You’ve done it. We all have. Type the name into the search bar. Hit enter. Bam. There’s the Facebook profile. Is he single? Check relationship status. Does he have any crazy ex-girlfriends? Check photos. Or wall posts.
Are you doing this for everyone you know? “Friending” every single person you’ve ever talked to? You may have a problem.
But if you’re just the occasional Facebook peruser, the following sites might just help you in looking up your date for this Valentine’s.
- The first stop on your Valentine stalk – er, search – is generally going to be Facebook. From there, you might be able to see if the person has listed any blogs that they write.
- The next stop on the love train is Google. Google can be a great, but sometimes daunting, resource. But you can be a smarter Googler by using the advanced search options or by file type.
- Some additional sites that search the deep web include www.pipl.com, www.123people.com, www.whostalkin.com, www.samepoint.com and www.icerocket.com. However, the biggest problem with these sites is the search options, as there are limited advanced searches beyond first and last name and state. If there are over 500 people with the same name, it could amount to some lengthy research.
Care to see if your sweetie has a criminal conviction?
- In Kansas, most court records and criminal information are open to the public. By utilizing these records, a person can easily check to see if the person they’re going out with has been convicted of any crimes.
- One Web site, www.criminalsearches.com, allows users to search by criminal history, neighborhood watch and sex offenders. Users can also sign up to receive criminal reports and can look up crime statistics.
- To take a more serious tone, one resource that must be checked is the National Sex Offender Registry, which can be viewed at www.nsopw.gov. The benefit of this site over regular state offender registries is that the national registry tracks offenders if they move from state to state.
- The violent offenders list for Emporia State can be found at the Police and Safety office. Under the Clery Act, the university must produce the list of offenders upon request. Other court information can be found at www.kansascourts.org and inmate lists for the state of Kansas can be seen at www.dc.state.ks.us.
But in all seriousness, the best way to use these resources is to find out what kind of information is available about yourself on the world wide web. By searching out yourself, you can find out how to better monitor your privacy on social networking sites and restrict what information is available.
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