Reference number: CH000899
How can I find people online?
Question:
How can I find people online?
Answer:
There are numerous sites on the Internet and search engines
that can be used to help find people on the Internet. Below
are some of the different sites and methods of locating
someone online. Note: This site contains sites primarily for
those users who are in the United States. However, some of
the sites listed do have other countries available and of
course the Google search tips listed at the end of this
document can be done by anyone in the world.
PrivateEye
http://www.privateeye.com/
PrivateEye is a quick easy and fast method of finding someone
by name, address, phone number, marriage, bankruptcy records,
and more. The site gives out free information such as full name,
city, state, age, and possible relatives. Additional details
such as phone and address are often available but require that
the user pay a fee.
ZabaSearch
http://www.zabasearch.com/
ZabaSearch is another quick and easy site that can be used to
find someone on the Internet using the persons name or social
security.
PeopleLookup
http://www.peoplelookup.com/
PeopleLookup is yet another quick and easy site to quickly
find people using their name and/or phone number.
Social networks
Online social network sites are designed to help connect
friends and family together online. Creating an account and
searching popular social networking sites such as
MySpace and
Facebook can often
connect you with lost friends and family.
See our social networking
page for a listing of additional social networking sites
you can connect to.
Google
http://www.google.com/
Almost everyone who has gone on the search engine Google has
tried searching for themselves or others they know. Below are
different methods of finding someone using Google.
Search for the person using their name. Below are different
examples of how this could be done. If a user has a common name
such as the below example adding the state, area code, etc. will
help refine the search.
"John Smith"
"John Smith" Utah
"John Smith" 801
Pull up a persons name and address using a phone number by
typing a search similar to the below example.
phonebook: 801-555-1234
Finally, search popular
social networking sites such as MySpace is another quick
method of locating someone using Google. For example, if you
were wanting find your high school classmates you could type a
search similar to the below example.
site:www.myspace.com 1997 "west jordan"
In the above example the "site:www.myspace.com" tells google
to only search for pages that are on MySpace. All keywords used
after this are what are being searched for. In this case 1997
(being the year graduated) and "West Jordan" being the high
school name. Keep in mind this is a very basic example and would
require that the person you're looking for has a MySpace page.
Classmates
http://www.classmates.com/
Classmates is a great place to find to find people from your
high school year and any other web pages that may relate to your
high school class, such as pages setup for your high school
class reunions. However, to get any results you must first
register and unfortunately finding more detailed information
such as friends that may have listed their e-mail address you
have to pay a membership fee. We suggest trying free social
networking sites and other recommendations on this page before
resorting to this service.
Other sites
Below are some additional sites that can help track
down people online.
In addition to the sites listed above there are dozens of
other sites that allow users to find people using the public
records if you're not finding someone using the above sites
click here to open an external search for other sites.
Additional information:
- See document CH000900 for tips on
helping prevent other users from finding you on the Internet.
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