LittleSis* is a free database of who-knows-who at the heights of business and government. (*opposite of Big Brother).
Quick Summary: LittleSis is tracking “21,390 organizations, 64,453 people, and 339,769 connections between them”
From the “about” page:
LittleSis is a free database detailing the connections between powerful people and organizations.
We bring transparency to influential social networks by tracking the key relationships of politicians, business leaders, lobbyists, financiers, and their affiliated institutions. We help answer questions such as:
- Who do the wealthiest Americans donate their money to?
- Where did White House officials work before they were appointed?
- Which lobbyists are married to politicians, and who do they lobby for?
All of this information is public, but scattered. We bring it together in one place. Our data derives from government filings, news articles, and other reputable sources. Some data sets are updated automatically; the rest is filled in by our user community.
Their blog is known as: Eyes on the Ties.
Just in case you are interested in politics. Looks like the sort of effort that would benefit from using a topic map.