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-
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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-
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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-
from-social-ugcPost-6993849920944300033-yO7Q/
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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-
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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-
7333731886747299840-UcCw/
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
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7260560456098979840/
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-
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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-
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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-
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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-
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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-
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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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Social-Media-OSINT-Tools-Collection
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-
handbook-activity-6993521730539438080-JS0g/
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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-
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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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What Is OSINT
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-
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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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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)
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Marcus P. Zillman Abbreviated Bio
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Awareness Watch™ Newsletter
http://www.AwarenessWatch.com/
Marcus P. Zillman's Columns
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LinkSeries Publications
http://www.LinkSeries.com/
Links By Marcus™
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Workshops By Marcus™
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SourceSeries Internet Research Workshops
http://www.SourceSeries.com/
Watch Marcus™
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listen to marcus™
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Research White Papers, Articles, Lectures and Speeches by Marcus P. Zillman,
M.S., A.M.H.A.:
2025 Directory of Directories
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2025 Green Files
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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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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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