Don't Lose Heart; Find That E-Mail Address!It's the stuff that romantic comedy movies and cheesy television shows are made of. Friends lose contact over the years and don't know how to get back in contact. Or long lost lovers desire to rekindle an old romance but aren't sure how to find each other after so long. The days of hiring a private detective and shelling out big bucks for privileged information about people are long gone. With the blink of an eye, anyone can go about finding email addresses to catch up with an old friend. Best of all, it can be done for free! With a little click of the mouse on aol, there are many finding email addresses directories available. These are resource gems that provide the desired information in very little time. In fact, many searches produce results in mere seconds! These free directories should be the first stop when on a quest for an email address. They can even be used in reverse, finding out who an e-mail address belongs to. When directories fail, social networking sites may provide the information needed. Hundreds of people join sites such as Facebook and MySpace daily, so if at first the sought after individual is absent, another try is warranted later. Although these sites are populated overwhelmingly by the college age and younger set, more and more over 30 adults are discovering social networking benefits, so don't lose heart! The last step in attempting to find someone's email address is fairly simple and intuitive, though more time consuming than the others. Ask around to anyone who might know the person if they have the information. After friends and acquaintances have been tapped, then move on to making a few phone calls. Were they a high school friend? Call the alumni coordinator to see if they can help with finding email addresses. Were they an old work flame? Call the former workplace to see if anyone there can help. Make use of memory reserves to think of how many creative avenues can be explored. If all of these fail and it is important enough, then a private investigator is, indeed, the last resort! |