Comments on: Testing the People Search Engines http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/ Rebooting the workforce Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:43:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jeff Neuman http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-327635 Jeff Neuman Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:57:15 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-327635 I always use google as my first source to find people. Usually, if they have a myspace/facebook of some sort of social media platform it comes up. sometimes I'll have to refine my search by putting in the name of the town or use brackets such as [] or quotes (""). I guess it really depends how much content is on the internet regarding the name of the search. I always use google as my first source to find people. Usually, if they have a myspace/facebook of some sort of social media platform it comes up. sometimes I’ll have to refine my search by putting in the name of the town or use brackets such as [] or quotes (“”). I guess it really depends how much content is on the internet regarding the name of the search.

]]> By: search for people http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-316668 search for people Tue, 12 May 2009 06:21:52 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-316668 there is no doubt that google is by far the best place to start when searching for people but i have to say that it is still an open season to fill up the people search nitche. there is no doubt that google is by far the best place to start when searching for people but i have to say that it is still an open season to fill up the people search nitche.

]]> By: Sue Carrol http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-315695 Sue Carrol Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:54:25 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-315695 I think you're all forgetting http://www.yasni.com - I've used that for ages and in Germany it's even bigger than facebook according to comscore! I guess that's because it actually works as opposed to the others which just say that they do. I think you’re all forgetting http://www.yasni.com – I’ve used that for ages and in Germany it’s even bigger than facebook according to comscore! I guess that’s because it actually works as opposed to the others which just say that they do.

]]> By: Danny http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-310598 Danny Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:47:40 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-310598 Are there FREE Canadian reverse lookup services? I want to lookup Canadian phone number. As I understand there in no free lookup service http://reverselookupcanada.ca/free-cell-phone-lookup Are there FREE Canadian reverse lookup services? I want to lookup Canadian phone number. As I understand there in no free lookup service http://reverselookupcanada.ca/free-cell-phone-lookup

]]> By: Social Search Engines Wink, Reunion to Merge - GigaOM http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-307985 Social Search Engines Wink, Reunion to Merge - GigaOM Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:00:28 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-307985 [...] Gaffikin, Monday, November 3, 2008 at 5:00 AM PT Comments (0) Wink, a Mountain View, Calif., people search site is merging with Reunion, a Santa Monica, Calif., [...] [...] Gaffikin, Monday, November 3, 2008 at 5:00 AM PT Comments (0) Wink, a Mountain View, Calif., people search site is merging with Reunion, a Santa Monica, Calif., [...]

]]> By: jose http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-266097 jose Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:38:53 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-266097 Hello, i think best people search and background check website is http://www.peoplefind.net Hello, i think best people search and background check website is http://www.peoplefind.net

]]> By: » WWD Coffee Break - Project Management, Travel Tips & Themes - Your Gadget Pro http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-222066 » WWD Coffee Break - Project Management, Travel Tips & Themes - Your Gadget Pro Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:53:46 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-222066 [...] With More Networking - Wink, which came out on top of our recent roundup of people search engines, has released version 2 of their site. Now you can claim and edit your own profile on Wink, build [...] [...] With More Networking – Wink, which came out on top of our recent roundup of people search engines, has released version 2 of their site. Now you can claim and edit your own profile on Wink, build [...]

]]> By: WWD Coffee Break - Project Management, Travel Tips & Themes « Web Worker Daily http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-218681 WWD Coffee Break - Project Management, Travel Tips & Themes « Web Worker Daily Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:00:44 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-218681 [...] With More Networking - Wink, which came out on top of our recent roundup of people search engines, has released version 2 of their site. Now you can claim and edit your own profile on Wink, build [...] [...] With More Networking – Wink, which came out on top of our recent roundup of people search engines, has released version 2 of their site. Now you can claim and edit your own profile on Wink, build [...]

]]> By: Andy Wong http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-197678 Andy Wong Tue, 16 Oct 2007 06:24:43 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-197678 These engines have one flavor in common: Focusing on important hubs of people information like blogs, wikipedia, photo sites and, of course, social networks like facebook. Why? Because many of my friends have blogs? or many of my contacts live in social networks? or they are prominent enough to have an entry in Wikipedia? But I do have many contacts having web presence through their personal web pages, press releases, or online news etc. Why shouldn't a people search engine provide cross references about a person with wide range of web pages, rather than pages of hubs of people information? I just wrote a bit more at http://webandlife.blogspot.com/2007/10/people-search-engines-for-who-and-what.html These engines have one flavor in common:
Focusing on important hubs of people information like blogs, wikipedia, photo sites and, of course, social networks like facebook.

Why?

Because many of my friends have blogs? or many of my contacts live in social networks? or they are prominent enough to have an entry in Wikipedia?

But I do have many contacts having web presence through their personal web pages, press releases, or online news etc. Why shouldn’t a people search engine provide cross references about a person with wide range of web pages, rather than pages of hubs of people information?

I just wrote a bit more at

http://webandlife.blogspot.com/2007/10/people-search-engines-for-who-and-what.html

]]> By: google » Testing the People Search Engines http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-192360 google » Testing the People Search Engines Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:43:36 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-192360 [...] Check it out! While looking through the blogosphere we stumbled on an interesting post today.Here’s a quick excerpt [...] [...] Check it out! While looking through the blogosphere we stumbled on an interesting post today.Here’s a quick excerpt [...]

