Topic: Silk Road growing and getting re-designed for the increase of new users. (Read 7069 times)
July 27, 2012, 05:52:52 AM
I had no idea it went down. I don't go there very often... Once a month the wife and I will get something fun
July 27, 2012, 05:26:54 AM
Wow it is different
most notably: it's much faster.
imo
is your opinion based on hearsay or some facts? How is it more secure?
So hearsay it is
. I guess its fair to call it hearsay, because they aren't going to release any proof of what was fixed for security reasons obviously.
July 27, 2012, 02:50:13 AM
Wow it is different
most notably: it's much faster.
imo
is your opinion based on hearsay or some facts? How is it more secure?
So hearsay it is
. July 27, 2012, 01:45:20 AM
Wow it is different
most notably: it's much faster.
imo
is your opinion based on hearsay or some facts? How is it more secure?
July 27, 2012, 01:24:21 AM
Silkroad is as secure as any hidden service, no more no less.
Which is, not entirely secure, but just enough to make it able to operate.
Which is, not entirely secure, but just enough to make it able to operate.
July 27, 2012, 01:19:15 AM
Wow it is different
most notably: it's much faster.
imo
is your opinion based on hearsay or some facts? How is it more secure?
July 26, 2012, 09:49:15 PM
Translation: "I believe that bitcoin needs more drug users to buy into bitcoin in order for the market price to go up. Let's promote illegal activity in bitcoin guys!"
I believe silkroad has a bright future ,and will be around long after bitcoin is gone
July 26, 2012, 07:22:10 PM
Can't complain.... will take some getting used to
July 26, 2012, 06:42:20 PM
Wow it is different
most notably: it's much faster.
imo
July 26, 2012, 05:53:26 AM
It is faster.......... neat
July 26, 2012, 03:59:24 AM
Wow it is different
most notably: it's much faster.
July 25, 2012, 11:06:50 PM
Here's a censored screenshot of the site:
Why did you censor it? Last time I checked pictures of drugs were not illegal so long as you are not providing a link to them
Didn't want to offend anyone in the slightest by accident. Its just not something I come to this website to see lol
July 25, 2012, 10:31:59 PM
Why did you censor it? Last time I checked pictures of drugs were not illegal so long as you are not providing a link to them
Well, I don't have any issues with seeing pictures of dope. But it seems kinda atleast NSF.... Holy look at that tasty ass Grandaddy Purple!!
July 25, 2012, 10:18:28 PM
Can someone please paste the teaser screenshot png so that not everyone needs to visit the .onion site?
Not hugely different. Image previews are a nice touch, though.https://i.imgur.com/CGQRC.png
Not like I use the site of course.
Here's a censored screenshot of the site:
Why did you censor it? Last time I checked pictures of drugs were not illegal so long as you are not providing a link to them July 25, 2012, 10:12:09 PM
Can someone please paste the teaser screenshot png so that not everyone needs to visit the .onion site?
Edit: Pictures below
July 25, 2012, 09:43:26 PM
Can someone please paste the teaser screenshot png so that not everyone needs to visit the .onion site?
July 25, 2012, 09:16:59 PM
Wow it is different
July 25, 2012, 08:52:33 PM
If the arrest of a Melbourne Silk Road user claimed here (http://www.afp.gov.au/media-centre/news/afp/2012/july/afp-and-Customs-warn-users-of-silk-road.aspx) is true, then it looks like some of those 'new users' are from Law Enforcement.
I wonder how they took this guy down.. I would have thought police would try to operate a merchant account, although it's not clear to me how they would maintain a good rep for any length of time, without either shipping lots of drugs - or following up on every shipment to catch all buyers and force them to put in a positive report.
Not necessarily. This package was caught by the customs / border people. They probably just caught it with normal scanners/drug dogs and then the guy fessed up to ordering it online. This is why you BUY DOMESTIC!!
I really don't see how somebody can get caught ordering from SR. Worst case scenario you lose your package... but they can't jail you just because some drugs got mailed to you. It's pretty hard for them to prove that you ordered it yourself.
July 25, 2012, 08:46:07 PM
If the arrest of a Melbourne Silk Road user claimed here (http://www.afp.gov.au/media-centre/news/afp/2012/july/afp-and-Customs-warn-users-of-silk-road.aspx) is true, then it looks like some of those 'new users' are from Law Enforcement.
I wonder how they took this guy down.. I would have thought police would try to operate a merchant account, although it's not clear to me how they would maintain a good rep for any length of time, without either shipping lots of drugs - or following up on every shipment to catch all buyers and force them to put in a positive report.
July 25, 2012, 06:07:06 PM
I don't think a redesign of the site will mean increased influx of new users.
I'm all for improvement, but this won't tap any new userbase. It's not like you happen to see this awesomely designed silkroad page by some accident and then do business on it because it's so pretty. It's also not like you want to order some drugs and are then driven off by a crappy design.
I'm all for improvement, but this won't tap any new userbase. It's not like you happen to see this awesomely designed silkroad page by some accident and then do business on it because it's so pretty. It's also not like you want to order some drugs and are then driven off by a crappy design.
I think when something looks professional the feeling while ordering there changes(less criminal) and this will increase user amounts, not very quickly at first, but gradually the userbase will grow and people will tell friends more quickly about the site.
Check for example http://www.aromaticpowder.com/
The site doesn't really look shady, but it's still offering chemicals for ingestion(although they are legal in some countries and they state their products are not for human consumption). This changes user experience.
Wow, the 4-MEC crystals cost negative -6.05 per gram. SR should sell things for negative bitcoins imo.
But yeah, people are going to be more willing to show friends the better it looks, and that's got to be a prime driver of sales.
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