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Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)

MiniGuide 2025
By

Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A.


Executive Director – Virtual Private Library
zillman@virtualprivatelibrary.com

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) MiniGuide 2025 is a comprehensive listing of


competent internet open source intelligence resources and sites on the Internet. The
below list of sources is taken partially from my Subject Tracer™ Information Blog titled
Business Intelligence Resources 2025 and is constantly updated with Subject Tracer™
bots at the following URL:

http://www.OSINTminiguide.com/

These resources and sources will help you to discover the many pathways available
through the Internet to find the latest competent internet OSINT resources and sites. As
this site is constantly update with tips to get you started in OSINT, it would be to your
benefit to bookmark and return to the above URL frequently.

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) MiniGuide:

3 OSINT Dangers of False Positive


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/epieos_3-dangers-of-false-positive-in-osint-ugcPost-
7193965178625888256-i9BS/

5 Best OSINT Newsletters for You to Subscribe – Carefully Selected and Reviewed
https://www.osintteam.com/5-best-osint-newsletters-for-you-to-subscribe/

5 Essential Tips for OSIT Reporting


https://blog.kasescenarios.com/2024/04/11/master-osint-reports-5-expert-tips-for-
effective-reports/

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5 Methods for Tracking Planes and Ships That Aren’s Twitter
https://www.raebaker.net/blog/5-methods-for-tracking-planes-and-ships-that-arent-twitter

5 Tips to Get You Started in OSINT


https://osintcurio.us/2022/10/13/five-tips-to-get-you-started-in-osint/

6 Best Public Data Check Services for Public Records Search


https://www.abcactionnews.com/sponsor-generated-content/public-data-check

6 Free or Open Source Security and Incident Response Tools to Try in 2023
https://www.jupiterone.com/blog/16-free-or-open-source-security-and-incident-response-
tools-to-try-in-2023

6 Key OSINT Steps for Investigating the Dark Web


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alozano-cibergy_e060-osint-darkweb-activity-
7245487124420939776-fHfD/

6 Search Engines Better Than Google at Finding Niche Content


https://www.makeuseof.com/search-engines-better-than-google/

7 Essential OSINT Steps for Executive and VIP Security


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alozano-cibergy_e057-osint-executives-activity-
7244387399433175040-6Abe/

7 OSINT Blogs Every Analyst Should Read


https://www.liferaftinc.com/blog/7-osint-blogs-every-analyst-should-read

7 Reasons to Hire an OSINT Expert


https://blog-sociallinks-io.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/blog.sociallinks.io/7-reasons-to-hire-
an-osint-expert/amp

8 Awesome Collections of OSINT Tools


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alozano-cibergy_e069-osint-tools-activity-
7281701410042265600-mOs8/

8 OSINT Books for Intelligence Enthusiasts


https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7162703931091927041/

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9 AI Tools for OSINT Investigations
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sanjay70023_share-someone-need-it-
%F0%9D%9F%97-%F0%9D%90%80%F0%9D%90%88-
%F0%9D%90%93%F0%9D%90%A8%F0%9D%90%A8%F0%9D%90%A5%F0%9D%
90%AC-activity-7243617538411036673-MgVe/

10 Best Cyber Threat Intelligence Tools You Wonn’t Believe


https://www.outlookindia.com/business-spotlight/10-best-cyber-threat-intelligence-tools-
you-won-t-believe-news-311462

10 ChatGPT Prompts to Build A Winning Resume/CV


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andrewbolis_copy-paste-these-chatgpt-prompts-to-build-
activity-7193572713842499584-vAPz/

10 Excellent YouTube Channels on OSINT https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alozano-


cibergy_e056-osint-youtube-activity-7244002717780594688-8UhJ/

10 Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Tools for Penetration Testing


https://geekflare.com/osint-tools/

10 Open Source Intelligence Tools That Actually Work with Your Existing Security
Software
https://securityintelligence.com/articles/10-open-source-intelligence-tools-existing-
security-software/

10 OSINT Research Tools for Threat Intelligence


https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7234142107156787200/

10 Step Approach to OSINT Mastery from Micah Hoffman


https://authentic8.com/blog/10-steps-osint-mastery

11 Free No-Code OSINT Tools You Should Bookmark


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bendobrown_11-free-no-code-osint-tools-you-should-
bookmark-activity-7289708595712061440-pxmU/

11 Free Threat Intelligence Tools for 2023


https://securityboulevard.com/2023/06/11-free-threat-intelligence-tools-for-2023/

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12 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alaminpro_chatgpt-has-1800000-users-but-almost-
activity-7198725633735032835-RVWb/

12 Cybersecurity Predictions for 2023


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/danwilliamssecurityengineer_12-predictions-you-may-
have-missed-from-the-activity-6996810750421856256-n9Wp/

12P vs Tor: Online Anonymity Explained and Compared for 2023


https://www.cloudwards.net/i2p-vs-tor/

15 Top Open Source Intelligence Tools


https://www.csoonline.com/article/3445357/what-is-osint-top-open-source-intelligence-
tools.html

17 AI Tools You Need to Know About


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/samuel-szuchan_17-ai-tools-you-need-to-know-about-
ugcPost-7026526840487841792-h9Og/

21 Dark Web Tools for Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Professionals


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ouardi-mohamed-hamdi_e073-osint-darkweb-activity-
7333070030084935680-YKQW/

21 Email Address Tools for OSINT Professionals


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alozano-cibergy_e066-osint-emails-activity-
7264017650664570880-pSmm/

21 OSINT Research Tools for Threat Intelligence


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/danwilliamssecurityengineer_21-osint-research-tools-
for-threat-intelligence-activity-6991360130441248768-8zEp/

25 Best OSINT Blogs and Websites Open Source Intelligence


https://blog.feedspot.com/osint_blogs/

27 Tools Covering 9 Areas of OSINT


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alozano-cibergy_e019-osint-platforms-activity-
7154173082746728448-hoP5/

30+ Domain & IP Address OSINT Resources


https://www.osintme.com/index.php/2022/07/31/30-domain-ip-address-osint-resources/
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40 Online Communities for Person Of Interest (POI) OSINT Investigations
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alozano-cibergy_e068-osint-onlinecommunities-activity-
7271613880462626816-Dga8/

50 Free OSINT Tools for Investigations and Intelligence Gathering


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ugcPost-7317176117319106560--NQC/

51 Tools for Security Analysts


https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2017/04/tools-for-security-analysts/

100 Forensic Tools Every Cyber Investigator Must Know


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/marcelvelica_%F0%9D%9F%AD%F0%9D%9F%AC%
F0%9D%9F%AC-
%F0%9D%97%99%F0%9D%97%BC%F0%9D%97%BF%F0%9D%97%B2%F0%9D%
97%BB%F0%9D%98%80%F0%9D%97%B6%F0%9D%97%B0-
%F0%9D%97%A7%F0%9D%97%BC%F0%9D%97%BC%F0%9D%97%B9%F0%9D
%98%80-%F0%9D%97%98%F0%9D%98%83%F0%9D%97%B2-activity-
7303370101234233346-gTJu/

2023 Cybersecurity Terms Summary From A to Z


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/danwilliamssecurityengineer_2023-cybersecurity-terms-
summary-activity-7056233744201908224-0B8I/

2025 Guide to Searching the Internet


http://www.2025earchingTheInternet.com/

2025 Publications by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A.


https://www.zillman.us/bio/

3000+ AI Tools, Prompts, and Podcasts


https://www.aicyclopedia.com/

A Beginners Guide to OSINT


https://www.csnp.org/post/a-beginners-guide-to-osint

Academia OSINT Excellence


https://www.osintexcellence.org/

Advanced Search Operators List


https://github.com/cipher387/Advanced-search-operators-list/
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A Guide To Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)
https://greydynamics.com/a-guide-to-open-source-intelligence-osint/

A Full Guide To Open Source Intelligence (OSINT): How to Create a Person Profile
in 2024
https://www.osintteam.com/how-to-create-a-person-profile-in-2024/

AI Can Unlock the Full Potential of Open Source Information


https://primer.ai/osint-tools-for-security/

AI Powered OSINT: Email/Username Lookup + Face Matching


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/danilov-d_%F0%9D%90%80%F0%9D%90%88-
%F0%9D%90%8F%F0%9D%90%A8%F0%9D%90%B0%F0%9D%90%9E%F0%9D%
90%AB%F0%9D%90%9E%F0%9D%90%9D-
%F0%9D%90%8E%F0%9D%90%92%F0%9D%90%88%F0%9D%90%8D%F0%9D%
90%93-
%F0%9D%90%84%F0%9D%90%A6%F0%9D%90%9A%F0%9D%90%A2%F0%9D%
90%A5-ugcPost-7312463061024423937-WcKy/

AI Search
https://www.librarything.com/topic/349719

Alex Lozano Activity


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alozano-cibergy_e019-osint-platforms-activity-
7154173082746728448-hoP5/

All PDF Tools


https://tools.pdf24.org/en/all-tools

All You Can Read – World News


https://www.allyoucanread.com

Amazing Websites for AI Tools


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/marcellvollmer_amazing-websites-for-ai-tools-chatgpt-
activity-7033551722253832192-tYH7/

