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"Google Them" You
likely have heard that term before but it's a little more then just going to the
Google search engine and typing in somebody's name. We've listed some googling hints, tips
and tricks that you can use to make googling someone easier and to help you narrow down your search and save yourself tons of time...
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On this page you can "put
on your Google glasses" and Google someone!
You may have already heard
the term and have done it before. Googling is where you use the Google
search engine to locate people. The person you're trying to locate
information on could be listed at an online club, blog, forum,
guestbook, sports listing, company newsletter or really anywhere.
In order for this to work
correctly for you takes a little bit of search savvy plus some
investigative skills on your part. You'll want as a minimum their first
and last name, however any other information you have on them will be
helpful and you'll be able to use that in a minute.
Let's get stated
Googling someone...
1. Enter the name
of the person you want to Google below and then click on "Search"
to get your results. |
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2. On the results
page that will open, sift through the entries that come up to find your
specific person. The more common his or her name, the more results you
will get. (These
instructions will also be in the search results page for your
reference).
3. If you have trouble finding information on the people you are
Googling, try varying their names. Add or take away middle names and
search for maiden names instead of married names. Adding a person's job
title or hometown and state can also increase your results.
4. Put quotation marks around any or all of your search words
guarantees that all of those words come up in the search results.
Examples: Instead of
Allen Blackthorne, input
"Allen Blackthorne"
with the quotes. If you know he lives in San Antonio you can break it
down further by typing in "Allen Blackthorne"
San Antonio.
There many other terms you can
use to reduce your hits and target in on the person you're looking for.
Do you know their occupation, job, hobbies, email address, email
signature line, sports played, colleges attended, nick name, street
name, etc? Anything you know about them that will single them out will
help you track them down that much easier.
Note: Keep in mind that if a person has never had his or her name in
print, been active online, posted at a forum or commented in a blog
(plus more) the chances of finding him or her in a
Google search greatly decreases. |
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