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