We’ve heard that adage in reference to using Facebook, Twitter, and a variety of others for quite a few years. While it absolutely does apply for general web users, in the API space, it takes on a more sinister tone. When you’re working with an API, it’s usually because it makes a piece of your […]
This is the first of what is intended to be a three part series. I’ve used this space to talk about the concepts of Open Source Intelligence using Social Networks with the early analysis focused on LinkedIn (Part 1, Part 2). This weekend when Mike Arrington created a fake Eric Schmidt (CEO of Google) on […]
Two months ago, when I wrote on using LinkedIn to gain information on your competitors – titled "Open Source Intelligence: LinkedIn" – I expected no response. It's been an interesting and useful exercise of mine that I thought a few would get a kick out of… nothing more. Publicly, yes, that's exactly what has happened… […]
The term "Open Source Intelligence" comes from the concept of using public (open) sources to gather information instead of clandestine sources. While it's common for governments and large companies to do this, small companies usually don't. It can be a time-consuming process and therefore not a good fit for a small company… unless you find […]