{"id":11407,"date":"2016-05-31T12:01:26","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T20:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/?p=11407"},"modified":"2022-09-05T11:56:07","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T19:56:07","slug":"spokeo-introduces-advanced-search-filters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/spokeo-introduces-advanced-search-filters\/","title":{"rendered":"Spokeo Introduces Advanced Search Filters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re a regular Spokeo user, you\u2019ve probably noticed that we\u2019ve added some new bells and whistles to help you with your search needs &#8212; additional search filters to narrow down results! <\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Users can now filter with:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First Name<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Middle Initial \/ Name<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last Name<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Age Range<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Street, City, State<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phone<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relative&#8217;s First and\/or Last Name<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>How is this helpful?<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As often is the case, let&#8217;s say you search a name that renders <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a lot<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of results&#8230;say you search for &#8220;John Smith.&#8221; There are a lot of people named John Smith in the United States. Our search results return more than 180,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowing a middle initial, can help you slim down results<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">General age range can also help you find exactly who you\u2019re looking for a little more quickly<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a real example, let&#8217;s look for someone named &#8220;John Smith&#8221;:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11408 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-20-at-6.06.01-PM.png?resize=582%2C241&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"John Smith Search\" width=\"582\" height=\"241\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We get more than&nbsp;180,000 results!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11409\" style=\"width: 595px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11409\" class=\"wp-image-11409\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1-John-Smith-collapsed.png?resize=585%2C296&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"John Smith \" width=\"585\" height=\"296\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-11409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You guessed it: John Smith is a popular name in the US<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, let&#8217;s say we don&#8217;t know his age or location, but we do know his wife&#8217;s name is &#8220;Magnolia.&#8221; We can click the &#8220;SHOW ALL FILTERS&#8221; link and enter &#8220;Magnolia&#8221; for &#8220;Relative&#8217;s First Name.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11417 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ShowAllFilters.png?resize=248%2C140&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ShowAllFilters\" width=\"248\" height=\"140\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11416\" style=\"width: 587px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11416\" class=\"wp-image-11416\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2-John-Smith-over-180000-results.png?resize=577%2C382&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"John Smith in the US\" width=\"577\" height=\"382\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-11416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Filter by known information, like relatives&#8217; names, to find who you&#8217;re looking for faster<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Now, we get 10 results in the entire USA! Much easier to browse through these and figure out which one I&#8217;m looking for. 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