Pipl.com Takes the US People Search Market
TechCrunch broke the news recently that Pipl.com has taken over the top position in the people search niche in the U.S. – though Spock still leads that market globally.
Roi Carthy at TechCrunch calls the new Pipl.com scary.
It produces not only links to all of your profiles on social networks like Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn, blog mentions, and photos on Flickr. It finds mentions of your name in public records, including property records, SEC filings, and birth databases. It also finds e-mail addresses and summarizes "quick facts" about the person.
What does that mean? I found an email address on one of my daughters (I already had it.) I found my little sister's address, phone number, birthday and age, and her husband's name (all of which I already knew).
The I searched my own name. Huge pile of stuff.
I didn't see any social security numbers, credit info, etc. in the free searches. It would be interesting to see what comes back on the paid search. Pipl searches the web itself instead of just databases. You get public documents that are online – a potential for criminal records, professional licenses, deeds, etc. It's still not great for "John Smith" (I have a friend by that name). But if your looking for someone with a name with a little less commonality, the potential is great.
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By jennyG, February 10, 2009 @ 12:50 pm
You should also check out
http://www.123people.com – a fast growing people search site.
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By People Finder, April 1, 2009 @ 3:53 pm
Pipl.com is definitely a great all in one free people search site.
By Vickie Montmarquet, April 8, 2009 @ 4:01 pm
Please remove my personal information from pipl.com site:
Vickie Caldwell
1406 Corder Drive
Nashville, Tn 37206
Thank You
By rhonda prentice, April 10, 2009 @ 5:23 am
please remove my information from pipl.com. there are other people using my information. i live in roxbury yet people are using my information in different parts of the country. this is illegal and a problem. rhonda prentice: 84 academy terrace, roxbury, mass. 02119. thank you.
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By Dejo, April 17, 2010 @ 3:45 am
Vickie and Rhonda (if it’s really you and you’re not impersonating someone else): all the infos about you are things that can be found in public (online phone books, blog entries etc). Pipl just summarizes everything. It’s also very stupid to write down your address in the comments here, cause this blog sure can’t delete what is published on Pipl.
By Computrace Webmaster, May 1, 2010 @ 11:01 am
Find people anywhere in the United States. Inexpensive and fast! Also, free information to help you find people and locate assets.
By mia, December 18, 2010 @ 11:51 am
how can i remove my information from pipl? i’ve tried putting my pipl url address in the box and clicking on ‘remove me’ as instructed but it doesn’t work it just keeps giving me the message saying ‘this profile does not exist’ please can anyone help me. thanks
By find people for free, January 12, 2011 @ 6:19 pm
It is so intresting what details you get back from a search . I conducted a search using my and my girlfriends name (with her consent) and we where both shocked in what information we got back from just the free search .
By Clarissa, February 6, 2011 @ 6:51 am
Remove all information for me – Clarissa Cassidy, Charlotte, NC. immediately. You think I have a URL???