A Mini-Guide to Corporate Cyber Forensics


https://www.techpr.online/a-mini-guide-to-corporate-cyber-forensics/

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A Practical Guide for OSINT Investigators to Combat Disonformation and Fake
Reviews Driven by AI (ChatGPT)
https://info.shadowdragon.io/hubfs/SD_APracticalGuide_WhitePaper-1.pdf

A Practical Guide to the Use of Open Source Intelligence Techniques for Anti-
Corruption Agencies and Investigators – October 2021
https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/directories/roli/raca/roli-raca-osint-guide-
2021-final.pdf

Applications in Data Science & AI: Cyber Intelligence – OSINT


https://inside.southernct.edu/sites/default/files/inline-files/OSINT%20-
%20Applications%20in%20Data%20Science.pdf

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Discovery and Detection Tools 2025


http://www.AIDiscoveryTools.com/

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Resources 2025


http://www.AIResources.info/

Attack Surface Management – Discover Hidden Assets and Vulnerabilities in Your


Environment
https://sn1persecurity.com/wordpress/

Aware Online
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/aware-online_osint-boeken-een-compleet-overzicht-
activity-7002371345409806336-5SdO/

Awesome-Google-Dorks
https://github.com/Tobee1406/Awesome-Google-Dorks

Awesome OSINT
https://espysys.com/blog/awesome-osint
https://github.com/jivoi/awesome-osint

Awesome Privacy
https://github.com/Lissy93/awesome-privacy

Background Check Random Findings Bingo


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7272945613359493120-rpfc/

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Batch Scraping and Archiving YouTube Channels with YARK
https://os2int.com/toolbox/batch-scraping-and-archiving-youtube-channels-with-yark/

Bellingcat’s Online Investigation Toolkit


https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/18rtqh8EG2q1xBo2cLNyhIDuK9jrPGwYr9
DI2UncoqJQ/htmlview

Beneficial Ownership and Censored Journalism


https://www.datasketch.co/newsletter/open-government/issue-17-beneficial-ownership-
and-censored-journalism/

Best AI Tools Cheat Sheet


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hasantoxr_ai-productivity-chatgpt-activity-
7054440543975555072-acRN/

BloodHound – Active Directory Enumeration Tool


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/danwilliamssecurityengineer_bloodhound-active-
directory-enumeration-tool-activity-6992497581801025537-_QIx/

BlueBleed – Find Out if your Data Has Been Exposed


https://socradar.io/labs/bluebleed

Blue Team Cheat Sheets (150 pages)


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/danwilliamssecurityengineer_blue-team-cheatsheets-
activity-6991716090061996032-xm0s/

Business Entity Search (50 States)


https://www.harborcompliance.com/business-entity-search

Business Intelligence Cheat Sheet: The Complete Guide for 2022


https://www.techrepublic.com/article/business-intelligence-cheat-sheet

Business Intelligence Resources 2022/2023/2024


http://www.BIResources.info/

Business Registers – Search for a Company in the EU


https://e-
justice.europa.eu/489/EN/business_registers__search_for_a_company_in_the_eu

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Building An Open Source Intelligence Buyer’s Club
https://warontherocks.com/2022/10/building-an-open-source-intelligence-buyers-club/

Building Your OSINT Workstation: A Practical Guide for Investigators


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tommyknowles_osint-investigations-cybersecurity-
ugcPost-7315301951657660417-vkIn/

Build Your Tools Using Industry-Leading Datasets


https://www.peopledatalabs.com/

Bullshit Hunting
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mjbanias_this-week-mj-stuns-with-yet-another-
incredible-activity-7242535485892427776-90Sc/

Carl’s Name Net – Easy Name Variant Searching


https://researchbuzz.me/2022/09/12/easy-name-variant-searching-with-carl-s-name-net/

Cellebrite – Make Your Investigations Smarter, Faster and More Efficient


https://cellebrite.com/en/home

Challenges of Investigating the Dark Web


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/maltego_maltego-osint-activity-7287845428656529408-
-zwP/

ChatGPT Cheat Sheet for Developers and Content Creators


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/danwilliamssecurityengineer_chatgpt-cheat-sheet-
activity-7038893253345087488-xeoy/

ChatGPT Prompts to Build a Powerful Resume/CV


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andrewbolis_copy-paste-these-chatgpt-prompts-to-build-
activity-7193572713842499584-vAPz/

ChatGPT Vision Cheat Sheets – Turn Images Into Insights


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hamna-aslam-kahn-81a777134_turn-images-into-
insights-with-chatgpt-vision-activity-7120378039569420290-PpA_/

Check for IP Reputation


https://socradar.io/labs/ipreputation

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Chris Poulter – Leaders in Open Sources Intelligence
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/chris-poulter_the-world-of-osint-has-seen-some-
important-activity-7204348300743888896-l3cy/

Citation and Reference for Publicly Available Information, Commercially Available


Information, and Open Source Intelligence
https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/ICD/ICS-206-01.pdf

Cloud_Enum – Multi-Cloud OSINT Tool Enumerating Public Resources in AWS,


Azure and Google Cloud
https://github.com/initstring/cloud_enum

Collecting OSINT on Discord: A Guide


https://authentic8.com/blog/collecting-osint-discord-guide

Collecting on Instagram: A Guide https://www.linkedin.com/posts/authentic8_osint-


instagram-socmint-activity-7252725122086641664-uvP2/

Common OSINT Mistakes in 2025


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/a-dobbs_osint-osintforgood-opensourceintelligence-
activity-7321111398493609985-85k8/

Competitive Intelligence – A Selective Resources Guide


https://www.llrx.com/archives/subject/competitive-intelligence-a-selective-resource-
guide/

Competitive Intelligence Brief


https://www.competitiveintelligencebrief.com/advantage/advantage/competitive/data-
analysis/

Competitive Intelligence: How To Explore Chinese Companies Online


https://www.ptl-group.com/blog/competitive-intelligence-how-to-explore-chinese-
companies-online/

Comprehensive Analysis on Open Source Intelligence Market Future Trend,


Business Growth, Top Key Players
https://www.magnolianews.net/Content/comprehensive-analysis-on-open-source-
intelligence-market-future-trend-business-growth-top-key-players/

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Contemporary Biography Builder – Get Resources About a Historical Figure
https://researchbuzz.me/2022/09/26/rb-search-gizmos-get-resources-about-a-historical-
figure-with-the-contemporary-biography-builder/

Conting Crowds in Public Spaces


https://nixintel.info/osint/counting-crowds-in-public-spaces/

Copyseeker – Free Reverse Image Search


https://copyseeker.net/

Cross-Domain Aproaches to Intelligence Analysis


http://rieas.gr/images/jmbi/ReuserArno.pdf

CTI & OSINT Online Resources


https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1klugQqw6POlBtuzon8S0b18-gpsDwX-
5OYRrB7TyNEw/htmlview

Current Awareness Tools 2025


http://www.CurrentAwarenessTools.com/

Current List of Working Tools and Resources for Telegram


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/devaidan_osint-activity-7282833443208536065-HIWD/

Cybersecurity 101: Open Source Intelligence OSINT


https://www.crowdstrike.com/cybersecurity-101/osint-open-source-intelligence/

DailyOSINT
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/daily-osint_tool-phishing-osint-activity-
6960565203805593600-37gN

Dan Williams
https://www.linkedin.com/in/danwilliamssecurityengineer/

DAO Resources 2025


http://www.DAOResources.com/

Dark Web Monitor


https://cflw.com/dwm/

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Darkweb OSINT
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7308130494548738050/

Dark Web Resources 2025 Edition


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/forensicosint_mac1ej-mak0wski-
%F0%9D%90%A5%F0%9D%90%9A%F0%9D%90%AD%F0%9D%90%9E%F0%9D
%90%AC%F0%9D%90%AD-
%F0%9D%90%AB%F0%9D%90%A8%F0%9D%90%AE%F0%9D%90%A7%F0%9D
%90%9D%F0%9D%90%AE-activity-7316302321028632576-aptp/

Dark Web Searching


https://www.osintcombine.com/post/dark-web-searching

Dark Web Sites: 10 Best Dark Web Sites That You Won’t Find on Google
https://www.91mobiles.com/hub/best-dark-web-sites/

Dark Web: The Other Side


https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=-toypSm3L7w

Data Mining Resources 2025


https://www.llrx.com/2022/08/data-mining-resources-2022/
http://www.DataMiningResources.info/

Data Leak Websites


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/osint_osint-dataleaks-dataleakage-activity-
7311371529357819905-hl73/

Deep OSINT: Unlocking the Power of the Deep Web & Dark Web
https://securityboulevard.com/2024/04/deep-osint-unlocking-the-power-of-the-deep-
dark-web/

Deep Web Intelligence: Everything You Need to Know


https://techbullion.com/deep-web-intelligence-everything-you-need-to-know/

Deep Web Research and Discovery Resources 2025


http://www.DeepWeb.us/

Defining Second Generation Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) for the Defense
Enterprise
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1964.html
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Delete My Account – Making You Disappear Online
https://www.DeleteMyAccount.io/

