May 23

Researching Military Buddies

by Spokeo Search Answers • May 23, 2013

With Memorial Day approaching, not only is it important to remember those who gave their lives serving our country, but also those who are still with us: the men and women of our armed forces and veterans nationwide. After being discharged or separating from our military, it’s easy for service members to lose touch with [...]

Posted in News Flash

May 21

To Call or Not To Call: Phone Numbers and First Dates

by Vanessa • May 21, 2013

Imagine a typical Friday night out with the girls, dancing and laughing, having a grand time. Across the dance floor, you spot Mr. Wonderful and he’s spotted you too. Before you know it, you’ve exchanged phone numbers with the promise of a romantic dinner. You make your way back to your friends, still glowing with [...]

Posted in News Flash, People Search

May 15

Researching News Stories on the Web

by Vanessa • May 15, 2013

We may be a little biased here at Spokeo, but we’re pretty proud of our product and we know it’s a very useful research tool. Recently we were reminded of one more way to use Spokeo – as a tool to verify news stories on the web. With the rise of social media come many [...]

Posted in News Flash, People Search Trends

May 11

A Mother’s Day Reunion: An Inspirational True Story

by Vanessa • May 11, 2013

Helen was only 15 years old in April of 1992 when she gave birth to a healthy baby boy. At the time she was living with her parents in the Cleveland, Ohio area and the baby was given up for adoption but she never forgot about that little boy. Meanwhile, one loving family had been [...]

Posted in News Flash, Spokeo Reunions, Spokeo Search Angels

May 09

Search Angel Spotlight: Kellie Ruth Sharpe

by Vanessa • May 9, 2013

A self-described “accidental search angel,” Kellie knows what it feels like to be disconnected and reunited with a loved one.   At 17, she was forced to give up her baby girl. Soon thereafter, Kellie began her search which continued for 23 and-a-half years. While taking breaks from her own search, Kellie would help other people [...]

Posted in News Flash

May 06

Spokeo Search Answers: 4 Tips To Deliver Better Email Search Results

by Vanessa • May 6, 2013

It’s spring cleaning time, so why not consider cleaning up your digital address book?  If it seems too daunting to find updated contact information, we’re going to share a cool tool to assist you:  Email Search.  Spokeo’s email search makes it easy to find virtually anyone via email as long as the email account holder [...]

Posted in News Flash

May 01

Search Angel Spotlight: Priscilla Sharp

by Vanessa • May 1, 2013

With the recent introduction of our Search Angels program video on our community site  and the announcement about Spokeo’s Search Angel award and winners, we asked Priscilla Sharp, a member of the Spokeo Search Angels Advisory Committee, and a search angel herself, to share some thoughts about how to get involved and what searching on behalf [...]

Posted in News Flash, Spokeo Search Angels

Apr 30

Spokeo Inspires Young Innovators with Coder Dojo

by Vanessa • April 30, 2013

Last Saturday, a few of Spokeo’s talented developers donated their morning to teaching Pasadena youngsters about the basics of coding. It was a fun-filled morning complete with robots, pizza and a tour of our bacon-themed conference room! Head on over to our community site for more photos and details about this great day of fun [...]

Posted in Community Outreach, Inside Spokeo, News Flash

Apr 25

Introducing: Spokeo Community

by Vanessa • April 25, 2013

If you’ve been a regular visitor of the Spokeo Blog, you’ve probably noticed a growing number of posts about our latest community efforts. From our Holiday Toy Drive, to the Spokeo Search Angel Awards and even our Coder Dojo computer programming workshop for kids, you can tell that Spokeo isn’t only committed to providing the [...]

Posted in Community Outreach, Inside Spokeo, News Flash, Spokeo Search Angels

Apr 22

Spokeo Search Angels at the AAC National Conference on Adoption

by Vanessa • April 22, 2013

By now, you probably know how proud we are of the five Spokeo Search Angel Award winners! A couple of weeks ago, we were lucky enough to be able to gather four out of the five winners in Cleveland at the American Adoption Congress (AAC) International Conference on Adoption. We’re inspired daily by the stories [...]

Posted in Inside Spokeo, News Flash, Spokeo Reunions, Spokeo Search Angels