28leinad82

www.tineye.com is great for discovering the original source of an image - it will show you all existences of the image online and you can go through and look at dates etc.

thicktail1730947

Web tools and apps?

samsg

Some basic stuff for researching businesses in US:

Search for: "SOS [your state] business lookup" and "DOR [your state] business lookup" and "[your city] business lookup" t. SOS = Secretary of State, DOR = Department of Revenue. This will help you find the State's website to look things up.

If you have an address you can try searching "[your State County] parcel viewer" This can help you find the State website that may list the owner and sales history of a commericial/residential property.

Another good research tool: Public Library System. Go to your library website and login. Look for online databases. Here's an example: http://kcls.org/resources-types/databases/ See all those things on that list? Some of those are expensive paid subscription databases that you get to use for free by using your library card. I assume most public libraries have similar tools.

Also, if your browser can't search by image, download a plugin that lets you right click an image and run an image search.

Another kind of cool tool is google correlate, which tries to correlate search results. Here's an example. https://www.google.com/trends/correlate/search?e=comet+ping+pong&t=all# What's correlated with searching for Comet Ping Pong? 1.) Searching for a ticket to DC 2.) "So Others Might Eat" What's number 2 about? Let's look that up...http://some.org/ oh look at that. A charity in the DC area? Could be nothing, but maybe something to look into.

Chance903

If you can't figure it out you should not be doing it.

srayzie

Do you think I'm here for fun? For myself? No, I'm here to try to expose evil people and save children

Chance903

I know you might have a good heart, But to be honest,although I may contribute to help. There is no way I trust any of you. Any of you could be NSA. and if any of you have any spark of intelligence must know NSA is watching all of this and already knew about all of it, and always have.

Wellwerefucked

Weren't we all noobs in regards to how to we go about decent investigations at one point? Isn't that why we all are here?

Chance903

You might be a noob, I am a former LEO that worked 290 sex crimes unit.

Wellwerefucked

And all the collective knowledge of your skillset saw you never once ask questions or learn from others? Former LEO or LEOSER?

Chance903

I am not going to play games with you. Some are adapted and adapt at finding information. You can name call this is America. I defend free speech and the right to it, it will, however, not change facts.You can call me a loser, but the very fact that I have put numerous child abusers in jail and saved children is all I need to feel alright with myself. Every day I kissed my son goodbye and left to work he not only knew he had a decent mom, he knew I would be helping other children and saving lives.I put my life on the line for others welfare.

Wellwerefucked

I didnt want your life story, i was merely saying lay off OP for not apparently being a Liam Neeson Steven Segal hybrid like yourself & asked that you acknowledge he's at least trying to better himself as im sure you once did... then you took it way off topic. Keep up the good work though seriously & hopefully being on that giant high horse doesnt impede your work.

Chance903

You attacked me , I was not giving you my life story because frankly, you could be anyone or one of them. I gave you a slight look in my life. As for a high horse, you're the one that brought it.Not everyone is cut out for this. You are playing Magnum P.I and have not had to deal with the rl part of rescuing, then having to interview the victims. So good job on playing inspector gadget . But don't kid yourself being there irl is vastly different than mining for information. You and I have got off on a bad start. I just hope we do not end up dead in the back 40.