Digital Forensics – Free Resources


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gabriellebotbol_cybersecurity-cybersaezcuritaez-pentest-
activity-7262796461036261376-yeoQ/

Domain OSINT, Github Dork and Google Dork Search


https://osintx.satyamrastogi.in/OSINT/

DorkSearch – Faster Google Dorking


https://dorksearch.com/

Double Shot Search: Query Side-By-Side


https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/double-shot-search-
query/kddlkbpbepnaepdleclhdnfdpdogdhop

Download Dark Web OSINT Bookmarks


https://www.osintcombine.com/dw-osint-bookmarks

Dual Maps
https://data.mashedworld.com/dualmaps/map.htm

ESPY – The Closest Thing to Online Verification


https://espysys.com/

Essential Tools for Cryptocurrency Investigations


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/maltego_essential-tools-for-cryptocurrency-
investigations-activity-7321139402192175104-6YFY/

Exploring Advanced OSINT Profiling with GPTo1


https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity

Facebook OSINT – OSINY & Offensive OSINT Tools


https://osintteam.blog/facebook-osint-c34fd5d62c37

Factal – Know Instantly When Global Events Impact Your Business


https://www.factal.com/

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Fact Check Resources Miniguide 2025
http://www.FactCheckMiniguide.com/

Farallon’s OSINT Compendium 2024


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/claudia-t-77605528a_farallon-osint-compendium-open-
source-intelligence-activity-7190765400261877762-eXGt/

Finding Connection and Clarity in the Age of AI


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jameykistner_finding-connection-and-clarity-in-the-
ugcPost-7287778716280045568-4SsS/

First Steps to Getting Started in Open Source Research


https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2021/11/09/first-steps-to-getting-started-in-open-
source-research

FRAVIA – The Art of Searching


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/danilov-d_fravia-the-art-of-searching-ugcPost-
7193560783903965184-oRGG/

Free Alterative AI Tools


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hamna-aslam-kahn-81a777134_why-spend-100s-for-ai-
tools-when-you-can-activity-7118564572638146560-Xft9/

Free OSINT Cheat Sheet Collection


https://www.osintexcellence.org/free-osint-cheat-sheet-collection

Free OSINT Courses


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alozano-cibergy_osint-e041-freecourses-activity-
7198070523807858689-xhmH/

Free OSINT Tools and Resources


https://www.myosint.training/pages/free-resources

From OSINT to HUMINT: Human Connection and Intelligence


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ninam97bt1_from-osint-to-humint-human-connections-
activity-7249526565099769856-YRnW

Fully OPEN Reproduction of DeepSeek-R1


https://github.com/huggingface/open-r1

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Future of OSINT: People Searching with ChatGPT
https://dorksearch.com/blog/future-of-osint-people-searching/

FuturePedia – The Largest AI Tools Directory, Updated Daily


https://www.futurepedia.io/

Gathering Information with Google Dorking


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/maltego_gathering-information-with-google-dorking-
ugcPost-7170766100463316992-c1Re/

Generative AI Resources 2025


http://www.GenerativeAIResources.com/

Geo Analytics Has Joined the Engine Room


https://www.paliscope.com/2022/09/21/its-official-geo-analytics-has-joined-the-engine-
room/

GEOINT
https://start.me/p/W1kDAj/geoint

GEOINT = Geospatial Intelligence


https://osintteam.blog/geoint-geospatial-intelligence-%EF%B8%8F-cee3cec4dbd3

Geolocation for OSINT Practitioners: A Detailed Overview


https://usersearch-
org.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/usersearch.org/updates/2022/08/17/geolocation-for-osint/

Get Actionable Intelligence from Real-Time Data


https://www.os-surveillance.io/

Getting Started in OSINT


https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/getting-started-osint-simon-howard/

Global Investigative Journalism Network


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/global-investigative-journalism-network_social-search-
techniques-using-tiktok-and-activity-7080490511710494720-qCpQ/

Global OSINT Community – OSINT the Planet


https://osintfr.com/en/home/

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Global Sanctions Index
https://www.castellum.ai/global-sanctions-index

Go Beyond Site: Edu with Super Edu Search


https://researchbuzz.me/2022/09/05/go-beyond-site-edu-with-super-edu-search/

Google Dorks Cheat Sheet


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/todd-mattran-gogetit_google-dorks-cheat-sheet-ugcPost-
7249770179423809537-LYxQ/

Google Search Operators: The Complete List (42 Advanced Operators)


https://ahrefs.com/blog/google-advanced-search-operators/

Goosint – WWW-Enabled OSINT and Cybersecurity Tools


https://goosint.com/

Gossip Machine – Mining Wikipedia’s Page View Counts


https://researchbuzz.me/2022/08/29/mining-wikipedia-s-page-view-counts-with-gossip-
machine/

GPT-4 vs ChatGPT
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7041936155075837952-lUP_/

GPT Bot for OSINT Investigations


https://osintteam.blog/gpt-bot-for-osint-investigations-80e039a9ad64

Great OSINT Platforms for Advanced Investigations


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alozano-cibergy_e064-osint-platforms-activity-
7259235401653964800-VuAH/

Guided eMail Tour of the Pandora Papers


https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/sign-up-for-a-guided-email-tour-of-
the-pandora-papers/

Guide: Using OSINT for Geopolitical Assessment


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/authentic8_osint-geopolitics-activity-
7272319773667950595-wJbe/

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Handbook for Social Media Investigations
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/danwilliamssecurityengineer_handbook-for-social-
media-investigations-ugcPost-6980137565232275456-X27P/

Happy Little Search Tools and Gizmos


https://researchbuzz.github.io/

Henk van Ess – Social Search Techniques Using Facebook


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/searchbistro_research-osint-socialmedia-activity-
7079122037511745536-8tNp/

How Can I Search Facebook, Like A Private Investigator?


https://usersearch.org/updates/2022/03/23/how-can-i-search-facebook-like-a-private-
investigator/

How Generative AI is Changing Security Research


https://www.tenable.com/cyber-exposure/how-generative-ai-is-changing-security-
research

How GeoSpyAI Can Be Used to Aid in OSINT Investigations


https://osintteam.blog/how-geospyai-can-be-used-to-aid-in-osint-investigations-
29a35cb71ecf

How Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Is Exposing the Ukraine Wat in Real-Time
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/open-source-intelligence-ukraine/

How OSINT Can Reinforce Dark Web Investigations


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/social-links_social-links-co-founder-ivan-shkvarun-has-
activity-7067852376203812864-S00v/

How To Do a Reverse IP Search?


https://usersearch-org.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/usersearch.org/updates/2022/04/23/reverse-
ip-search/

How to Find Someone by Social Media Username, Like an Expert


https://usersearch-org.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/usersearch.org/updates/2022/07/04/how-to-
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How to Find Someone’s Contact Information Online: The Power of Search Engines
and Social Media
https://medium.com/@efim.lerner/how-to-find-someones-contact-information-online-the-
power-of-search-engines-and-social-media-52d8402b181e

How To Find Someone on Facebook?


https://usersearch.org/updates/2022/02/04/how-to-find-someone-on-facebook/

How to Install OSINT Tools in Kali-Linux (2022)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=RidDZYnu0AU&feature=youtu.be

How To Investigate Overwhelming Social Media Data in One Platform


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/maltego_investigate-overwhelming-social-media-data-
activity-7289634484826574848-a8to/

How To Organize and Classify Different Aspects of Cyber Threat Intelligence


https://blog.surfwatchlabs.com/2017/10/02/how-a-mind-map-can-help-organizations-
better-understand-threat-intelligence/

How to Safely Browse the Dark Web: A Beginner’s Guide


https://droidjournal.com/how-to-safely-browse-the-dark-web-a-beginners-guide/50133

How to Track and Find Planes and Flights


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bendobrown_osint-at-home-18-how-to-track-and-find-
activity-7078960893748764672-cu5N/

How to Unblock a Website


https://www.expressvpn.com/blog/how-to-unblock-websites/

How to Use ChatGPT Like a Pro


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/samuel-szuchan_how-to-use-chatgpt-like-a-pro-activity-
7038914465324482560-UWEZ/

How to Use Legal Documents for OSINT Investigations


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/authentic8_osint-publicrecords-legaldocuments-activity-
7301310499349049345-Tv7B/

How to Use OSINT to Investigate Political Violence


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/maltego_osint-activity-7282299374028648448-PQ55/

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How to Verify? A Knowledge Graph on Verification Tools
https://www.howtoverify.info/

IDOL Unstructured Data Analytics – Find Hidden Insights in Your Unstyructured


Data
https://www.microfocus.com/en-us/products/information-data-analytics-idol/overview

Illuminating Darkside – TIPs, Tools, and the Trend Toward Defense Evasion
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/danwilliamssecurityengineer_illuminating-darkside-
activity-6986644151123542016-Lycc/

Improving Dark Web Investigations with Threat Intelligence


https://www.recordedfuture.com/blog/improving-dark-web-investigations-with-threat-
intelligence

