How to Locate People on Google
Google is a comprehensive, public and free search engine that lets you easily conduct a name search and find online sources (websites, blogs, social networking sites, online resumes) where that name appears. By searching those sources, you might also find more information, such as a phone number, that can help you locate that person. In addition, you also can conduct Google people searches through its online phone book, as well as in blogs, images and news.
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Conduct a name search. Go to Google, com, enter the person's name (and other known information, such as the town they live in) in the format "FirstName LastName TownName," and press the "Google Search" button. Google searches websites, profiles and documents for the name, then displays links to sources in which that name was found. For example, it might display links for that person's website, blog and MySpace page. Click on a link, and review its contents for additional information that either shows where he's located (such as an address) or that you can use to contact him (such as a phone number or email address).
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Use Google's residential phone book service. Google provides an online search for residential names, addresses and phone numbers in the United States. To search for a person, go to Google.com, type "phonebook: FirstName LastName" (you can also add a city, state or zip code), and press the "Google Search" button. Note: There must be a space between "phonebook:" and the name. The information in Google's phone book is public, and it does not contain unlisted numbers, cell phone numbers, and listings that users have removed.
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Search Google blogs.The person you're trying to locate could have her own blog, or her name might be mentioned in someone else's blog. Go to Google.com, press the down arrow symbol at the top of the screen (which displays a menu), and select "Blogs." In the "Google blogs" search field at the top of the screen, enter the person's name, and press the "Search Blogs" button. A list of blogs displays as links. To search the contents of a blog, press a link, and look for any information associated with that person's name (such as a phone number or email address).
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Search Google Images. This search lets you search for a person's image, which might be on organization websites, online documents, social networking sites and more. Go to Google.com and press the "Images" link in the top left of the screen (the Google images web page displays). Enter the person's name, press the "Search Images" button, and a list of links images identified with that name displays. Click on a link and review the contents for information associated to that image, such as an email address or phone number.
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Search Google News. It might be the person you're trying to locate is named in an article or even wrote a news item. In either case, more information (such as a phone number or email address) might be listed with the person's name. Go to Google.com and press the "News" link at the top left of the screen. Enter the person's name in the "Google news" search field at the top of the page, and press the "Search News" button. You can also set up an email alert for any upcoming news items with that person's name (at the bottom of the Google News results web page, press the "Create an email alert for [Name]" and follow the instructions).
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