How to Find an Old Schoolmate Online for Free
Everyone knows how easy it is to lose touch with friends. We all have high school buddies, old flames, and former co-workers that we wonder about now and again, but have no way of contacting. If you think that all these people are out of reach forever, then don’t despair! With the Internet, you have a huge range of tools for locating practically anyone. What’s more is that most of these services cost absolutely nothing. You may even be able to find a person’s cell phone number!
First things first. Think about whether or not you have a mutual friend between you, and if you can contact this person easily. Having someone to point you in the right direction can save you a lot of time. If not, then take all the information you have and put it together. This includes names, birthdays, schools attended, jobs worked and marriage status. Once this is completed, you are ready to start your online quest for re-acquaintance.
With the personal information you have accumulated, try websites such as Anywho (http://www.anywho.com) or Infospace (http://www.infospace.com.) With this type of site, you can perform a variety of “reverse searches” to cross-reference whatever information you possess with what’s is out there. A reverse email address, telephone number, or address could give you that tiny piece of data you need to rekindle a lost friendship at the touch of a button. The process is simple and takes very little time.
Many users may be familiar with sites like Classmates (http://www.classmates.com) and Reunion (http://www.reunion.com.) These sites offer both free and paid memberships, though often a free account is all you need to know whether or not any trace of the individual exists. However, since these websites rely mostly upon memberships to track data, if your long lost friend hadn’t created an account of his or her own then you won’t find a trace. For old army buddies, the self-explanatory www.militaryconnections.com can be a lifesaver.
Stop lying in bed at night wondering what happened to the people you met along the way! The Internet can have you calling or emailing old friends in minutes without laying down a penny. Even if well-known social networking sites such as www.facebook.com have let you down, you still have a wide array of options available. So keep in touch!
