米国AGLOCOからEメールでお知らせが来ました。
ご参考までに掲載します。

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Dear Xxxxx,

We will be releasing the AGLOCO Viewbar software soon and want to update Members on how things will work when it is released.

Each Member will get an email informing them that their Viewbar is available. It will contain detailed instructions on the download, which will be done from the agloco.com website. Members will be invited to download in groups of 50,000 a day for a two week period, with Members contacted in the order in which they signed up.

Shortly before the first set of download emails go out, you will receive an email notice that the AGLOCO website will be ‘out of service’ for a few hours – this is necessary for us to move the Viewbar download system from the test server to the main servers.

Also, please be aware of the following:

1. AGLOCO Hours: You will accrue hours in your AGLOCO Member account (current maximum is five direct hours a month). Hours are earned during active surfing on the Internet. The Viewbar has a green light on it that notifies the Member when it is accruing time. Your referrals’ surfing will accumulate hours for you at a 25% rate, meaning if one of your referrals surfs for the maximum five hours you will get 1.25 (0.25 x 5) hours credited to your total referral hours. You can only get credit referral hours up to the amount you directly surf (meaning if you surf 3 hours but a referral surfs 4, you will only get credit for the first 3 of your referral’s 4 hours). AGLOCO accrues these hours each month and also has a cumulative total of all hours earned. These hours are what AGLOCO will use to calculate cash and other distributions. The Viewbar contains a one click inactive button which turns it off and removes it from your screen at any time.

2. Initial Release for Windows: The initial Viewbar release will be for Windows Vista, XP, 2000 Pro and 2000 Server. Later, we will release Mac and Linux versions of the Viewbar. Until that occurs, Mac/Linux users can still log onto any supported Windows computer and accumulate their five hours. The Viewbar works with browsers IE 5.5 or higher and Firefox 1.5 or higher.
3. Cash Distributions: To be a sustainable entity in the long term, AGLOCO makes Member cash distributions from its positive cash flow (revenue minus costs). Therefore, please do not expect a check after the first couple of months as it will take time to collect revenue from advertisers and this revenue must exceed costs in order to make cash distributions to Members. We will be keeping Members informed of our financials and you can visit the Official company blog at http://blog.agloco.com for the latest updates.
4. Multiple Users on One Viewbar: As stated previously, multiple Members may use the same Viewbar on the same computer. Only one Viewbar download will be necessary as the Viewbar software will enable each Member to log in and log out using their AGLOCO Member ID# and password (obviously, only one Member ID# can be accumulating Viewbar hours at any one time). Please note, only one Viewbar is allowed on a screen at a time.
5. One-Time Download: The v1.0 Viewbar is purposely simplistic and minimalist, but it also comes equipped with an automatic self-updating feature. Once you download the Viewbar for the first time, your Viewbar will be seamlessly updated with new additions and features as they become available. These future features include the direct cash back feature when a Member purchases items on sponsor site and a portion of the purchase price is added back to the Member’s AGLOCO account (as described on the Official AGLOCO Blog at http://blog.agloco.com/index.php/post35/ . )

We look forward to your active participation in the AGLOCO community.

Dan Jorgensen
Member Coordinator



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いよいよViewbarがリリースされることになりそうです。そのこともあって、ある一定時間、本国AGLOCOのホームページはアクセスが不可能になるようです。（スミマセン、よくは読んでおりません）





箸を口にくわえてキーボードを打つ１級障害者が一生困らないほどの金を稼いだという事実！　数少ない本物商材です。

もう忘れかけていた頃に、AGLOCOからメールが来ました。

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Dear Xxxxx,

Viewbar – We continue to be pleased with Member activation of the AGLOCO Viewbar. To download your Viewbar click here. (Goes to tucows.com download site.)
Revenue – We are excited that we have signed one of our major revenue partnerships for North America last week. We will be making the formal announcement later. Getting a major company to work with their own internal system to start to take advantage of the Viewbar’s capabilities is very exciting to us. It will take our partner’s tech team 3 to 5 weeks to complete their work, so you should see changes occurring after that time.
We are still looking for meaningful partners in Europe and Asia. If any of you works in an ad network company, please contact us at [e-mail] to see if we can work on a partnership.
Tech Update The tech team reported that our move to new servers was completed last week. Early reports are faster downloading for most locations. Also, all Member accounts have been updated for total hours accumulated. To check your account Click here.
Media – We have received a lot of positive emails about Mike Klingler’s interview with Brian Greenwald. In it, Brian talked about the AGLOCO Vision and he answered some questions about the company’s current progress and trajectory. Mike and other Members have worked to make this available to all Members at: Click here to listen to the interview. Click here for written transcript
Member distributions – If you missed the AGLOCO blog post on this, you can read it at Member distributions
Thanks for all of your efforts for AGLOCO.
Danny Jorgensen
Member Coordinator

