Tag Archives for Black Market

Business of Piracy

Good hard look at the dynamics of that market. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.

05. May 2009 by Shlok Vaidya
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Idea: CraigsBlackList

A layer: a parasitic website that is underpinned entirely by another, that allows functionality that is not in the host. For predators that otherwise may be easily targeted (such as say drug dealers on Craigslist), a layer would allow an … Continue reading

31. March 2009 by Shlok Vaidya
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Slums!

This story highlights the trend, which traverses the country: Tennessee, California, Florida, Washington, Oregon. (Note: The emergence of slum economies is a very interesting topic. Think of them as organically growing hubs on the illicit economy network.) -Shlok Sign up … Continue reading

26. March 2009 by Shlok Vaidya
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Illicit Trade Platform

Craigslist is already a top performing P2P trading platform for any and all goods and services (from sports tickets to amateur pornography). Which way is this (largely) legitimate platform going to lean as the going gets increasingly tough (D2)? Will … Continue reading

06. March 2009 by Shlok Vaidya
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Bazaar of Violence: Cost to Kill A Head of State

$7,000 + labor. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.

17. February 2008 by Shlok Vaidya
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