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Looking for guidance in building a new social media OSINT tool. #1
I've come up with an idea for a new OSINT tool/method that i'd like to build and im writing this to reach out to the seasoned veterans in this space for guidance.

After trying many methods for data scraping, I've happened upon two particular tools that have sparked a lucrative idea in my mind.
reddit-user-analyser and redective allow a person to gather particularly useful raw data about a reddit users online activity.
This data includes: Most active subreddits, most frequently used words, post & comment activity trends, most active hours, etc.

Now without asking the right questions, this data is just useless stats but in the right context, this kind of information can lead to the discovery previously used reddit accounts, as well as other actively used accounts on different social media and forum platforms.

I feel like these tools are only a step away from being valuable OSINT gathering resources, if only they provided the ability to collate and compare that data across different reddit and social media accounts for a % match of comparable likeness . I'm not sure if something like this has been done before but If not, it could be an invaluable resource for picking up a trail with only dead leads.


If any of the more experienced folk find this interesting and would be willing to collaborate/help me make this kind of tool a reality, please reach out as I'm very new to this space and my creative thinking only picks up where my technical abilities lack.

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RE: Looking for guidance in building a new social media OSINT tool. #2
(02-24-2024, 01:29 PM)porkgonzola Wrote: I've come up with an idea for a new OSINT tool/method that i'd like to build and im writing this to reach out to the seasoned veterans in this space for guidance.

After trying many methods for data scraping, I've happened upon two particular tools that have sparked a lucrative idea in my mind.
reddit-user-analyser and redective allow a person to gather particularly useful raw data about a reddit users online activity.
This data includes: Most active subreddits, most frequently used words, post & comment activity trends, most active hours, etc.

Now without asking the right questions, this data is just useless stats but in the right context, this kind of information can lead to the discovery previously used reddit accounts, as well as other actively used accounts on different social media and forum platforms.

I feel like these tools are only a step away from being valuable OSINT gathering resources, if only they provided the ability to collate and compare that data across different reddit and social media accounts for a % match of comparable likeness . I'm not sure if something like this has been done before but If not, it could be an invaluable resource for picking up a trail with only dead leads.


If any of the more experienced folk find this interesting and would be willing to collaborate/help me make this kind of tool a reality, please reach out as I'm very new to this space and my creative thinking only picks up where my technical abilities lack.

I sent you a message regarding this matter.

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