This could be the start of a trend with Google displaying more personal and public record information about people directly on their result pages whenever you search for a person by name. Google’s people search results now include campaign finance information for the 2016 presidential candidates, making it easier for people to do background research […]
Mom Reunited With Kidnapped Daughter
We love happy family reunion stories like this. A mother has just been reunited with her kidnapped daughter 24 years after the girl was taken from her. After a long search, Dorothy Fowler has been reunited with her daughter Shaymaa, twenty four years after Shaymaa’s father kidnapped her and took off. Dorothy is now 46 […]
Peeple App, People Reviews & Internet Trolls
A controversial people review app called Peeple is now available for iPhone users. Peeple has been described as the “Yelp for people.” However, some worry that the Peeple app will end up being just another untrustworthy tool for angry internet trolls, who already misuse popular social media sites like Facebook and customer review sites like […]
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Google PlaNet Can Find A Photo’s Location Without Geotags
You may already be familiar with Google’s popular reverse image search, where users can reverse search an image using the photo’s online URL or by uploading the photo itself to Google’s image search engine. After reverse searching an image, Google will return search results that show which websites the photo appears on and the possible […]
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Smartphones Know People Better Than Anyone
There are over 7 billion people in the world and almost 3.5 billion smartphones. In the next five years, the number of smartphones in use worldwide is expected to jump to almost 6.5 billion. Research shows that, on average, smartphone owners spend about 28 days per year using their mobile devices. This breaks down to […]