Tips on Reconnecting with People via Networking Sites - Reverse Social Searches

Social networking like on Facebook, Twitter and Google + or Linked helps establish professional contacts and friendships. But it is also a powerful tool for reconnecting with long lost friends and relatives. As more an more people join these networks, they inevitably leave footprints behind that can be used to trace them back. As long as you have a few pieces of information about the person you are looking for, you can use these tools to locate their whereabouts and contact information.
E-mail and phone number are just two of these common identifying pieces of information about someone. Their first and last name are the other two. Where can you look up someone by their name, phone number or email? The first place to visit is Facebook's people search. This powerful tool that is available from your account can be used to search by name, email or even phone number. Facebook has been experiementing with their privacy policy to make sure people can find other people with ease. Why? Because it means more Facebook accounts, and thus users and advertising money.
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