Dustin Lifford

I'm Dustin Lifford, an intelligence analyst and AI consultant in Kingsport, Tennessee. From 2012 to 2025 I ran the websites for Northeast Tennessee's newspapers, and I've been building and fixing the web here for more than twenty years.

This channel is where my research goes when it works better on screen. Expect sourced deep dives on Tri-Cities tech history, like who was online first and which domains came before everyone else's. You'll also find OSINT and research methods, practical AI with a person checking the work, and field notes from the job.

Every date and claim is checked against the original record. If you were there and something's wrong, I'd like to hear it.

Read the full pieces at dustinlifford.com.
Business inquiries go through dustinlifford.com/contact, or text 423-967-5584.