Instagram OSINT Investigation with OSINTGRAM


https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=W0f724gAtOE

Intel Archive – Intelligence Studies Database


https://intelligence.streamlit.app/

IntelTechniques OSINT Online Search Tools


https://inteltechniques.com/tools/

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists


https://www.icij.org/

Introduction to Doxing
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7039248528132440064/

Introduction to Investigative Journalism: Finding Sources and Backgrounding


People, Public Records, Freedom of Information
https://gijn.org/resource/introduction-investigative-journalism-finding-sources-
backgrounding/

Intuitive OSINT Tools for Real-Time Global Insights


https://www.echosec.net/

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It’s Time to Give OSINT Its Own Agency
https://www.fairobserver.com/region/north_america/kevin-johnston-osint-us-intelligence-
community-internatinoal-security-news-35271/

Investigating Username: OSINT Tips


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/osintuk_osint-activity-7279266203854897152-x3Zn/

Investigator – A Recon Tool That Gathers Information on Target Domain Names


https://abhijithb200.github.io/investigator/

Jamey Kistner – Verification Toolset Start.me


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jameykistner_verification-toolset-startme-activity-
7020396457283219456-NXot/

Journalist’s Toolbox
https://journaliststoolbox.substack.com/

Kasm Workspaces – Secure and Anonymous Research


https://www.kasmweb.com/osint_research.html

Landmark Recognition – Identify Landmark in the Image


https://landmark.toolpie.com/

Largest AI Directory with 4540 AI Tools, Products and Resources


https://www.ilib.com/

LAVIS – One Stop Library for Language and Vision Research and Applications
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/roey-mechrez_lavis-research-language-activity-
6980444851318198272-yi9E/

Leading OSINT Resources by Alex Lozano


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alozano-cibergy_e034-osint-resources-activity-
7176215654578995201-G4b1/

Learning Foreign Languages for OSINT with Skip Schiphorst


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/authentic8_osint-activity-7206386114964652033-pzYG

Lets Talk About My Favorite Topic OSINT by Abdul Sami


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/106-sam_internship-vtfoundation-cybersecurity-activity-
6942502471671975936-M1VK/
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Lets Talk About OSINT ((Open Source Intelligence) by Zaid Ahmad
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/zaid-ahmad-8509b3194_malware-cyberattack-
opensource-activity-6941225841808805888-7wBA/

Leveraging Deep OSINT to Enhance Financial Institution Fraud Prevention


https://securityboulevard.com/2024/05/leveraging-deep-osint-to-enhance-financial-
institution-fraud-prevention/

Leveraging Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) to Combat Fraud


https://docplayer.net/17355417-Leveraging-open-source-intelligence-osint-to-combat-
fraud.html

LifeRaft – Protect Your People and Your Assets with Actionable Intelligence
https://www.liferaftinc.com/

Lifting the Fog: OPSEC and OSINT


https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=CsPd8q4YFUo

LinkedIn OSINT Techniques: Part 1


https://www.secjuice.com/linkedin-osint-part-1/

Link Klipper – Extract All Links


https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/link-klipper-extract-
all/fahollcgofmpnehocdgofnhkkchiekoo

Local Community Finder – Exploring Nearby Goings-On


https://researchbuzz.me/2022/09/15/rb-search-gizmos-exploring-nearby-goings-on-with-
local-community-finder/

LOLBAS – Living Off The Land Binaries, Scripts and Libraries


https://lolbas-project.github.io/

Maltego – Increase the Speed and Precision of Complex Investigations


https://www.maltego.com/

Manual on Social Media Intelligence (SOCMINT) for Law Enforcement Agencies


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/julienprovenzano_a-guide-for-gathering-intelligence-
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Maritime OSINT Tools
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/osintuk_osint-osint-activity-7299097725164269568-
a5M1/

MegaGladys – Collection of Tools for Finding Information About People Who Are
Listed in Wikipedia
http://www.MegaGladys.com/

Market Intelligence and Competitive Intelligence Magazine


https://imcimagazine.com/

Master Geospatial OSINT Investigations with Skopenow’s Definitive Guide


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/skopenow_navigate-the-geospatial-landscape-like-a-
activity-7086713763353042944-uIkc

Master Google Search: 10 Search Operators


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/maximpoulsen_master-google-search-10-search-
operators-ugcPost-7178374873717612544-V5DM/

Mastodon OSINT: A Comprehensive Introduction


https://www.secjuice.com/mastodon-osint-a-comprehensive-introduction/

Mastodon Resources 2025


http://www.MastodonResources.com/

MetaOSINT Tutorials
https://metaosint.github.io/learn-more

Million Short Search


https://millionshort.com/

Mining Wikipedia’s Page View Counts with Gossip Machine


https://researchbuzz.me/2022/08/29/mining-wikipedia-s-page-view-counts-with-gossip-
machine/amp/

Mr. Holmes – A Complete OSINT Tool


https://lucksi.github.io/Mr.Holmes/

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Must-Have Resources for Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tcm-security-inc_osint-resources-by-tcm-security-may-
2025-ugcPost-7329230297986686977-wPXn/

NAMINT
https://seintpl.github.io/

NCSO – Start.me
https://start.me/p/BnrMKd/01-ncso

News and Articles


https://usersearch.org/updates/

Nixintel’s OSINT Resource List


https://start.me/p/rx6Qj8/nixintel-s-osint-resource-list

OCCRP Aleph – Global Archive of Research Material for Investigative Reporting


https://aleph.occrp.org/

Octosuite 2.2.3
https://pypi.org/project/octosuite/

Offensive OSINT
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/offensive-osint_weather-disasters-trends-news-
dashboard-ugcPost-7291956262563434497-Z_va/

Offshore Leaks Database


https://offshoreleaks.icij.org/search

Open DataSets 2025


http://www.OpenDataSets.info/

Open MetaVerse Resources 2025


http://www.OpenMetaVerse.us/

Open Movement’s Common(s) Causes – Creative Commons


https://www.downes.ca/post/77272

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Open Ownership – Driving the Global Shift Towards Transparency Over Who
Owns and Controls Companies
https://www.openownership.org/en/

Open Ownership Register – Search Over 16 Million Beneficial Ownership Records


https://register.openownership.org/

Open Source Artificial Intelligence Agents (OSAIA) MiniGuide 2025


http://OSAIAminiguide.com/

Open Source Intelligence – All You Need to Know


https://cyberprotection-magazine.com/open-source-intelligence-all-you-need-to-know

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Corporate Intelligence


https://www.specialeurasia.com/2025/05/04/corporate-intelligence-osint/

Open Source Intelligence and Why It Has Become Vital to Modern Legal
https://www.abajournal.com/columns/article/open-source-intelligence-and-why-it-has-
become-vital-to-modern-legal-operations#google_vignette

Open Source Intelligence – It’s Incredible What You Can Find From Public Sources
https://www.nixu.com/blog/open-source-intelligence-its-incredible-what-you-can-find-
public-sources

Open Source Intelligence Gathering 101


https://blog.appsecco.com/open-source-intelligence-gathering-101-d2861d4429e3

Open Source Intelligence Market Moving in the Right Direction


https://playstation-news.net/news/open-source-intelligence-market-moving-in-the-right-
direction/67187/

Open Source Intelligence Market: Overview


https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2022/09/13/2515324/0/en/Global-
Open-Source-Intelligence-OSINT-Market-Size-Worth-36-241-24-Billion-by-2030-at-a-
28-33-CAGR-Custom-Market-Insights-Share-Report-Outlook-Growth-Trends-
Segmentation.html#:~:text=%22According%20to%20the%20latest%20research

Open Source Intelligence Navigator for Investigative Journalists


https://bird.tools/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/OSINT.pdf

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Open Source Intelligence (OSINT): A Comprehensive Guide
https://osintteam.blog/open-source-intelligence-osint-a-comprehensive-guide-
31a98bfbc8e7

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Link Directory


https://paperzz.com/doc/7081244/open-source-intelligence--osint--link-directory

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) MiniGuide 2025


http://www.OSINTminiguide.com/

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Online Course


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kapsuun-group-llc_osint-handbook-24-3pdf-activity-
7292935444776833024-kUH2/

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT): The Way Ahead


http://www.jodrm.eu/issues/Volume12_issue1/09_Gabriel-Traian_UNGUREANU.pdf

Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Tools and Resources


https://osint.link/

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT): Top Tools and Techniques


https://www.upguard.com/blog/open-source-intelligence

Open Source Intelligence Solutions for a Safer World


https://www.fivecast.com/

Open Source Intelligence Tools and Resources Handbook 2020


https://i-intelligence.eu/resources/osint-toolkit

Open Source Intelligence Tools (OSINT)


https://www.einvestigator.com/open-source-intelligence-tools/

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT): Unveiling the Power of Public Information


https://osintteam.blog/open-source-intelligence-osint-unveiling-the-power-of-public-
information-a2e2fdebaaa8

Open-source Intelligence – WikiPedia


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_intelligence

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Open Source Investigations in the Age of Google
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bendobrown_this-book-will-be-a-yardstick-of-the-open-
ugcPost-7205964046234177538-nj2X/

