One of the videos from pre-season lesson three is all about installing extensions for the browser of choice, Flock. Nothing wrong with any of these to be honest although it's possible that some of the extensions provide information back to the extension's author. That doesn't really help the TDC team any, so that's not scamish at all.
The last toolbar installed is the TDC Toolbar. This contains a search widget plus links to tools, information on the TDC site and some other features which aren't apparent just yet - although I'm sure it will all be explained throughout the actual challenge.
Ed goes to mention in the video that the TDC team receive "about $1.65 a day". WARNING WARNING WARNING. DANGER WILL ROBINSON! SCAM ALERT.
Oh wait! Ed goes on... "So if that offends you, feel free not to install it." Ah. That's better.
My personal view on this is that the toolbar's value is worth more to me than the idealism that they shouldn't get the $1.65 per day. In any case, if they make $1.65 a day off me and it costs me nothing and it allows them to bring me this information for free, then I have no complaints.
So far, I'm not concerned about the Thirty Day Challenge being a massive scam, and still suggest you come and join the fun.
Disclaimer: I've done my best to quote Ed from the video above. If there should be a correction please let me know.
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