Contributor: Stephanie Fikisz  The growing popularity in social media means that more people than ever are becoming active online. About 90% of Americans have and actively use social media accounts to keep in touch with friends, family, and associates and to share their daily thoughts and activities. According to a 2023 survey, on average Americans actively post to 8.5 different social media platforms. ...

The Investigator’s Guide to Social Media introduces popular social media platforms and how information shared on these platforms can benefit investigators. In this installment, we’ll be discussing why one should be investigating Tumblr. What is Tumblr? Founded in 2007,  Tumblr is a microblogging and social networking website. The platform allows users to share text, images, quotes, links, video, audio, and chats. ...

On social media there might be hundreds of people who have the same names. And if you search and collect information from the wrong profile, it’s only going to throw you off the track and mislead you. At SMI Aware, our team of independent social media investigation experts provide the human element behind social media investigations. We take the time to verify that the profiles and information that we are researching and collecting for you are correct and verifiable so that you can take this information and use it in your depositions, ...