Open Source Surveillance


https://www.os-surveillance.io/

Operations Security (OPSEC) Tradecraft Tips for Online Open Source Intelligence
(OSINT) Research
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=6OTVOUicKOI

OS2INT – OSINT Training Solutions


https://os2int.com/

OS2INT Toolbox
https://os2int.com/toolbox/

OSINT 101: What is Open Source Intelligence and How Is It Used? By Phil
Muncaster
https://www.welivesecurity.com/2021/06/16/osint-101-what-is-open-source-intelligence-
how-is-it-used/

OSINT 2021 Guide: Tools and Techniques for Threat Intelligence


https://www.authentic8.com/blog/OSINT-2021-guide-tools-and-techniques

OSINT – A Game Changer for Private Investigators


https://sociallinks.io/webinars/osint-a-game-changer-for-private-investigators

OSINT Analytics
https://www.osintanalytics.com/

OSINT and Business Intelligence


https://osintfr.com/en/osint-and-business-intelligence/

OSINT Based Email Investigation


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7292242763159334912-4UAZ/

OSINT Beginners Start Here


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kase-scenarios_osint-beginners-start-here-did-you-
activity-7290730746162380801-tb_g/
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OSINT Bookmarks - Download
https://www.osintcombine.com/osint-bookmarks

OSINT Cheat-Sheet
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/todd-mattran-gogetit_osint-cheatsheet-ugcPost-
7231618675890348033-JAnJ/

OSINT Cheat Sheet Brand Intelligence


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alozano-cibergy_e042-osint-brandintelligence-activity-
7199086195451035648-KWHm/

OSINT Collection: Investigating Private Twitter Accounts


https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=-YPuJqvae0c

OSINT Combine
https://www.osintcombine.com/

OSINTCon 2025 Recordings and Presentations


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/v1shwajeet_osintcon2025-osint-cybersecurity-activity-
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OSINT Conference May 23-25, 2025


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/aayushanand001_list-osint-cybersecurity-activity-
7300929578192044033-04tn/

OSINT Dissemination: Creating Basics Maps for Reports


https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=VYz6QdAV6ac

OSINT DOJO
https://www.osintdojo.com/

OSINTelligence News
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/osintelligencemedia_cyber-warfare-understanding-new-
frontiers-activity-7177753328058085376-GDF0/

OSINTelligence Threat Watch


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/threat-watch_influence-and-cyber-operations-an-update-
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OSINT Experts & Resources by UserSearch
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OSINT for Analyzing Fake News – A Guide for Journalists, Investigators and Law
Enforcement
https://cyberlearning.ro/documents/OSINT-for-fake-news.pdf

OSINT for Beginners: A Practical Guide to Getting Started


https://www.authentic8.com/blog/osint-for-beginners-a-practical-guide-to-getting-started

OSINT for Customer Due Diligence in Banking and Finance


https://authentic8.com/OSINT-customer-due-diligence-banking-finance

OSINT Foundation
https://www.osintfoundation.com/osint/default.asp

OSINT Foundation – Standards


https://www.osintfoundation.com/osint/Standards.asp

OSINT Framework
https://www.OSINTframework.com/

OSINT Games
https://www.osint.games/

OSINT Gathering Key to Keeping Up With Financial Crime


https://securityboulevard.com/2020/10/osint-gathering-key-to-keeping-up-with-financial-
crime/

OSINT Gathering on Reddit


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/darknessgate_osint-reddit-socmint-activity-
7225123197338152960-d5kD/

OSINT Guide for Twitter Investigation


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/darknessgate_osint-twitter-socmint-activity-
7218691983869960192-DA3a/

OSINT Guide: Tools and Techniques for Threat Intelligence


https://authentic8.com/blog/OSINT-techniques-and-tools-guide

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OSINT How-To HC3: Analyst Note
https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/osint-how-to-analyst-note-tlpwhite.pdf

OSINTIA – Community of OSINT Professionals to Share Knowledge, Ideas, Tools,


and Further Their Skills
https://osintia.com/

OSINT Inception – A Start.me of start.meez


https://start.me/p/Pwy0X4/osint-inception

OSINT Investigation in Facebook


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7297311496554864642-oVBo/

OSINT Investigations: Top Tools & Techniques Used by Experts


https://usersearch.org/updates/2022/01/31/osint-investigations-top-tools-techniques-used-
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OSINT Jobs – Hand Picked OSINT Jobs


https://www.osint-jobs.com/

OSINT On China
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/osint-industries_osint-activity-7300907755735842816-
U8N0/

OSINT On Tor and Darkweb


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7080806329736421377-855y/

OSINT Open Source Intelligence Tools, Resources, Methods and Techniques


https://rr.reuser.biz/

OSINT Phone Numbers Like a Pro – Best Tools and Methods Revealed
https://www.osintteam.com/osint-phone-numbers-like-a-pro-best-tools-and-methods-
revealed/

OSINT Resources for Country


https://github.com/wddadk/OSINT-for-countries

OSINT Resources Start Me


https://start.me/p/BnrMKd/01-ncso

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OSINT Resources in Canada
https://start.me/p/aLe0vp/osint-resources-in-canada

OSINT Search Strategies


https://opensourceintelligence.biz/osint-search-strategies/

OSINT.SH – All in One Information Gathering Tools


https://osint.sh/

OSINT Skills No Tool Can Replace – Objectivity


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jessicastutzman_objectivity-ugcPost-
7320872499045359619-g4s-/

OSINT Software, Data, and Training for Modern Investigations


https://shadowdragon.io/

OSINT Strategy 2024 – 2026


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/raebakerosint_aixosint-aienabledanalyst-ai-ugcPost-
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OSINT: The New Big Thing In B2B Business


https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinessdevelopmentcouncil/2022/01/26/osint-the-
new-big-thing-in-b2b-business/

OSINT to Educate
https://www.linkedin.com/in/osint-to-educate-064932226/

OSINT Tool Checklist


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/osmosis-institute_osint-tool-checklist-activity-
7317909650798977024-aUME/

OSINT Tools and More


https://journaliststoolbox.substack.com/p/osint-tools-and-more

OSINT Tools and Software for Passive and Active Recon and Security
https://www.pcwdld.com/osint-tools-and-software

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OSINT Tools: A Step-by-Step Guide to Leveraging OSINT Tools for Strategic
Decision-Making Cheat Sheet
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jameykistner_osint-tools-weekly-week-1-ugcPost-
7274733553081360384-KN0L/

OSNT Tools Directory – Comprehensive Collection of Open Source Intelligence


Tools for Investigators, Researchers, and Security Professionals
https://r00m101.com/tools

OSINT: Top International Social Networks & Chat Apps


https://usersearch-org.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/usersearch.org/updates/2022/02/24/osint-
top-international-social-networks-chat-apps/

Osintracker – Open Source Intelligence Investigation Platform


https://www.linkedin.com/company/osintracker/

OSINT Trends for 2023 and Beyond: How to Stay Ahead in Open Source
Intelligence
https://espysys.com/blog/osint-trends-for-2023-and-beyond-how-to-stay-ahead-in-open-
source-intelligence

OSINT Tricks: Tracking Users Across Social Media


https://usersearch.org/updates/2022/04/13/osint-tool-tracking-user-profiles/

OSINT – Two Tools To Try


https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/two-tools-try-reusers-information-services-xaile/

OSINT Web Capture Software


https://www.forensicosint.com/

OSINT: What is Open Source Intelligence and How is It Used?


https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/osint-what-is-open-source-intelligence-and-how-is-it-
used

OSINT – Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_intelligence

OSMOSIS Association – Governing Body of OSMOSIS Institute – An Association


for Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Professionals
https://www.linkedin.com/company/osmosis-institute/
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OWASP Maryam – Modular Open Source framework based on OSINT and Data
Gathering
https://github.com/saeeddhqan/Maryam

Pam’s University Pin – Explore the Twitter Space of Colleges and Universities
https://researchbuzz.github.io/Pam-s-University-Pin/

Penetration Testing with Open Source Intelligence (OSINT): Tips, Tools, and
Techniques
https://eccouncil.org/cybersecurity-exchange/penetration-testing/penetration-testing-
open-source-intelligence-osint/

Political Pulse US
https://www.nucleo.jor.br/political-pulse-us/

Powerful and Fast Domain Name Data API


https://host.io/

Prompt Catalog 2025 for Artificial Intelligence (AI)


http://www.PromptCatalog.ai/

Quickly Get Reliable Sources, Social Networks, and News From Wikipdeia with
MegaGladys
https://searchgizmos.com/megagladys/

ReconFTW
https://github.com/six2dez/reconftw

ResearchBuzz Search Gizmos


https://searchgizmos.com/

Role of TOR Search Engines


https://ventsmagazine.com/2023/09/16/role-of-tor-search-engines

ScamSearch – Global Scam Database


https://scamsearch.io/

Searching in the Dark


https://www.wiserguidance.com/post/searching-in-the-dark

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SEC497: Preactical Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)
https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-courses/practical-open-source-intelligence/

