Grams (search)

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Grams
Type of site
 Darknet market search engine
Available in English
Launched 2014
Current status Online

Grams is a search engine for Tor based darknet markets launched in April 2014.[1] The service allows users to search multiple markets for products like drugs and guns from a simple search interface.[1]

The services uses a custom API to scrape listings from several markets such as Alpha Bay and others, to return search listings.[1] The site is described by the Global Drug Policy Observatory to have "transformed how people search the hidden web".[2]

In May 2014 the site added Gramwords, a service similar to Google's AdWords search sponsorship system for vendors.[3] Additionally their profile system allows for cross-market vendor contact details and reviews to be held centrally.[4]

Later that year in June the creators released Grams Flow, a clearnet to Tor redirection service serving various dark net sites[5] and in November, a banner advertising network for Tor sites, TorAds[6][7] which has not yet had much success.[8]

'InfoDesk' allows central content and identity management for vendors, reducing the complexity of around maintaining presences on multiple markets.[9]

Helix

In June 2014 Grams released Helix, a market payment service with an integrated bitcoin tumbler.[10][11][12] Before the coins are mixed they are also traded out for new ones. The site is also available on the clearnet via Grams Flow.[10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Grams_(search)&oldid=715833118"