woensdag 28 oktober 2009

CIA Invests In Social Media Monitoring Technology

Investment arm In-Q-Tel is funding Visible Technologies, making its online brand analysis capabilities available to U.S. intelligence agencies.

By J. Nicholas Hoover
oktober 22, 2009 07:00 AM
Businesses are increasingly looking to social media to monitor and manage their brands online. U.S. intelligence agencies now have similar capabilities as part of their technology portfolios.
In-Q-Tel, the investment firm established by the CIA to support U.S. intelligence agencies, has invested in Visible Technologies, a start-up that monitors social media content on the Web.
More at
http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/info-management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=220900005

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