Have you noticed that sometimes when you search a name in Facebook it appears in “People You May Know” in your stream? Well, your profile could also be recommended on that person’s page! Go incognito. Here’s how to avoid that.... Read more »
I search Facebook in due diligence investigations, to develop background on parties and witnesses in civil cases, to find relatives related to genealogy and probate matters and to gather photos. The Facebook Graph search tool by NetBootCamp can guide you... Read more »
Are you gathering names of people who work at a company? Searching for those through Linkedin may return an invisible profile if you’re not in the network of that individual. Your Linkedin network consists of your 1st, 2nd and 3rd... Read more »
From the BRB Publications newsletter, by Michael Sankey: Have you ever used the Advanced Search feature on Linked to spot people touting a fake degree from a diploma mill? If not, this is how to do so: After you log-in,... Read more »
Facebook keyword search by URL ID numbers to return targeted profiles that can’t be searched though the search bar. One of the blog posts in Five Sourcing Tips I Learned From Others that sourcer/recruiter Irina Shamaeva recommends is The Facebook... Read more »
Finding people on social networks and their other Internet footprints is part technical knowledge, but moreso it demands creative intelligence, because the Internet is not a structured library catalog. It’s also a time sucker, right? And some tedium. Like opening... Read more »
Yelp isn’t just a tool for finding a local restaurant. At least not in the hands of a private investigator. How do you background people using Yelp? Find their friends. Identify a user name that can be searched at Google... Read more »
Is this a familiar result when you search for a Linkedin profile and want to view the cached version? There’s no drop-down arrow following the link to choose in order to view the cached page. Here’s how to find a... Read more »
emails4corporations – corporate email address formats BuzzSumo: Find the Most Shared Content and Key Influencers Followerwonk: Twitter analytics, follower segmentation, social graph tracking The rest of my favorite links are... Read more »
Are you neglecting Myspace in your social media background search? It’s less fruitful since the format changed from engagement with friends to music sharing, but it’s still a repository for old photos and may be where you find those when... Read more »