When I wrote about social networking and popularity some weeks back I was reminded how often I’m floored by the amount of "Friends" some people have on Facebook. I know one who has almost 1500. 1500! Forget 1500 friends – I don’t even think that I can name 1500 people (I get to about 40 [...]

Well, it was a long time in coming, but I’m happy to announce SPOKEO AFFILIATES, our new affiliates program! Spokeo is one of the most trusted names in people search. We have grown by leaps and bounds in the last year and we’d like you to be part of our success. Thanks to considerable buzz [...]

I think I’m not alone here when I say that the best part about working at Spokeo is receiving an email like this: "You are the best site! After years looking for my father, I found an address on this site and wrote a letter [...] within a week my father and aunt called me [...]

Well that was fast. It seems like only a few weeks ago that we were talking about the release of Google+ (oh wait – that’s because we were!), and now it appears that the search engine giant’s new social networking platform has already pulled ahead of the pack. That is, at least, according to a [...]

Another month, another list! Check out the top people searches of July: 10. Jose Baez – Jose Baez is Casey Anthony’s attorney. Here’s an interesting profile of Baez by AP, which describes how the lawyer dropped out of high school before getting an equivalency degree. 9. James Brown – "The Godfather of Soul" makes our [...]

I’ve been reading James Gleick’s masterful new book The Information, an epic history of the information age. Gleick’s sweeping narrative covers a lot of historical ground, from the talking drums of Africa, to the telegraph, from texting to Twitter.  Gleick is a journalist who specializes in topics related to science and technology, and is perhaps [...]

We here at Spokeo have been working hard to improve the quality of your people searches. One way we’ve worked towards accomplishing this is by revamping the design of our reverse phone lookup to make it as attractive and user-friendly as possible.  For our latest revamp,  however, we decided that it was high time to [...]

It seems like everybody is talking about Google’s new social networking platform, Google+ (Google Plus). The conversation inevitably has focused on the similarities and differences between it and the almighty Book (Facebook), and whether its features are attractive enough to draw users away from said Book. It’s still early in the game, of course, but [...]

Calvin just returned from a long weekend getaway to beautiful Northern California. Calvin loves visiting other countries and experiencing different cultures, but also feels extremely lucky to live in such a large and scenic state (and country). Only in California can you reach the beach, the snow, the desert, and everything in between in just [...]

We’ve already surpassed June and its gloom, and as the temperature continues to heat up, so has the race for our top people searches! Check out the list below: 10. Olivia Holt – Olivia is one of the young stars of “Kickin’ It,” a new Disney channel martial arts-themed show. She must be kicking butt [...]