thede Loder. The idea for Boxbe grew out of his graduate research into the economics of communications, and of spam in particular. It is common knowledge that everyone hates spam. “One would rather read about stuff they are really interested in, so instead of suffering random toothpaste or Viagra ads that bulldoze your inbox, Boxbe gives you an option to pick the one’s you want to read.”
Boxbe suggests that users set a price of $0.15-0.25 per message to allow companies to contact them. Users can fill out a personal profile and the idea is that Boxbe will have a chunk of user profiles to offer a critical mass to advertisers. Who in turn will pay to send messages to the users most likely to be interested in their products or services. This way advertisers can target their messages more effectively and you will receive fewer irrelevant emails—and even get paid. An average user could make over $100 a year, reckons the website. TNN
Rudra Pratap, a self-confessed surf-aholic, spends almost 12 hours every day surfing various websites in search of the trivialities of the world. And guess what? He gets paid a decent amount for that. Yes, he makes a decent buck just to surf online, thanks to a new concept, Algoco (www.algoco.com).
This is another example where advertisers pay you money to seek out buyers. Only in this case, the buyer in question is you. Established by a group of Stanford graduates, Agloco comes with a refreshing mindset, which says that if they want you to read about their product they better pay you for it! “Advertisers, search providers and online retailers are paying billions to reach you while you surf,” says the website. “How much of that money are you getting? You deserve a piece of the action.”
Agloco is based on a browser plug-in that tracks users’ online activity and then uses this information to allow advertisers to target people with specific interests. Say you are interested in photography. Agloco will give this information to camera companies and such so that they can come to you with their wares. Agloco promises to return 90% of ad revenue, sales commissions and other income to its users. In a further twist, there is even more money for those who recruit other users, as you get a cut of the revenue, so there!
Cut the spam while you make money
Yet another new twist that pays you good money to connect with advertisers while cutting down on your spam is Boxbe, founded by Thede Loder. The idea for Boxbe grew out of his graduate research into the economics of communications, and of spam in particular. It is common knowledge that everyone hates spam. “One would rather read about stuff they are really interested in, so instead of suffering random toothpaste or Viagra ads that bulldoze your inbox, Boxbe gives you an option to pick the one’s you want to read.”
Boxbe suggests that users set a price of $0.15-0.25 per message to allow companies to contact them. Users can fill out a personal profile and the idea is that Boxbe will have a chunk of user profiles to offer a critical mass to advertisers. Who in turn will pay to send messages to the users most likely to be interested in their products or services. This way advertisers can target their messages more effectively and you will receive fewer irrelevant emails—and even get paid. An average user could make over $100 a year, reckons the website. TNN
