| Finding People OnlineWhenever people ask me | | | | search at Infospace and you now know the name |
| this question, I tell them about my favorite | | | | and address of the person selling the car. |
| name, phone and address search tool -- | | | | You could even drive by and have a look at |
| Infospace. At the InfoSpace home page, click | | | | the car, since Infospace also provides a map |
| on White Pages then you can key in the last | | | | and driving directions.Get To Know The |
| name, first name, city and state to start | | | | NeighborsHere's a little trick I stumbled |
| your search for someone in the USA. Here's | | | | into: Infospace can tell you the names of |
| are some helpful tips to speed up your | | | | everyone on your street. Just omit the street |
| InfoSpace searching:Don't enter a first name, | | | | number on the Search by Phone/Address Lookup |
| or try using just a first initial. The person | | | | screen, and it will return ALL of the |
| may be listed under a nickname or a spouse's | | | | listings for that street.When you find a |
| name. | | | | person through Infospace, whether it's via a |
| | | | regular name search or reverse lookup, |
| If a very specific search fails, try leaving | | | | Infospace also provides handy links to |
| one or more of the fields blank.If you're | | | | business, government offices, and a city |
| after someone outside the USA, Infospace also | | | | guide for the city where the person |
| has listings for Canada, United Kingdom, | | | | lives.Jane... Get Me Off This Crazy |
| Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, | | | | Thing!That's handy. But some people find it |
| Italy, Luxembourg, Spain and a page with | | | | scary. So if you DON'T want to be found in an |
| links to other phone directories around the | | | | online directory, use the Remove feature. At |
| world. Click on "World Directories" at the | | | | Infospace, just find yourself with a search, |
| Infospace home page to get there. Finding | | | | then click the "Update/Remove" link to change |
| BusinessesTo do a search for a Business, | | | | or remove your own listing. You should also |
| click on the Yellow Pages tab at the | | | | visit the other popular people directories |
| Infospace home page. You can enter a business | | | | listed below and take a similar |
| name or type, and the city, state to search | | | | action.Switchboard |
| in. The same tips apply here - sometimes | | | | |
| being vague is better.Reverse LookupsIn | | | | Yahoo PeopleIt's good to know about these |
| addition to white (individual) and yellow | | | | alternate people finders for another reason. |
| (business) page listings for the USA and many | | | | Even though the Infospace directory is quite |
| other countries, InfoSpace offers reverse | | | | extensive, and is updated several times a |
| lookups on Phone Numbers, Street Addresses, | | | | year, you may not find the person you're |
| Email Addresses, and Area Codes. This means | | | | looking for. If that's the case, try the |
| you can find a person's name and address if | | | | other sites since they all use different |
| all you know is the phone number. Or you | | | | databases.Reprinted from: RANKIN... is a |
| could find someone's name and phone number if | | | | tech writer and computer programmer who |
| you know just the street address. From the | | | | enjoys exploring the Internet and sharing the |
| InfoSpace home page, click on search by phone | | | | fruit of his experience with others. His work |
| or near an address.This can come in handy if | | | | has appeared in ComputerWorld, NetGuide, and |
| you're browsing the classifieds. Imagine this | | | | NY Newsday. Bob is publisher of the Internet |
| scenario... You see a car advertised in your | | | | TOURBUS newsletter, author of several |
| local newspaper, and you'd like to know more | | | | computer books, and creator of the website. |
| about it. Just do a reverse phone number | | | | |