

You can find the link on the top right hand side. Once your logged in, make sure you’re in the API Playground. To get started, visit their website and create an account. I like webhose.io and have been using them since I first discovered them earlier this year. If you want to get even more specific or access pages not indexed by Google, you can use a web data feed from a third party. You can now add that to your Feedreader Dashboard. Once the alert has been created, you can right click the RSS icon on the right hand side and copy the URL of the RSS feed. Once you’ve done that, click “Create Alert”. There you can change it from your email to an RSS feed.

At the very bottom, there’s an option labeled “Deliver to”. Now, before you click “Create Alert” click the “Show Options” drop down just to the right of the big blue button. To start, visit the Google Alerts website and enter a keyword you’re interested in. If you don’t have a definitive list of RSS feeds you’re currently interested in or if the content you’re viewing isn’t specific enough, you can use a plethora of open source tools to fill out your Feedreader dashboard. Finding RSS Feeds - Google Alerts and Others If you’re not sure where to find good RSS feeds, go to the next step.ģ.

The green button labeled “Add a new feed” on the left hand side above “settings” will allow you to add a new feed url or website and assign it to a particular category. This step is where you start filling in your categories with content. You can always go back and change that later. Don’t worry so much about the name of the category. I recommend being as specific as possible as the amount of content you will be receiving is likely to be high. Here you can create different categories based on your OSINT collection needs. Click that and go to the “manage categories” option. On the left hand side, there’s a “Settings” button marked by a white gear. If you’re trying to save some time, log in with Facebook for Google. If you want to be extra-secure, connect via email. Make sure you choose Feedreader Online, not Observe (which is useful for checking an RSS feed before adding it to your aggregator).

If you visit Feedreader’s website, you can easily make an account. To get started using Feedreader to streamline your OSINT collection, follow this guide.Ġ. This will allow you to automate a lot of your news collection tasks. You can create RSS feeds out of Google Alerts, Google News, and other types of aggregators. What I like about it is you can create separate categories for different types of feeds, allowing you to monitor and organize different types of information. How to Setup Feedreader for OSINT Collection at Scaleįeedreader is a browser based RSS reader.
