Open source intelligence tools have become increasingly dependent on the use of API’s to gather information. These channels are heavily restricted and are sometimes closed off to many who do not follow the guidelines. Gathering information from social media without authentication is possible but produces many challenges; retrieving relevant information, understanding connections between people and developing a system which can withstand the dynamism of social media. This vast amount of data can not only let us understand what people say in networks, but also how they interact online, what patterns occur from gathering this data and how information is passed effectively within a social network online.