I have a confession to make. Recently, I have become addicted to my online detective searches. It started off innocently enough. I wanted to do a simple search to find an old friend of mine. He was a high school friend – actually my best friend from ninth grade. We were practically inseparable all the way through the end of high school, but we had scarcely talked since then.
He'd moved away a few years ago, and I was quite curious to find out where he was. I tried to do a phone number search, but it appeared that his number was unlisted. Even doing a Google search for him yielded no results. I figured that the online detective was the only way to go.
Before doing the search, I had a moment of trepidation. I could not decide if it was moral or not. It seemed that if my friend wanted to be found, he would have given me his address and other contact information. I almost felt like I was intruding on his privacy. Nevertheless, I wanted to see him quite badly. He had never been a particularly private person, and I had no reason to believe that he was hiding out to avoid me.
It was actually pretty easy to find him. Within a matter of hours, the online detective's search turned up his name, his address, his phone number, and his personal credit score. I had no need to see the latter, and felt guilty for accidentally doing a personal credit report on my best friend. I called him up, and he was actually quite pleased to hear from me. We made plans to hang out, and got together for drinks the very next week!
The problem was that once I tried using my online detective properly I was hooked. It did not end with my friend. Soon, I was looking up old acquaintances who I was not even close to. I have even done some searches for missing persons, curious to find out if it yields anything. It never does, but it is always fun to think about what would happen if I could find someone who has been missing using a simple Internet search program. I recommend you get your own online detective and join in the fun. You never know what you may discover!
Thursday, 9 August 2007
Looking for an old friend - or indeed anything...
Technology is amazing, isn't it! To think that you can literally access so much data just while lounging in your home. The personal computer is definitely a major asset these days. And with high-speed Internet connection it's truly phenomenal. You can stir up so much information with a mere name. Let's pretend you knew someone back in high school and would like to get hold of them again to talk about old times, and naturally even find out about new times and what they're up to these days.
I never was much good at staying in touch with people. Even back in high school I would lose phone numbers or simply forget to call over the summer break. I suppose it's just a vice of mine.
Sadly it didn't get any better once I ventured off to college. I must have met over a dozen students, who befriended me each quarter. That's a lot of phone numbers and email addresses. You'd think I would reach out and get in touch with them on occasion. However, I typically waited until it was too late, which basically translates to awkward if I called. After a few months go by things just get weird. Anyway, now days there is a way to get in touch with those long lost acquaintances, even if you lost their info. Just don't forget their names! You'll need that when you use an online search detective.
This is how an online search detective comes in handy. You can open a search engine for locating people, punch in the first and last name, and voila - you'll be immediately hit with a list of folks who share that name. Don't be discouraged if there are 50 or even 100 of them. You have the power of already knowing where they came from. Just take a look and see which one of them lived in the town/city where you attended high school. I doubt there will be many. Most likely just one. You can even see the dates they resided in that area. It will also tell you if they moved and where they live now.
A good online search detective on the web can assist so many people with finding lost loved ones, family members, and friends from the past. If you've been dying to get in touch with someone from your past, wait no longer. Get the assistance you need with a good online detective today.
You will be able to use the service for more than locating old friends; you'll also be able to check up on landlords, tenants, business investments, anything you'd like to have more information about. Get yourself on Online Detective today!
I never was much good at staying in touch with people. Even back in high school I would lose phone numbers or simply forget to call over the summer break. I suppose it's just a vice of mine.
Sadly it didn't get any better once I ventured off to college. I must have met over a dozen students, who befriended me each quarter. That's a lot of phone numbers and email addresses. You'd think I would reach out and get in touch with them on occasion. However, I typically waited until it was too late, which basically translates to awkward if I called. After a few months go by things just get weird. Anyway, now days there is a way to get in touch with those long lost acquaintances, even if you lost their info. Just don't forget their names! You'll need that when you use an online search detective.
This is how an online search detective comes in handy. You can open a search engine for locating people, punch in the first and last name, and voila - you'll be immediately hit with a list of folks who share that name. Don't be discouraged if there are 50 or even 100 of them. You have the power of already knowing where they came from. Just take a look and see which one of them lived in the town/city where you attended high school. I doubt there will be many. Most likely just one. You can even see the dates they resided in that area. It will also tell you if they moved and where they live now.
A good online search detective on the web can assist so many people with finding lost loved ones, family members, and friends from the past. If you've been dying to get in touch with someone from your past, wait no longer. Get the assistance you need with a good online detective today.
You will be able to use the service for more than locating old friends; you'll also be able to check up on landlords, tenants, business investments, anything you'd like to have more information about. Get yourself on Online Detective today!
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