Sector035 – Week in OSINT and More


https://sector035.nl/

SecJuice – Non-Profit Cyber Goodness


https://www.secjuice.com/

Skopenow – Automated Intelligence – Quick and Intelligent Solution for Open


Source Research and Investigations
https://www.skopenow.com/

SL Professional – All-in-One OSINT Solution for Conducting In-depth


Investigations Across Social Media, Blockchains, Messengers and the Dark Web
https://sociallinks.io/products/sl-professional

Social Engineering Part 2: Open Sources Intelligence (OSINT)


https://www.mindpointgroup.com/blog/social-engineering-part-2-open-source-
intelligence-osint

Social Links’ OSINT Landscape for 2022


https://blog-sociallinks-io.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/blog.sociallinks.io/osint-landscape/amp

Social Links’ OSINT Landscape 2025


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/social-links_get-our-2025-osint-landscapeyour-hassle-
free-activity-7285672367819808769-i8EH/

Social Links – Data-Driven Investigations


https://sociallinks.io/

Social Media Intelligence (SOCMINT) – Practical Tips and Tools


https://www.osintteam.com/social-media-intelligence-socmint-practical-tips-tools/

Social Media Investigation and OSINT Tools for Security Professionals


https://sociallinks.io/

Social Media Monitoring Tools: An In-Depth Look


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/osintelligencemedia_social-media-monitoring-activity-
7029154505434767360-VnAo/
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https://github.com/osintambition/Social-Media-OSINT-Tools-Collection

SOCRadar – Extended Threat Intellgence


https://socradar.io/

Source Code Search Engine


https://publicwww.com/

SOWEL-7 Copying Content


https://sowel.soxoj.com/Weaknesses/SOWEL-7.+Copying+Content

Spitting Images: Tracking Deepfakes and Generative AI in Elections


https://www.gmfus.org/spitting-images-tracking-deepfakes-and-generative-ai-elections

Startup Fundraising Pitch Deck Metrics


https://www.docsend.com/index/pitch-deck-metrics/

Stegnography Full Guide


https://telegra.ph/Stegnography-Full-Guide-06-02

Step-by-Step OSINT Roadmap for Investigating Videos


https://osintteam.blog/step-by-step-osint-roadmap-for-investigating-videos-6faea52d2e12

Steve Nouri – Generative AI Founder


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stevenouri_artificialintelligence-chatgpt-generativeai-
activity-7079471922186526720-yS4f/

Sudomy – Subdomain Enumeration and Analysis


https://github.com/screetsec/Sudomy

Super Edu Search – Search by State


https://researchbuzz.github.io/Super-Edu-Search/

Supporting 3rd Party Due Diligence Through Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)
https://iia.no/supporting-3rd-party-due-diligence-through-open-source-intelligence-osint/

Telepathy – Geo-Locating Telegram Users


https://github.com/jordanwildon/Telepathy

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The Atypical OSINT Guide
https://espysys.com/blog/the-atypical-osint-guide/

The Augmentative Effect of AI in the Open Source Intelligence Cycle


https://thesecuritydistillery.org/all-articles/the-augmentative-effect-of-ai-in-the-open-
source-intelligence-cycle

The Definitive Guide to AI and Its Application in OSINT


https://The_Definitive_Guide_AI_and_its_Application_in_OSINT_1706995568.pdf

The Evolution of OSINT: Managing Privacy When It’s Nearly Impossible to Hide
https://ontic.co/podcast/the-evolution-of-osint-managing-privacy-when-its-nearly-
impossible-to-hide

The Future is Vector: Why Vector Databases Are Critical for GenAI
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/brijpandeyji_the-future-is-vector-why-vector-databases-
activity-7167118470457851904-3Yp_

The IC OSINT Strategy 2024-2026


https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/IC_OSINT_Strategy.pdf

The New OSINT Cheat Code: ChatGPT


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/joathanhatzbani-profile_the-new-osint-cheat-code-
chatgpt-activity-7050526462151389185-Aavv/

The Open Source Intelligence Resource Discovery Toolkit


https://rr.reuser.biz/

The OSINT Curious Project


https://www.youtube.com/c/TheOSINTCuriousProject/videos

The Rise of OSINT: Few Rules, Many Opportunities


https://www.afcea.org/signal-media/intelligence/rise-osint-few-rules-many-opportunities

The Threat Intelligence Handbook


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/danwilliamssecurityengineer_the-threat-intelligence-
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These Are the Tools Open Source Researchers Say They Need
https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/08/12/these-are-the-tools-open-source-
researchers-say-they-need/

The Best Twitter Search Tricks


https://www.labnol.org/internet/twitter-search-tricks/13693/

The IC OSINT Strategy 2024-2026


https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/IC_OSINT_Strategy.pdf

The Information Laundromat


https://informationlaundromat.com/

The OSINT Cheat Sheet for Executive Protection


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alozano-cibergy_osint-advancedosint-cyber-activity-
7327763378213404672-Pfhv/

The OSINT Handbook


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/meisameslahi_osint-ugcPost-7025746507584720896-
jjob/

The OSINT Redbook: Searching the Chinese Internet


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/osintcombine_the-osint-redbook-searching-the-chinese-
activity-7315899335429296128-qdnf/

The Practical OSINT Newsletter


https://www.osintteam.com/the-practical-osint-newsletter/

The Rising Role of Puppeteering in OSINT https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ritugill-


osinttechniques_osint-activity-7290913968041213952-IbrS

The Significance of AI and ML in OSINT to Human Investigators


https://blog-shadowdragon-io.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/blog.shadowdragon.io/ai-ml-and-
human-intelligence-in-the-intelligence-analysis-process

The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to OSINT 2022


https://www.osint-jobs.com/post/the-ultimate-beginners-guide-to-osint

The Ultimate Guide to Using OSINT Profiler for Identity Checks


https://espysys.com/blog/osint-profiler-verification/
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The Ultimate OSINT & AI Cheat Sheet
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alozano-cibergy_e065-osint-ai-activity-
7261770390979444739-E7o-/

The Ultimate OSINT Cheat Sheet – Part 1


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alozano-cibergy_osint-advancedosint-cyber-activity-
7297998956360298496-BqPH/

The Ultimate OSINT Cheat Sheet – Part 2


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alozano-cibergy_e032-osint-cheatsheet-activity-
7173361914889027585-FdG5/

The Ultimate OSINT Cheat Sheet – Part 3


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alozano-cibergy_e033-osint-searchengines-activity-
7175469444758945792-CWei/

The Ultiate OSINT Cheat Sheet – Part 4


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alozano-cibergy_advancedosint-cyber-intelligence-
activity-7304941534867550209-pvlI/

The Ultimate OSINT Collection


https://start.me/p/DPYPMz/the-ultimate-osint-collection

The Ultimate OSINT Handbook on Personal Information


https://socradar.io/the-ultimate-osint-handbook-on-personal-information/

THREAT Tool – OSINT Based Investigation Platform


https://threatcops.com/

Tools and Tips Round Up: Investigating AI, Using Satellite Imagery, Pinpoint,
Google Dorks and Lots More
https://digitalinvestigations.substack.com/p/tools-and-tips-round-up-investigating

Top 5 Reverse Email Lookup Tools


https://usersearch.org/updates/2022/05/23/top-5-reverse-email-lookup-tools/

Top 5 Soft Skill Competencies for OSINT Professionals


https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=mttN7RmmIwA

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Top 7 OSINT Tools for Dark Web Investigations in 2023
https://blog-sociallinks-io.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/blog.sociallinks.io/top-7-osint-tools-
for-dark-web-investigations-in-2023/amp

Top 10 Most Rated OSINT Tools on Github


https://usersearch.org/updates/2022/07/21/top-10-rated-osint-tools-from-github/

Top 10 OSINT and Open Data APIs 2024


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ivanshkvarun_a-new-pick-with-solutions-is-here-
discover-activity-7207341253393289216-8zLd/

Top 10 OSINT (Best Open Source Intelligence) Software and Tools 2022
https://seon.io/resources/the-best-tools-for-osint/

Top 10 Search Sites to Find People Online


https://usersearch-org.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/usersearch.org/updates/2022/07/17/10-
search-sites-to-find-people-online/

Top 10 Skip Tracer Tools & Tricks


https://usersearch.org/updates/2022/04/16/top-10-skip-tracer-tools-tricks

Top 10 Tools for Detecting ChatGPT, GPT-4, Bard and Claude


https://www.kdnuggets.com/2023/05/top-10-tools-detecting-chatgpt-gpt4-bard-llms.html

Top 15 OSINT Tools


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7242404206249205761-51n2/

Top 17 OSINT Tools to Find Anyone Online – 2023


https://usersearch-org.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/usersearch.org/updates/2022/04/10/top-16-
open-source-intelligence-tools-ever-made-osint/

Top Open Source Intelligence Tools Used in Cybersecurity


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/danwilliamssecurityengineer_infographic-socanalyst-
soc-activity-6993889799031988224-PbiM/

