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Good Article: The Internet: Helping You Find Friends Lost in Time and Space by Jesse S. Somer |
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Can you remember a friend or relative’s name that has disappeared from the
Earth? You haven’t had contact with them in decades, but now you want to find
out where they are so you can get in touch. In the old days this would have been
nearly impossible, but now things are different. There are many different ways
to find people lost in ‘space and time’ on the Internet. Some are free and
some cost, but the amount of personal information you can find about any
individual in the world is astounding.
Besides the simple International White Pages web sites, there are many companies
that are masters of locating personal information. Say you used to live overseas
when you were a child and you want to see how your best friends from primary
school are doing in their lives. You can find out their address, email, and
phone number, even about their personal history, like whether or not they’ve
got a criminal record! Some might perceive this as an invasion of privacy, like
‘Big Brother’ in the book ‘1984’, but if one’s intentions are true and
positive, I think this can be great for finding buddies, loved ones, and
relatives.
Say you met a really nice person on your travels but you lost their address, as
long as you’ve got their name there’s no reason their existence has to
become only a memory. How about that old crush you had on that girl in High
School? You can search them out and see their current marital status, and then
if all looks good you can try and rekindle that old flame.
There are even sites that help you find out information about your own
ancestors. You can get more insight into why you are the way you are after
reading newspaper articles centuries old about the exploits of your bloodlines.
Maybe you’ll come across the name in a family tree of a relative you didn’t
even know existed. They might even live just around the corner!
Just hit ‘finding people’ on your search engine and the quest begins. You
can search your own name through Detective type agencies and see just how much
information about yourself is out there. These agencies pride themselves on
finding hard information like your ‘silent’ phone number! I guess these guys
could be going a little too far. For example, one site invites you to search out
background information on the person you’re just about to start dating. What
ever happened to judging someone on his or her actions? How about innocent until
proven guilty? Sounds like there might be a little too much paranoia going
around.
If used for positive means I believe these ‘people finders’ can be a great
help to humanity. I just think we have to be careful about getting a bit to
intrusive on our neighbors. It’s none of my business if they’ve been
divorced or been to jail.
Jesse S. Somer
M6.Net
http://www.m6.net
Jesse S. Somer is a normal person helping ordinary humans to see the new
opportunities available in the Internet Age.