Eric Swenson

Inventor of contemporary digital behavioral modification strategies, caustic behavioral profiling and subliminal semiotics

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Always getting in trouble. Every time I write, a faerie dies. The road to Hell is paved with good intentions...

I am a producer, product manager, and researcher. In my work, I provide a unique combination of contemporary OSINT (open source intelligence) research and analysis methodologies along with scholarly research information systems and practices related to informatics, bibliometrics, scientometrics, etc., and -- arts-based research methods. I work for clients seeking competitive intelligence analysis; intelligence practitioners who require augmentation (aka outsourced freelance support); private detectives/investigators; journalists, etc.

I fell in love with Amsterdam during my eight years working for Elsevier as the sr. director of product management for Scopus, and since I was featured in a Mediamatic article long ago, I always make a point of visiting the outpost when I'm there. So glad you are still around. Mushrooms forever!

Most recently, I had the honor of being asked to serve as a technical editor for the 10th edition of OSINT Techniques: Sources for Uncovering Online Information by Michael Bazzell of Inteltechniques.com -- be sure to listen to his podcast and read his blog...and buy his books if you are interested in privacy and/or OSINT research and tradecraft.

 

 

Past:

Co-founder, Necro Enema Amalgamated, producers of the BLAM! cd-rom series. Mediamatic featured us back when it was printing the magazine, which was usually accompanied by a CD-ROM or audio disc. I'll leave it to you to search for a feature on Blam! 3. It's a fun read, and I've always been proud to have been featured in Mediamatic.

 

Present:

Founder & Principal Consultant, Swensonia Consulting LLC (formerly Swensonia Inc.) - consulting for curious industries: other consultants, artists, inventors, technologists, investigators, the intelligence community, depraved publishers, writers, designers, media companies, seekers, the troubled--and the totally bonkers.

I focus on a specialized approach to research and intelligence gathering that exploits OSINT tradecraft methodologies complemented with insights provided by scholarly research information systems. Arts-based research methodologies are also integral to my process. My methods are unique and somewhat novel compared to those employed by traditional intelligence bureaus, private intelligence agencies, etc. They are not easy to replicate at scale, so I work for only one or two clients at a time. I apply these skills to my artwork. Please stay tuned for my next project, OSINTArts.

Favorite artists: Rita Ackermann; Sophie Calle; Laura Poitras (too many to name, but perhaps you see a pattern?)