Top OSINT Collections


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alozano-cibergy_e058-osint-collections-activity-
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TOR and Proxychains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=jaLRHmIfIwk

Tracers – Investigative Research Software


https://www.tracers.com/

TradeAtlas – Importers Search Engine – Commercial Intelligence


http://www.TradeAtlas.com/

TruffleHog – Find Leaked Credentials


https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog

Twitter Profile Investigations – What Can You Find?


https://usersearch-org.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/usersearch.org/updates/2021/11/07/twitter-
profile-investigations-what-can-you-find/

UBIKRON – New OSINT + AI Capture Tool


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/danilov-d_forensics-osint-maltego-activity-
7272594307075694592-wEJZ/

Understanding the Different Types of Intelligence Collection Disciplines (OSINT,


HUMINT, SIGINT, GEOINT, MASINT)
https://www.maltego.com/blog/understanding-the-different-types-of-intelligence-
collection-disciplines/

Unveiling Google Dorking: A Legal Superpower for Information Discovery


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-mckeown_googledorks-ugcPost-
7250921511635628032-m6pA/

Useful Google Dorks for Open Source Intelligence Investigations


https://www.maltego.com/blog/using-google-dorks-to-support-your-open-source-
intelligence-investigations/

Use of Open Source in FIUS’ Operational & Strategic Analysis – Public Summary
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/joathanhatzbani-profile_osint-fiu-ugcPost-
7203417332554043394-8ngU/

User Lookup: Search Like Pro Without the Tools


https://usersearch.org/updates/2021/11/16/user-lookup-like-a-pro/

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User Search
https://www.UserSearch.org

Using Archive.org for OSINT Investigations


https://osintcurio.us/2021/03/03/using-archive-org-for-osint-investigations/amp/

Using OSINT for Corporate Security and Brand Protection


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-mckeown_osintforgood-ugcPost-
7250930673463492608-BWvK/

Using OSINT to Identify AI-generated Content


https://www.authentic8.com/blog/osint-ai-generated-content

Using OSINT to Improve Supply Chain Manufacturing


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/authentic8_osint-manufacturing-supplychain-activity-
7326330312248954881-JVVo/

Using OSINT to Uncover Fake News: Techniques and Tools


https://www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-mckeown_osintforgood-ugcPost-
7248040122930139137-r_Sl/

Uvrx Internet Search


https://uvrx.com/

Verification Tools
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/startme_verification-is-more-important-than-ever-
activity-7302364864759365634-UCFN/

Vulners Web Scanner


https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/vulners-web-
scanner/dgdelbjijbkahooafjfnonijppnffhmd

VYTAL – Browser Scan for Tampered Data


https://vytal.io/

Wappalyzer – Technology Lookup


https://www.wappalyzer.com/lookup

Wayback Machine: 5 Alternatives To Try


https://www.searchenginejournal.com/wayback-machine-5-alternatives-to-try/477224/
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Wayback Tweets
https://waybacktweets.streamlit.app/

Web-Check: Comprehensive On Demand Open Source Intelligence for any Website


https://github.com/lissy93/web-check

Website Investigation in OSINT


https://medium.com/@ibederov_en/website-investigation-in-osint-555dd5dfee21

What Businesses Need to Know About Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)


https://www.alertmedia.com/blog/open-source-intelligence/

What Is a Semantic Web Browser?


https://cellularnews.com/definitions/what-is-a-semantic-web-browser/

What Is Open Source Intelligence and How Is it Used?


https://www.recordedfuture.com/open-source-intelligence-definition

What Is Open Source Intelligence, and How Is It Used?


https://usersearch.org/updates/2022/05/19/what-is-open-source-intelligence-and-how-is-
it-used/

What Is Open-Source Intelligence?


https://www.sans.org/blog/what-is-open-source-intelligence/

What Is Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)?


https://www.sentinelone.com/cybersecurity-101/open-source-intelligence-osint/

What Is Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)?


https://www.microfocus.com/en-us/what-is/open-source-intelligence-osint

What Is Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)?


https://reciprocity.com/resources/what-is-open-source-intelligence/

What Is Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)?


https://www.gearrice.com/update/what-is-open-source-intelligence-osint/

What Is Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)?


https://builtin.com/articles/open-source-intelligence-osint

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https://blog.sociallinks.io/what-is-osint/

What Is OSINT?
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/social-links_osint-opensourceintelligence-sociallinks-
activity-7196853578890670080-q9c4

What Is OSINT
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7227223267072176128-HDSO/

What is OSINT & How to Conduct Investigations with Open Source Data
https://www-skopenow-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.skopenow.com/news/what-is-
osint-how-to-conduct-investigations-with-open-source-data

What Is OSINT? Are There Other Intelligence Gathering Disciplines?


https://www.osintteam.com/what-is-osint/

What is OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence) in 2024?


https://blog-sociallinks-io.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/blog.sociallinks.io/what-is-osint-open-
source-intelligence-2024/amp/

What Is Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS)?


https://cellularnews.com/definitions/what-is-perfect-forward-secrecy-pfs/

What Is the Dark Web? Everything You Need to Know


https://www.theodysseyonline.com/what-is-the-dark-web-everything-you-need-to-
know/particle-1

What Is Usenet, How Do You Use It, and What Is an NZB File?
https://www.makeuseof.com/what-is-usenet-how-to-use-it-nzb-file/

What Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Is in 2023


https://blog-sociallinks-io.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/blog.sociallinks.io/what-is-osint/amp

Who Am I?
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dan-cardin-275a6914_osint-usernames-activity-
7287454210739126274-zgds/

Wikipedia Gender Scanner


https://researchbuzz.github.io/Wikipedia-Gender-Scanner/
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Wtfis – Passive Hostname, Domain and IP Lookup Tools for Non-Robots
https://github.com/pirxthepilot/wtfis

ZeroFox – External Cybersecurity


https://www.zerofox.com/

Zif Perry Activity


https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:716270393109192704
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2025 Subject Tracer™ Information Blogs
Subject Tracer™ Information Blogs created and developed by the Virtual Private
Library™ combine the best of the latest tools on the Internet. Using bots, blogs and news
aggregators the Subject Tracer™ Information blogs generate RSS feeds with the latest
resources to create a current information resource flow through niched subject tracers. I
am proud to be the creator of the Internet’s first Subject Tracer™ Information Blogs:

Virtual Private Library™


http://www.VirtualPrivateLibrary.com/

Accessibility Resources
http://www.AccessibilityResources.info/

Agriculture Resources
http://www.AgricultureResources.info/

AnswerSpot
http://www.AnswerSpot.co/

Artificial Intelligence Resources


http://www.AIResources.info/

Astronomy Resources
http://www.AstronomyResources.info/

Auction Resources
http://www.AuctionResources.info/

Biological Informatics
http://www.BiologicalInformatics.info/

Biotechnology Resources
http://www.BiotechnologyResources.info/

Bot Research
http://www.BotResearch.info/

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Business Intelligence Resources
http://www.BIResources.info/

ChatterBots
http://www.ChatterBots.info/

Data Mining Resources


http://www.DataMiningResources.info/

Deep Web Research


http://www.DeepWebResearch.info/

Directory Resources
http://www.DirectoryResources.info/

eCommerce Resources
http://eCommerceResources.info/

Education and Academic Resources


http://www.EducationResources.info/

Elder Resources
http://www.ElderResources.info/

Employment Resources
http://www.EmploymentResources.info/

Entrepreneurial Resources
http://www.EntrepreneurialResources.info/

Fact Checkers Directory


http://www.FactCheckers.us/

Financial Sources
http://www.FinancialSources.info/

Finding People
http://www.FindingPeople.info/

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Games Resources
http://www.GamesResources.info/

Genealogy Resources
http://www.GenealogyResources.info/

Grant Resources
http://www.GrantResources.info/

Green Files
http://www.GreenFiles.info/

Grid, Distributed and Cloud Computing Resources


http://www.GridResources.info/

Healthcare Resources
http://www.HealthcareResources.info/

Information Futures Markets


http://www.InformationFuturesMarkets.com/

Information Quality Resources


http://www.InformationQualityResources.info/

International Trade Resources


http://www.InternationalTradeResources.info/

Internet Alerts
http://www.InternetAlerts.info/

Internet Demographics
http://www.InternetDemographics.info/

Internet Experts
http://www.InternetExperts.info/

Internet Hoaxes
http://www.InternetHoaxes.info/

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Intrapreneurial Resources
http://www.IntrapreneurialResources.info/

Journalism Resources
http://www.JournalismResources.info/

Knowledge Discovery
http://www.KnowledgeDiscovery.info/

Military Resources
http://www.MilitaryResources.info/

New Economy Analytics, Resources and Alerts


http://www.NewEconomyAnalytics.com/

Outsourcing/Offshoring Information and Resources


http://www.OutsourcingOffshore.us/

Privacy Resources
http://www.PrivacyResources.info/

Reference Resources
http://www.ReferenceResources.info/

Research Resources
http://www.ResearchResources.info/

Script Resources
http://www.ScriptResources.info/

ShoppingBots
http://www.ShoppingBots.info/

Social Informatics
http://www.SocialInformatics.info/

Statistics Resources and Big Data


http://www.StatisticsResources.info/

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Student Research
http://www.StudentResearch.info/

