Wink Wins People Search Engine Smackdown
Web Worker Daily posted a review “Testing the People Search Engines” and concluded that Wink was the winner. Here’s what Mike Gunderloy had to say:
Wink was the exception in this group. It’s very quick at what it does, and very good at providing just a few, targeted results. With an easy-to-remember URL, it’s a good starting place. If you want to add just one people-searching site to your repertoire, on top of whatever general-purpose search engine you already use, Wink would be the one that I’d start with.
Om Malik posted about the review as: The People Search Engine Smackdown at GigaOm.
There are many ways to find people online - and it is a genuine need. Some services provide more detailed information like your street address and phone number, or other public data. For the searcher, the more the better. For the person being searched, they may feel uneasy if they are concerned about privacy. What Wink - and several others I think - are trying to do is provide search across the more social part of the Web. It makes sense to start with the social networks and grow out from there. There are already over 300 million profiles on social networks and then hundreds of millions beyond that in other kinds of places online - without getting into the White pages.
We’ve had may very nice notes from users who have found long lost friends or family members or classmates. And we’ll keep making it better.
While it’s unrealistic to think everyone will come create their own profile, there is a way for anyone who wants to manage what information is posted about them. Wink lets you claim and update your profile, which you can do here.
Cheers,
Michael
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