The beauty of social media is that the relationships you build in person can extend to online social networks, blogs, and other social media tools. Snitch.name, also known as “The Social White Pages”, allows you to find information about almost anyone on specific websites.
To find information about a person, input their first and last name and select from an assortment of sites categorized in social, professional, academic, blogs, general search engines, and regional. Snitch.name will provide snapshots of the results all in one page and it’s free. Some popular sites include Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, Myspace, FriendFeed, LinkedIn, and Wordpress Blogs.
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Positive: The results are two-fold, you get the information you’re looking for from the person you searched and now you can connect with them on the networks you haven’t.
Negative: Concerns for privacy is always a factor when joining a social network or signing up to use a specific tool. For Snitch.name, there is no way to stop anyone from searching your name and retrieving information about you.
Conclusion: Snitch.name is a good way to find information about someone – especially since you don’t have to go to these sites separately to find if a person is on Facebook or Twitter. You’ll be surprised as to what information anyone can find about another person on the internet just by using Snitch.name. I suggest you try this tool on yourself and see what comes up!
Snitch.name’s concept is nice, but most, if not all, of the services require a login. It’s kind of pointless in that regard.
I didn’t know someone could find so many things about me :(
@Tamar – You are certainly right. Thanks for the insight!
@Alice – It’s a scary thought. However, the more you engage on the web – the more people will be able to find information about you. Snitch.name is also a good tool to double check if your privacy settings on your Facebook, Twitter, or whichever account work.
Do you guys have a recommendation section, i’d like to suggest some stuff