Free Social Network People Search
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If you’re looking for a free social network people search, you’ve come to the right place. Below you will find information on how to search the Internet for people you know or who match certain criteria.
Free Social Network People Search
Over the past few years, so many new social networking sites have popped up that it’s impossible to keep track of them all. There are social networks for food, sports, reading, writing, and almost any other interest you can think of. As online places to congregate with others, networking sites have become so popular that they now account for the bulk of Internet traffic and time spent surfing the web.
Wink
Wink.com is a popular free social network people search that allows you to search for folks across the Internet. With Wink you can search by:
- Name
- City
- State
- Zip code
- Country
You can also search by other terms, such as interests, music, schools, hobbies, etc. Wink then goes through popular social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, and Reunion.com to find accounts of people that match the criteria you specified. This powerful search tool will also perform searches based on phone number and email address.
While this service can be useful for finding folks who have the same interests as you do, it also becomes handy for tracking down long-lost people from your life. Have you ever flipped through your high school yearbook and wondered what happened to the old crew you used to hang out with? Or how about that coworker you had lunch with every day for a year, but never talked to again after you quit your job? Wink might just be the service that will help you find your friends that have gone MIA over the years.
YoName
YoName.com is a service that lets you search for people by name, interest, location, email address, and phone number. YoName searches an extensive number of social networking sites, including:
- Flickr
- YouTube
- 43 Things
- Digg
- Xanga
- Yahoo
- Blogger
- DeviantArt
- And a ton more
YoName also has a unique feature called The Lost Friend Search, where you can post that you are looking for a specific person. The theory is that they will stumble upon it when they search for themselves through Google, and yoName provides a text area where this person can contact you so that you don't have to post your email address on the Internet.
YoName searches are in real time, meaning that results may vary from day to day. If a particular site is down, or if your friend does not yet have their complete information listed a site yet, the person you are looking for may not show up in the search right away. If you’re determined to find someone, you might want to try your search several times over a period of time.
Spock
Spock.com is yet another social networking search tool, although this one has only a few unique features. First, there is a Spock iPhone App that allows you to search anytime, and from anywhere. And on top of being able to search for people based on all of the criteria listed above, and the fact that it digs through all of the most popular social networking sites, Spock also searches through public records. This means that anything a person has done that is in the public domain will show up in a search for their name. This may prove useful for landlords, employers, and others who are in a position that demands the acquisition of people with a clean background.
This service isn’t free – the price tag might seem a bit steep for those who are used to using free Internet searches, but if you’re looking for a real background search, this might just be the tool for you.
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