]]> By: Lizi http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-186799 Lizi Mon, 01 Oct 2007 07:33:02 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-186799 People search is an area being pursued by a variety of startups which are recently getting a lot of attention – each one of the existing People search solutions is a variation of white pages. After you enter name or email you get search results containing a list of profiles from various social networks. These solutions are great to find information about specific person or locate your friends. We , at Copenda have a totally different approach to people search - we call it social people search. Copenda is a place to meet new people , you enter general preferences (age,location,gender etc..) and you get a list of profiles from various social networks and leading dating sites. <a href="http://www.copenda.com" title="Copenda" rel="nofollow"> http://www.copenda.com</a> People search is an area being pursued by a variety of startups which are recently getting a lot of attention – each one of the existing People search solutions is a variation of white pages. After you enter name or email you get search results containing a list of profiles from various social networks. These solutions are great to find information about specific person or locate your friends.
We , at Copenda have a totally different approach to people search – we call it social people search. Copenda is a place to meet new people , you enter general preferences (age,location,gender etc..) and you get a list of profiles from various social networks and leading dating sites.
http://www.copenda.com

]]> By: Charles Knight http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-181922 Charles Knight Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:57:22 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-181922 In my article on PeopleFinders, I demonstrated how their free sex offender search identified a registered offender in my neighborhood near a little league field. It provided a map, a picture of the offender, and the charge: carnal knowledge of a 13-15 year old. Pretty useful stuff. We have also looked into PeekYou (a sponsor), yoName, ZabaSearch, ex.plore.us, pipl and others mentioned. Recently Wink and yoName participated in a debate so that readers could hear directly from the search engines. We also coordinated a People Search panel to take place in November at the Defrag conference in Denver. As WhoZat? pointed out, there is still plenty of growing to do. How long have Spock and PeekYou been out? In a very short while I believe that when you want to find a job you'll go to a Job Search engine, and when you want to find a person, you will go, expectantly, to a good People Search engine. In my article on PeopleFinders, I demonstrated how their free sex offender search identified a registered offender in my neighborhood near a little league field. It provided a map, a picture of the offender, and the charge: carnal knowledge of a 13-15 year old. Pretty useful stuff.
We have also looked into PeekYou (a sponsor), yoName, ZabaSearch, ex.plore.us, pipl and others mentioned. Recently Wink and yoName participated in a debate so that readers could hear directly from the search engines.
We also coordinated a People Search panel to take place in November at the Defrag conference in Denver.
As WhoZat? pointed out, there is still plenty of growing to do. How long have Spock and PeekYou been out?
In a very short while I believe that when you want to find a job you’ll go to a Job Search engine, and when you want to find a person, you will go, expectantly, to a good People Search engine.

]]> By: People Search Engines and the tail « ScottRu http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-181177 People Search Engines and the tail « ScottRu Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:10:31 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-181177 [...] Search Engines and the tail Web Worker Daily has a review of some People Search Engines, where (as usual) “People Search Engines” consist of the new hotness only - engines [...] [...] Search Engines and the tail Web Worker Daily has a review of some People Search Engines, where (as usual) “People Search Engines” consist of the new hotness only – engines [...]

]]> By: Testing the People Search Engines at Maszman Speaks! http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-181165 Testing the People Search Engines at Maszman Speaks! Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:00:57 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-181165 [...] comrades at Web Worker Daily go about Testing the People Search Engines. I can honestly say I can’t recall hearing of the winner, Wink, but here’s a Wink [...] [...] comrades at Web Worker Daily go about Testing the People Search Engines. I can honestly say I can’t recall hearing of the winner, Wink, but here’s a Wink [...]

]]> By: tylerwillis http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-180883 tylerwillis Mon, 24 Sep 2007 07:53:42 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-180883 People search for me fits into two categories: 1) finding information on one specific person and 2) finding a group of people defined by certain (broad or narrow) characteristics I supply. The reason I'm skeptical about the future of all these people search engines out now is they ignore the 800 pound competitor. Wink's competition was Google, but now it's Facebook. As Facebook becomes an "internet home" to most people (which isn't clear yet, but I contend that average Americans are beginning to use Facebook to aggregate and display an online persona), it makes sense to search for a user's definition of themselves when you want to learn about them. People search doesn't need to aggregate objective material for 9 out of 10 occasions, when I'm meeting a friend of a friend I'd much prefer reading a self written personal/professional definition. As apps begin to allow you to identify cross sections of the population by interesting facts (whose read x, who lives in my neighborhood, etc.), you can apply theory and testing to identify the best searches to find people you want to be aware of. People search for me fits into two categories: 1) finding information on one specific person and 2) finding a group of people defined by certain (broad or narrow) characteristics I supply.

The reason I’m skeptical about the future of all these people search engines out now is they ignore the 800 pound competitor. Wink’s competition was Google, but now it’s Facebook.

As Facebook becomes an “internet home” to most people (which isn’t clear yet, but I contend that average Americans are beginning to use Facebook to aggregate and display an online persona), it makes sense to search for a user’s definition of themselves when you want to learn about them. People search doesn’t need to aggregate objective material for 9 out of 10 occasions, when I’m meeting a friend of a friend I’d much prefer reading a self written personal/professional definition.

As apps begin to allow you to identify cross sections of the population by interesting facts (whose read x, who lives in my neighborhood, etc.), you can apply theory and testing to identify the best searches to find people you want to be aware of.

]]> By: » Pandia Weekend Wrap-up (Week 37-38/2007) http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-180341 » Pandia Weekend Wrap-up (Week 37-38/2007) Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:35:50 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/09/20/testing-the-people-search-engines/#comment-180341 [...] Testing the People Search EnginesWeb Worker Daily tests people search engines (via Battelle Sep 20 2007) [...] [...] Testing the People Search EnginesWeb Worker Daily tests people search engines (via Battelle Sep 20 2007) [...]

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