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自分なりに訳してみました。

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こんにちは、Xxxxxさん

Viewbarについて
AGLOCOメンバーがViewbarを表示させてくれて喜ばしい限りです。Viewbarをダウンロードするのでしたら、ここをクリック（tucows.comのダウンロードサイトに飛びます）
*Viewbarをダウンロードする前に、ここで会員登録をお済ませください。

収入について
先週、北米にある、私たちにとっての収益面で主要な協力会社の一つと契約を締結したことに、興奮が未だ冷めません。後日正式な発表を行う予定です。彼らがViewbarの機能の利用開始するに際して、彼らの内部のシステムと協働することはとてもエキサイティングです。3週間から5週間程度で、パートナーのテクニカルチームは仕事を完成させるでしょうから、その後に起こる変化に注目です。
私たちは、ヨーロッパとアジアにおける、重要なパートナーを捜しています。もし、あなたが広告関係の会社にお勤めなら、私たちがパートナーとしてやって行けるか確認したいので、[e-mail]に連絡をお願いします。

技術面でのアップデートについて
新しいサーバーへの移行が先週完了したとの報告がテクニカルチームからありました。ほとんどの世界各地域でより早くダウンロードができるようになったというのが近々の数々寄せられた報告内容です。また、全てのメンバーのアカウントは総合時間についてアップデートがされました。あなたのアカウントの状況をチェックするにはここをクリックしてください。

メディアについて
Brian GreenwaldとのMike Klinglerのインタビューについては、多数の好意的なeメールをいただいています。その中で、BrianはAGLOCOの将来について語り、会社の事業の進捗状況と軌道についてのいくつかの質問に答えています。Mikeと他のメンバー達は、全てのメンバー達に対してその実現の可能性を拓くために働きました。インタビューを聞くためにはここをクリックしてください。インタビューの原稿を読むにはここをクリックしてください。

メンバーへの配当
これに関してAGLOCO blog postを読み逃しているようでしたら、Member distributionsで読むことができます。

AGLOCOにご協力いただき有難うございます。

Danny Jorgensen
メンバーコーディネーター
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こんな内容かな？（自信なし）

要は、北米での主要な収入の柱となるような企業の一つと契約にこじつけました。アジアやヨーロッパにおいても捜していますので、あなたのコネでどこかいいとこあったら紹介してね、ってことなのでしょうね。まだこんなことやっているようだから、支払いをしてもらえるのはずっと先かもしれませんね。もう既に3ヶ月は経っています。やれやれ



箸を口にくわえてキーボードを打つ１級障害者が一生困らないほどの金を稼いだという事実！　数少ない本物商材です。

2週間ぶりに（想像していたよりも早く）、AGLOCOからメールが届きました。

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Dear Xxxx,

These are exciting times for the company. The Ask search portion of the Ask/AGLOCO agreement went live earlier this week. We anticipate this quickly becoming AGLOCO's largest revenue source.

As the Members who have downloaded and installed the AGLOCO Viewbar software know, the Viewbar has internet search capabilities built right in. The most recent release of the Viewbar is programmed with Ask as the default search provider.

Ask searches that you start from your Viewbar work just like any web search, except that AGLOCO earns a share of the revenue when ads are clicked by Members. If you search the internet during the day (who doesn't?), you should try originating all of your searches from the Viewbar. (Please note: do not use excessive ad clicking on the Viewbar or Ask search results. Click fraud is against AGLOCO Member rules and Members caught in this activity will be terminated.)

The early Member comments about Ask on the AGLOCO Company Blog have been very favorable. We invite you to check out Ask's capabilities, and to compare it to Google and Yahoo. We think you will be very pleased with the Ask functionality and search results, as we have been.

We are glad to report this important step for the company to you, one of the Members, who makes this all possible. We will continue to update the Membership as we progress towards the company's goals.


Thank you for your support,

Danny Jorgensen
Member coordinator

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そのうち翻訳（超訳？）するつもりですが、どうやら提携予定の相手は検索エンジンのASKみたいですね。日本でも、マイナーですが、ASK.jpってありますよね。どうするのか、よくはわかりませんが、うまく行くことを祈るのみです。

AGLOCO　Company　Blog.の2007年9月28日には配当の方法について、うにゃうにゃ書いてありましたが一読しただけでは理解不能でした。

それもご参考までに

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Here is an update on distributions to Members:

Since AGLOCO started its Viewbar in June, we have been working to deliver an early money distribution plan that will be work for both Members and AGLOCO at this time. It was decided to start with the AGLOCO Monthly Residual Payments. These are small monthly payments which will be made for hours earned each month and paid monthly for 10 years. The following rates have been set (amounts are expressed in US currency):

• June $0.48 per hour - ($0.0040 per month for 120 months)
• July $0.42 per hour - ($0.0035 per month for 120 months)
• August $0.54 per hour - ($0.0045 per month for 120 months)

AGLOCO Monthly Residual Payments become payable when declared such by AGLOCO. We are working to add the accounting feature to the account page to show this to each Member, but that will not be available until after all the Ask.com features have been integrated.

