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of the white pages directories listed below - without having
to retype your search criteria for each directory. After you
click on the search button, a new window will open where you can
search each directory for the person you want to find - with just
one click . A word of advice: Be sure to check each
directory, since these people finder directories often differ in
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| Whether you’re looking for a
lost cousin, an old roommate, a former coworker or the person who
used to live down the street, you are fortunate enough to have a
wealth of resources available to aid you in your people search. When conducting almost any sort of research, people often start on the Internet. That’s no surprise, really, as the World Wide Web gives people quick and easy access to an amazing amount of information. The Web’s resources can almost be too good to be true, though, so you must be careful and critical of information you find online. That’s not intended to scare you; it’s supposed to keep you aware. There’s still a massive amount of useful information. With the Web as a starting point – or, at the very least, an important stop along the way – your research will almost certainly turn up some leads to follow. Here are some guidelines for conducting a successful people search using resources on- and offline. To start your people search, you may as well start where many folks start with any other research: Google. Widely regarded as the best search engine on the Web, Google (http://www.google.com) currently searches over 4.2 billion Web pages. More importantly, Google searches these pages well. It’s one thing to provide search results, but it’s a whole different task to provide meaningful results. Google uses a unique system called PageRank that judges a Web page’s value based on the number and quality of other pages linking to it. Put Google to use for you. While it may not offer specific information like addresses or phone numbers (although, it may turn up such information), it’s a great place to start. You may find the company your subject works for, or you may find an organization to which he or she may belong. You never know what you’ll find, but some of it may be exactly what you need. While you’re online, swing by Yahoo, too. Yahoo’s People Search (http://people.yahoo.com) can start searching with as little information as a last name, and your search can be narrowed with a first name and geographic location. Results include addresses and phone numbers, which are obviously helpful in any people search. There are other similar resources, such as Switchboard (http://www.switchboard.com), an online phone directory, that work similarly. One other Web site you should be sure to check during your people search – assuming you know where your subject went to school – is Classmates (http://www.classmates.com). Classmates is a database full of people who voluntarily add contact information to listings sorted by state, city and school (at all levels middle school through post-secondary). This information is accessible after you go through a free registration, and can be a great resource for tracking down old friends. The site is also currently expanding to include similar information for corporate and military outfits. There is a vast amount of information beyond the World Wide Web, too. Government records are another great place to conduct a people search, and much of this information is becoming increasingly available on the Web. City householder directories are a fantastic source of information, if you know where your subject lives (or at one point lived). These records are available almost solely in print at local libraries, but, like anything else, they are slowly migrating to the Web. Similar to a phone book, these records contain valuable people search information such as addresses and telephone numbers. They have more information, such as employment information, that can be very useful. The federal government’s Social Security Index is another great resource. If you know the subject’s Social Security number the IRS will attempt to forward information to or contact the subject based on its information. On a less optimistic note, the Social Security Index death records will tell you, if the subject is deceased, where the Social Security lump sum death payment was sent. This can give you information about where the subject lived and how to contact next of kin. If you know a little bit more about the subject of your people search, you can check out things such as school alumni lists, religious organizations and interest groups or professional organizations to which he or she may belong. These resources, although requiring a bit more work, may provide some unexpected useful information. Unless you’re lucky, no single resource will do the job to track down a missing person. They can, however, help you piece together the puzzle when used in conjunction with one another. These resources and a little determination are a great start for a successful people search. |
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