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How to find a friend you've lost track of
Where are they now?

So you were watching TV on Sunday, as usual, and you could've sworn you saw your ex-boyfriend in that Doritos commercial. It had to be him -- no one could cram chips in his mouth like that slob. But hey, things must be going well for the guy if he's doing TV, so maybe you should try to find him.

But after the breakup, he moved, since there wasn't enough room in this town for both of you. Threatening to maim him if he didn't probably expedited his decision. So where do you start looking for him? You're really not motivated enough to fork over the cash to hire a private detective. And you severed all ties to his deadbeat friends and relatives after you got your Bee Gees albums back. So what's left?

Well, there's this neat little thing called the Internet. Maybe you've heard of it. Perhaps you can find that chump online, if you let your fingers do the surfing.

At least ten reputable people locators are online, waiting to serve you for free. Apparently our nice friends at the phone company -- as well as Internet Service Providers -- have given or sold our personal address, phone, and e-mail info to these companies. So you may be listed on the Net, whether you like it or not.

Sure, this is a bit disconcerting, but think of the benefits. If anyone's trying to find you for a reunion, or to inform you that long-lost Great Uncle Cleophus left you a not-so-small fortune, your contact info -- online or actual street address -- will probably be available.

Say someone wants to send you a card and can't get anywhere with the telephone directory or mutual friends. They recall that you were hip, attractive, fabulously witty, and incredibly smart, and so conclude that you're most likely online, with either a personal Web page or an e-mail address.

Even if you're not publicly online, hey, you have to live somewhere, right? So this person enters your name into an online locator and shazaam, you're back in touch with that horrible pest who had a crush on you in driver's ed, who was always backseat flirting.

Stop procrastinating. (This isn't work.) Get out there and find the new chip-scarfing poster boy. And Great Uncle Cleophus, before it's too late. But be careful. Stalking is not just for kicks anymore. People get pissed.

-- M. Trouble Sample

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Kathryn M. McGrail tells how
to get it done on the Net:
How do I get started?
How do I track down a friend's street address and phone number?
How can I find someone's e-mail address?
What if I have someone's e-mail address, but I'm not sure of his or her name?
How can I track down somebody I've really lost touch with?

Snappy Picks

All your vital signs
Flip's Search Resources
Four11
555-1212.com
PeopleFind
People Search
Switchboard: Find a Person
Where Did They Go?
WhoWhere?
Yahoo! People Search

Streetwise search
American Directory Assistance
SearchAmerica
WorldPages

Electronic aliases
Bigfoot
ClassMates Online
Find A Friend
Finger
Internet Address Finder
Netfind Search
MIT's Usenet Addresses Service
WebWho
Whois
World Wide Profile Registry

Military sites
Vets.Com Unclassified
Tour of Duty
WWII Veteran's Roll Call ReCall
Korean War Project Boards
Vietnam Vet Lost and Found Boards
Gulf War Veteran Resource Pages


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