Agloco's pay structure isn't just on the 5 hours of actual surfing time. They also offer shares in the company itself. That's where the revenue gets distributed to the membership (similar to Take the Internet Back). It's small-scale revenue sharing across a large membership base.
As far as the Viewbar goes, it's less invasive than the Google toolbar. But as far as its tracking your surfing habits for 5 hours a month, that's actually what you're getting paid for. The revenue streams aren't just from clicks on the toolbar. The function is similar to a Neilsen ratings box. Companies pay for space on the toolbar, and in return they get data on cross-segment desktop advertising performance. A portion of the revenue paid is paid to the members, with the rest going into company assets, which increase in value based on advertising revenues, increasing the value of the shares (owned by the members) at the same time.
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