Cynthia Hetherington
HetheringtonGroup.com
Effectively Using Social
Networks and Social Media in
Fraud Examinations
Investigating the Social Network Environment
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Going Beyond Google
Web 2.0 resources to broaden your searches:
Alt
Archive
Bebo
Blogs
Cuil
Delver
eBay
Feedfinder
Flickr
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Going Beyond Google
Web 2.0 resources to broaden your searches:
Friendwise
GuideStar
Hi5
Icerocket
Imeem
Kiwipulse
Lococitato
Match
MySpace
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Going Beyond Google
Web 2.0 resources to broaden your searches:
Orkut
Spoke
Spokeo
Technorati
Xanga
YoName
YouTube
Zoominfo
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MySpace Hits
Navigant Consulting had 76 hits
Aon Consulting had 116 hits
Deloitte had 5,730 hits
Please note, many hits are from job listings.
But not all!
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Arn Is an Accountant
Major: Accounting/Finance
Clubs: Courses in: intermediate accounting,
auditing, cost accounting, federal taxation
(individual & corporate), government &
nonprofit accounting, information
systems/telecommunications, financial
management, preventing/detecting financial
fraud
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Arn’s Employers
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Map him to find out his connections
Lococitato.com
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U.S. Source
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Canadian Source
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Technorati.com
Try searching “hate my job”
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Flickr.com
Try searching “at work” or for your company!
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