News Flash

We’ve experienced a huge increase in traffic (12x to be exact) over the past two weeks; likewise, we’ve received a lot of emails. We took pride in our 24-hour response time to all inquiries in the past, but our small team simply couldn’t keep up with this huge spike. We didn’t have enough people to [...]

Some people have been reporting to us that their opted-out listings have reappeared on Spokeo.com.  After investigating these cases, we’ve found that this has been caused by certain misunderstandings and false expectations about how Spokeo works. We would like to address this issue and clarify any confusion.  When you choose to opt out of Spokeo, [...]

Spokeo has been a hot news topic recently, and our traffic has skyrocketed as a result. Our servers are coping with the traffic spike, but our site is running slower than usual. We’re working hard on smoothing out the kinks and getting things back up to speed. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any [...]

Have you ever had the experience of forgetting the name of the person behind the AIM screen name?  I’ve been using AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) since high school, and my contact list today has more than one hundred people. I haven’t talked to a lot of these old friends for a while, so I only [...]

Spokeo 5.0 is coming in the next few days! Check out the screenshot below for a special sneak preview. Our new design philosophy centers around the old saying, "a picture is worth a thousand words." Spokeo 4.0 aggregates public data and displays it as text-strings. Spokeo 5.0 will implement graphics, icons, and new designs to [...]

We here at Spokeo live and breathe cutting-edge design and innovation. We are constantly experimenting with newfangled and transformative concepts, and always looking for ways to improve upon our products. This time is no different. We are at it again. Spokeo is pleased to announce the release of our new product – Spokeo 5!  Spokeo 5 is transformative in [...]

Spokeo Scores a Solid 100 With Webutation.org! Webutation.org, an open project that examines and rates websites for reputation with the aim of making the web a safer place, published its latest findings this week, awarding Spokeo a full 100 out of 100 possible points – the highest score achievable in its ranking system. Webutation collects [...]

People Search On The Go… Spokeo is thrilled to announce the release of its cool new product “Spokeo Mobile.” The new mobile product released just today is virtually identical to the standard version, and is super fast.  Now you no longer have to be tethered to a computer to perform a search. Conduct an instant [...]

Spokeo’s vanguard approach may prompt some interesting debates on occasion, but if there’s one thing that seems to transcend all differences and bring a smile even to the staunchest doubting-Thomas’s face, it is our inimitable, ever-so-likeable, Spokeo hedgehog logo. People constantly tell us how much they love it.  So when the company recently handed out [...]

  For all you Spokeo subscribers (present and future) alas, the time has come. We held off for as long as we could, but unfortunately, come July 14th, Spokeo prices are finally poised to go up.  OK – we hear your collective groan.  But hey – there’s good news too!  As long as your subscription [...]