Google has numerous specialized search features. A good one for people searches is a domain specific search. By adding site:anysiteaddress.com to your search string, you can narrow your results to a given domain. You can even widen your search to specific top-level domains like .com, .gov, . edu, .mil etc. For instance, students, alumni, faculty […]
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Here is a great primer for anyone interested in starting their own people searches. Whether you are trying to find family or working on a genealogy search; trying to find classmates or former coworkers; looking for former military buddies or trying to locate people for judgements or other monies owed to you, these Skip Tracing […]
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Are you searching for a family member; former classmates; past friends or coworkers? If so, then you may want to start your people search by posting a message to the Craigslist community message boards. The craigslist boards have a Missed Connections section under the Personals area, where you can post messages about people you are […]
There are currently over one billion messages posted and archived on Google Groups. People will very often use all or part of their real names when posting messages in these forums. This provides a great opportunity for people searches. I recently found posts on these forums from a past college friend by doing some simple […]
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The first three digits of a valid social security number are considered the area number. If you know these first three SSN digits for someone you are searching for, it can help in locating a previous state of residence and possibly family members. For instance, say someone you are looking for has the social security […]