We've all come to depend on the Internet, whether for news and information, shopping, stock trading or even critical business transactions. Unfortunately, we've also come to expect delays, slow pages, sites that grind to a halt, and even important transactions that don't execute.
Now there's a way for you to help make a difference in the performance of the Internet -- using the otherwise unused capacity of your PC. And, earn cash in the process!
Using the combined computing horsepower of thousands of PCs around the world, Gomez can measure, for the first time, the real-world performance of Web sites -- from the end-user's perspective. The data collected by you will be used by Gomez's customers to improve the performance of their Web sites -- eventually improving the online experience for us all.
Right now, Gomez is looking for users from all over the world with different Internet connection types, including dial-up and broadband users. To join the community become a Gomez PEER today!
The Gomez PEER(sm) is a secure, Java-based application
that runs in the background of your PC. You may even forget it's
there, because it will not disrupt the way you use your computer.
Using advanced, peer-to-peer distributed
computing technology, the Gomez PEER combines the spare capacity
of PCs around the world to measure the performance of Web sites.
After you install the Gomez PEER, it will periodically communicate
with Gomez servers via the Internet, signal that it's available
for work, and request a work unit. And you will be credited for
your online time and work processed approximately every 15 minutes
that the application is running.
Based on your computer's characteristics (Internet connection type,
geographic location and Internet service provider), your PC will
receive instructions to autonomously test the performance of Web
sites -- gathering important metrics that help identify network bottlenecks
and performance problems. All of this happens "behind the scenes,"
even when you're away from your PC or asleep. Finally, your PC will
send its results back to Gomez, where they are added to the work
of thousands of other PCs around the world.
The Gomez PEER is available on Windows 2000/NT/XP/2003.
Click here to get
started!
GOMEZ PEER FEATURES
You will notice a Gomez PEER user interface that not only
reports system activity, but your Account Status and Account Balance.
Account Status: This determines whether you are eligible for payments
for your Online Time and Processing Time. The following are the
three Account Status items:
Account Balance: This displays the amount of time your PC was available
online, the amount of time it processed work and your earnings for
the day, month and lifetime as a Gomez PEER.
Please be sure to read our Terms
of Service for more details.
There is a new feature in the Gomez PEER that allows you to hide
the user interface on start-up. Select "Preferences" under
the "Options" menu. At the bottom of the preferences panel,
there is a section for PEER settings. If the checkbox beside "Launch
PEER window at program startup" is checked, then the Gomez PEER user interface
will popup everytime the program is started. If the box is not
checked, the PEER will load up, but will remain hidden in the background.
For questions about how the PEER works, please see the FAQ
.