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Here is an interesting article on GoldPoll from News Navigator, do you GoldPoll?

It looks like a phrase that I’ve recently heard from one of the investors – “GoldPool have invented an infernal machine” – was prophetic. As soon as I’ve decided to look at their new child - GoldPoll Toolbar, a thunderstorm burst in the clear sky and positive greeting of developing technologies was replaced with accusations addressed to mean tricks, unworthy of the Leader. And it looks so, actually.

Some day about 10 of March, Paul, GoldPoll administrator, introduced his own toolbar to the audience. It looked like this: http://toolbar.goldpoll.com/bar.gif. Functions are simple, but inevitable – you enter the name of the program and receive statistical data about it. Information is brief and detailed – period of work, interest rates and the main thing – IF IT PAYS AT ALL. Besides, you may seek for additional info in Google, TalkGold and other relevant sources.

It is necessary for our business, but is it really convenient? The first question is as follows – it is correct that the problem is checked only IN ONE monitoring? Does GoldPoll deserve being the highest authority, as soon as it is an AUTOMATIC catalogue? It turns out that the answer is NO. Many investors said at once that they prefer investigate the program’s activity independently, without referring to such antiauthority opinion.

In addition, rumors about harmfulness of this program appeared. I also expressed here my skeptical opinion, remembering that Google Toolbar effectively collects al the info about your surfing, which is not honest. This second opinion became the second wave of program’s evaluation, which called much reasonable considerations and … thickening clouds.

there was a clap of thunder. After excited exclamations the period of investigation started and it suddenly turned out that GOLDPOLL ADMINISTRATION PERSONALLY MAKES ITSELF A REFERRAL! This is simple. You seek for the program, register (you needn’t to contact toolbar for it) and then see that you were brought here by some Paul from some GoldPoll…

All people at once were shocked and started to cry out loud, blaming Goldpoll of scam, but they didn’t notice that Paul pointed out that “You need no further actions, as soon as you join a program using our toolbar – we will automatically become your referrer.” But is it possible to explain something to enraged crowd?

Now this crowd is crying out discordantly. Some of them defend Paul, some of them accuse. Time needed to see what the results will be. But I may just notice with regret that it looks bad.

I don’t use GoldPoll and I’m not going to start using it.