In addition to the AGLOCO Monthly Residual Payments hours may become eligible for Bonus Payments. If AGLOCO exceeds expectations and builds funds in excess of reserves needed it may be possible to make AGLOCO Bonus Payments. We do not expect this to happen anytime in the near future. The details on the Bonus Payments and the Monthly Residual payments will be placed on the account page along with the accounting display.

1. How is AGLOCO doing financially?

As you know AGLOCO launched stating it would make Member distributions when it was profitable. On this blog we said we would update you on the company results at the end of the summer. During the last three months, June, July and August, AGLOCO lost slightly more than $100,000. (As you are aware the Development team is still working for free. And also, the Development team and some of their friends are the source of the $100,000 so that AGLOCO can pay its bills.) The AGLOCO losses are getting smaller each month and at this point, we anticipate the September loss will be $10,000 to $15,000.

2. Will checks for the AGLOCO Monthly Residual Payments go out in October?

We would love to say definitely yes, but we can’t. So we will say Yes IF. The IF for the most part is how successful our Ask.com partnership is in generating revenue. As with most things in AGLOCO, it will really depend on the Members. It is Member use of the Ask.com search function that will answer the question of distributions in October.

While Ask.com will also become the dominant supplier of our US and Canada ads, we believe that as a global company AGLOCO currently will get the most revenue from the Ask.com search ads.

3. How will I get my money?

First AGLOCO puts money into your account at AGLOCO which you will be able to see on your account page. At present, Members may ask that a check be sent to them. AGLOCO will set up a couple of online payment systems like PayPal and will also set up an ACH system. If there is a cost to make the transfer, the Member will pay it – so that other Members do not have to bear that expense. A minimum for transferring money out will be set.

Since the account pages will not have the financial data available on them for several weeks, we will contact any Member who has earned over $100 to ask if they want a check now. (There are a number of you who get in this group very quickly).

4. Will I be able to sell my hours to other Members?

A number of requests have come from Members wanting to buy or sell hours. Currently AGLOCO does not allow the transfer of hours. AGLOCO is planning to change this and allow for Members to transfer hours. To do so it will be necessary for AGLOCO to suspend any consideration of exchanging hours for AGLOCO shares, otherwise trading hours would not be possible in some countries and would be too difficult (and expensive) for AGLOCO to regulate. We would like Member feedback on this issue prior to implementing it, so please make comments on this post.

AGLOCO will have to add the technical ability to transfer hours to each Member’s account database before the ability to sell will be possible. AGLOCO will probably limit transfers to at least 100 or more hours per transfer so that tracking this does not become a burden. If there is any cost to this, it will be borne by the Member doing the transfer so that all Members do not bear this cost.

5. How much will I be able to sell my hours for?

We anticipate that some Members will set up private exchanges or Members may use existing auction sites like eBay (assuming rules and escrows are met.) Therefore the price of hours will depend on the open market. And thus, the price is liable to fluctuate.

We know this is a lot of information in a small space, please ask any questions you have on this post and we will try to answer them

Thanks for all of your efforts for AGLOCO.

The AGLOCO Development Team

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前略

AGLOCO社は興奮の日々をおくっています。ASK社とAGLOCO社の合意でのASK Searchの割当が今週の早い時期に実現します。これはAGLOCO社にとっては最大の収入源となるでしょう。

AGLOCO　Viewbarをダウンロードしてインストール済みのメンバーは知っているのですが、Viewbarは右側にインターネットの検索能力が組み込まれています。最も最近リリースされたViewbarはデフォルトの検索エンジンプロバイダはASKとなるようにプログラムされています。

ViewbarをスタートさせるとASKはちょうど他のwebサーチにように働きます。ただし、メンバーが広告をクリックした際に、AGLOCO社が収益を得る間を除いてですが。

(以下続く）

今日の深夜にアグロコから届いたメールです。

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Dear Xxxxx,

Our first data points are in with our AGLOCO/Ask search system. Average net revenue for AGLOCO per click is already over US$0.20 – the average Member click through rate on ads on the Ask search page - 20% to 25% of the time the ad is clicked on (one ad click for every 4 to 5 searches).

If every AGLOCO Member did 4 to 5 Ask searches a day and they clicked on average just one ad, the revenue generated for the AGLOCO community would be US$6.00 per month per Member. This would be a great start to building revenue for Member distributions.

AGLOCO’s challenge is to get every Member to have the Viewbar open all the time and to use the Ask search box to make their searches.

If you haven’t used the Viewbar to do an Ask search. We implore you to do it now. Member feedback on the Ask search results has been extremely favorable (most Members reporting they rate Ask results as good as Google’s or better.).

If you have had problems with getting a download of the new Viewbar, we added CNET’s Download.com Click here to go to their site to have fast download. http://www.download.com/Viewbar/3000-2381-10753362.html?part=dl-Viewbar& subj=uo&tag=button

The Company Blog www.blog.agloco.com has updates on many issues like Member Distributions and company finances.

Also, there is a discussion of the idea of making your AGLOCO hours salable now. Visit the blog and you can comment on this.

Danny Jorgensen
Member coordinator

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