Introduction to social media investigation : a hands-on approach / [electronic resource] Jennifer Golbeck ; Judith L. Klavans, technical editor. Golbeck, Jennifer. Online social networks. Data mining. Criminal investigation. HM742 006.7/54 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Social networks and social media, like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Foursquare, are some of the most popular services on the Web, with hundreds of millions of users. The public information that people share on these sites can be valuable for anyone interested in investigating people of interest through open, public sources. This book presents an overview of social media and discusses special skills and techniques to use when conducting investigations. It features hands-on tutorials and case studies and offers additional data-gathering techniques. -- Edited summary from book. Walthan, MA : Syngress, 2015. 2015. 2015 Text 1 online resource http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128016565 eng Introduction to social media investigation : a hands-on approach. Introduction to social media investigation : a hands-on approach.