Theology Resources
http://www.TheologyResources.info/

Tutorial Resources
http://www.TutorialResources.info/

World Wide Web Reference


http://www.WWWReference.info/

Figure 1: Virtual Private Library™

Author Information: Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Executive Director of the


Virtual Private Library is an international Internet expert, author, keynote speaker and
corporate consultant in the area of information retrieval, knowledge discovery,
knowledge harvesting, artificial intelligence and bots/intelligent agents. He has created
numerous world wide web sites including 54 Subject Tracer™ Information Portals and
Blogs; written a number of internet miniguides, white papers, manuals and books; hosted
over 160 weekly Internet television shows, writes a weekly and monthly column on
Current Awareness on the Internet; writes a monthly newsletter Awareness Watch and
delivers keynote presentations throughout the international marketplace. He also actively
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delivers one and two day workshops for key industry sectors displaying how the Internet
can be used as a tool to maintain current awareness and professional competencies.
Additional websites by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A.:

Marcus P. Zillman's Blog (30,000+ Postings)


http://www.zillman.us/

Marcus P. Zillman Abbreviated Bio


http://www.zillman.info/

Awareness Watch™ Newsletter


http://www.AwarenessWatch.com/

Marcus P. Zillman's Columns


http://www.ZillmanColumns.com

LinkSeries Publications
http://www.LinkSeries.com/

Links By Marcus™
http://www.LinksByMarcus.com/

Workshops By Marcus™
http://www.WorkshopsByMarcus.com/

SourceSeries Internet Research Workshops


http://www.SourceSeries.com/

Watch Marcus™
http://www.WatchMarcus.com/

listen to marcus™
http://www.ListenToMarcus.com

Research White Papers, Articles, Lectures and Speeches by Marcus P. Zillman,


M.S., A.M.H.A.:

2025 Directory of Directories


http://www.2025DirectoryOfDirectories.com/

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2025 Green Files
http://www.GreenFiles.info/

2025 Guide to Finding Experts by Using the Internet


http://www.FindingExperts.info/

2025 Guide to Finding People Resources and Sites


http://www.FindingPeople.info/

2025 Guide to Internet Privacy Resources and Tools


http://www.PrivacyResources.info/

2025 Guide to Searching the Internet


http://www.SearchingTheInternet.info/

2025 New Economy Resources


http://www.2025NewEconomy.com/

2025 Publications by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A.


https://www.zillman.us/bio/

2025 Reference Resources


http://www.2025ReferenceResources.com/

Academic and Scholar Search Engines and Sources 2025


http://www.ScholarSearchEngines.com/

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agent Spot 2025


http://www.AgentAIspot.com/

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Discovery and Detection Tools 2025


http://www.AIDiscoveryTools.com/

Bots, Blogs and News Aggregators 2025


http://www.BotsBlogs.com/

Business Intelligence Online Resources 2025


http://www.BIOnlineResources.com/

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Cloud Computing Resources Primer 2025
http://www.zillman.us/white-papers/grid-distributed-and-cloud-computing-resources-
primer/

Current Awareness Tools 2025


http://www.CurrentAwarenessTools.com/

Deep Web Research and Discovery Resources 2025 Online White Paper
http://DeepWeb.us/

eMarketing MiniGuide 2025


http://www.eMarketingMiniGuide.com/

eReference Library Link Toolkit 2025


http://www.eReferenceLibrary.com/

Fact Check Resources Miniguide 2025


http://www.FactCheckMiniguide.com/

Finding Experts By Using the Internet 2025


http://www.FindingExperts.info/

Finding People Resources and Sites 2025


http://www.FindingPeople.info/

Generative AI Resources 2025


http://www.GenerativeAIResources.com/

Healthcare Online Resources 2025


http://www.HealthcareResources.info/

Knowledge Discovery Resources 2025


http://www.KDResources.info/

New Economy Resources 2025


http://www.NewEconomyResources.com/

New Normal Startup Resources 2025


http://www.NewNormalStartUpResources.com/

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Online Research Browsers and Data Visualization Tools 2025
http://www.zillman.us/white-papers/online-research-browsers/

Online Research Tools 2025


http://www.OnlineResearchTools.info/

Online Social Networking 2025


http://www.OnlineSocialNetworking.info/

Open DataSets 2025


http://www.OpenDataSets.info.

Open Educational Resources (OER) Sources 2025


http://www.OERSources.com/

Open MetaVerse Resources 2025


http://www.OpenMetaVerse.us/

Open Source Intelligence Agents (OSAIA) MiniGuide 2025


http://OSAIAminiguide.com/

Open Source Intelligence Miniguide 2025


http://www.OSINTminiguide.com/

Prompt Catalog 2025 for Artificial Intelligence


http://www.PromptCatalog.ai/

Searching the Internet 2025


http://www.SearchingTheInternet.info/

Social Informatics 2025


http://www.SocialInformatics.net/

Subject Tracers™ 2025


http://www.SubjectTracers.com/

Using the Internet As a Dynamic Resource Tool for Knowledge Discovery 2025
http://www.zillman.us/white-papers/using-the-internet-as-a-dynamic-resource-tool-for-
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Web Data Extractors 2025
http://www.WebDataExtractors.com/

Web Guide for the New Economy 2025


http://www.WebGuideNewEconomy.com/

White Papers 2025 by Marcus P. Zillman


http://www.WhitePapers.us/

Internet Tutor by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A.


http://www.InternetTutor.info/
Visit this site to learn about the availability of Marcus P. Zillman to tutor you or your
associate one on one in the privacy of your residence or office on the latest happenings of
the Internet including Internet basics to advanced Internet searching using bots and
creating your own personal blog.

Internet Speaking by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A.


http://www.InternetSpeaker.net
Visit this site to learn about Marcus P. Zillman’s speaking engagements for your
organization meetings and events. View and listen to his previous presentations as well as
his weekly television shows.

Internet Consulting by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A.


http://InternetConsultant.BlogSpot.com/
Visit this site to obtain information about obtaining the consultation services of Marcus P.
Zillman for your company including eCommerce audits, utilization of bots, blogs and
news aggregators or the creation of your own personal virtual private library powered by
Subject Tracer™ Information bots!

Current Awareness Monitors, Alerts and Information Traps


http://www.ecurrentAwareness.com/
Marcus P. Zillman’s latest report Current Awareness Monitors, Alerts and Information
Traps is available for purchase online and for immediate download. This report is a
comprehensive listing of the latest resources, sources and sites for current awareness on
the Internet. This is a must read for anyone who must stay current in their profession
and/or business activity as the list of URLs will keep you at the leading edge of your
career.

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Market Intelligence Resources
http://www.MarketIntelligenceResources.com/
Marcus P. Zillman’s just released professional Internet MiniGuide is titled Market
Intelligence Resources and is available for purchase online and immediate download.
This 193 page digital miniguide represents a comprehensive listing of the latest
resources, sources and sites to discover the latest Market Intelligence sources available on
the Internet with many of them freely available! Designed specifically for today’s
entrepreneur, professional and/or investor.

Entrepreneurial Links 101


http://www.EntrepreneurialLinks.com/
Marcus P. Zillman’s newly released 231 page eReference digital book for the up and
coming entrepreneur. Entrepreneurial Links 101 gives an alphabetical listing of the very
best Internet and World Wide Web sites covering Entrepreneur Resources, Business
Intelligence Resources and an extremely comprehensive list of Online Research Tools.
This is considered by many to be the entrepreneur’s bible for finding relevant and
competent online resources!

Internet Privacy and Security Resources


http://www.InternetPrivacySecurity.net/
Marcus P. Zillman’s latest eReference digital publication is a selected comprehensive
alphabetical listing of the latest resources and sites covering all aspects of privacy and
security currently available over the Internet. From the board room to the family room,
these resources and sites give you the information you need to maintain your privacy and
security as you use the Internet in your business and personal life.

Research Resources Online Guide


http://www.ResearchResourcesOnline.net/
Marcus P. Zillman’s latest LinkSeries Publication is a 340 page digital guide of a selected
comprehensive alphabetical listing of the latest and greatest resources and sites covering
all areas of research that is currently available over the Internet. The guide covers online
research resources and tools for the Newbie to research as well as the Seasoned
researcher. Contents include: a) Research Resources, b) Research Tools, c) Student
Research Resources Toolkit, d) Knowledge Discovery/Management and Data Mining
Resources, e) Knowledge Discovery/Retrieval and the World Wide Web Resources, f)
Business Intelligence Resources, g) Reference Resources, and h) Subject Tracer™
Information Blogs.

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Survivor’s Manual for The New Economy.
http://www.NewEconomyManual.com/
Marcus P. Zillman’s latest LinkSeries Publication is a 239 page digital read that gives
excellent resources and annotated sources for the new economy analytics, alerts,
ecommerce, financial sources, invisible and deep web resources, social and business
networking sources along with new economy competitive and business intelligence
resources and an extremely comprehensive listing of new economy online tools.

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