Thursday, February 25, 2010

Who's The Creep That's Moved In Next Door?

Life doesn't often mirror TV soaps, but then, many would argue that Desperate Housewives wasn't a soap either. However, sometimes events do mirror these shows. The show has certainly had it's fair share of creeps. What gets me is that no one has bothered to do a simple people search to check on their background.

Running a background check is a fairly easy thing to do. There are specialists around who can deliver the information to you quickly. The same is true when looking for sex offenders in your area. Enter your zip code and sit back and wait for the information.

Our neighborhoods are no longer the same as years ago. Back then, we knew everyone, sometimes to well. These days, we hardly know anyone especially since people move in and out so often. If someone moves in next door, there are polite ways of finding their names. From there, visit one of the people search sites and see what info you can find.

If anything makes you suspicious, take the next step and do a thorough background check. Of course, there is a good chance they are perfectly normal like you, they just look creepy. By the way, you are normal aren't you?

Looking For A Long Lost Relative

Gone are the days when we lived in close knit communities with an extended family all around us. These days, families can be spread over many continents and as for close knit communities, they are disappearing fast. In fact, many people don't know who their next door neighbors are these days. One sad result of this is fragility of relationships. In the past, rightly or wrongly, parents stayed together 'for the sake of the kids'. These days, it's stuff the lot of you - I am off - and that includes mothers.

As the children grow into teens and young adults, the one thing missing in their lives starts to bite - the missing parent. How can you find a parent that walked out ten or more (or less) years ago. The first place to start is with a people search engine believe it or not. You can search for your missing parent using all the power of the internet - and it is pretty powerful too.

There is a second search you can undertake and you will be surprised at some of the results. You can check and see who is searching for you. You never know, that long lost parent, or relative, could be looking for you - in fact, they could be searching for you right now.

People search is a growing trend around the world. Whether you are looking for lost friends or relatives, doing a background check, or perhaps looking for celebrity details - people search engines are seeing significant growth every month.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Have You Thought - What Ever Happened To - Find Lost Friends

As we grow older we drift in a variety of directions. There does come a time when we sit back and reflect a little and when we do, we invariably start to wonder about the friends we had in our earlier years. The question, "I wonder what ever happened to ???" always crops up.

You can often find those old friends if you know where to look. There are 'people search engines' that are pretty efficient and dedicated sites such as Find Old Classmates that can also help. Sometimes, the key to finding old friends is by thinking laterally.

All too often we search for an old friend, or even a relative, using the names we knew them by. For example, you might search for 'Bobby Doe'. You should also search for 'Bob Doe' and 'Robert Doe'. Remember also that as adults, we do strange things with our names. If this persons middle name was William, he may have decided to go by the name, 'R William Doe' or just 'William Doe'. You need to try a variety of alternatives when conducting your search.

Of course, if your old friend was a female, your task could be a whole lot harder if she married and changed surnames. Harder, yes, but not impossible. Did she have any brothers? If so, search for them instead and see if they can lead you to her.

One of the benefits of using a people search engine to help find old friends is that it is firstly, anonymous and secondly, safer. By safer I refer to the fact you are not approaching strangers to see if they are your long lost friends.

It's great reuniting with old friends especially if you were close friends. The next time you are thinking about a lost old friend, find a people search engine and see if you can find them.