Sources of Information-Social Networking Sites

Profilers obtain information about individuals from many sources.  A rich vein of data can be mined from social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook.  Here individuals reveal much about their inner lives.  They discuss interests, ambitions, romance, hobbies, pleasure seeking and other private maters.  For the profiler, this information isexamined in detail without the need to meet the person under examination.  Social networking sites play important roles if the candidate is suspected of deception.  The ability to compare and contrast the information expressed online with information expressed face to face is of substantial value.