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Interview Magazine: Meet Mark Kerrigan, the Man Who Finds Famous People

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Interview Magazine: Meet Mark Kerrigan, the Man
Who Finds Famous People. “As the managing director of Celebrity Service, the online database that most magazines use to find the details of any talent they’re looking to feature, Mark has worked for nearly three decades making the most inaccessible people a little more accessible. We thanked him for his service with some sangria at Sevilla, where he arrived with a briefcase of pre-internet Celebrity Service artifacts, and some stories about his years of seeking out the stars.”

PR Newswire: AcademicInfluence. com Ranks the World’s Most Influential Think Tanks (PRESS RELEASE)

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PR Newswire: AcademicInfluence. com Ranks the World’s Most Influential Think Tanks (PRESS RELEASE). “… AcademicInfluence.com examines billions of open-source, crowd-edited data points, mapping lines of influence through continuously updated data repositories, including Wikipedia and Crossref. These databases result in analysis that resists being gamed or undermined by single-source editorial bias. AcadmicInfluence.com now opens access to these user-customizable search capabilities so that students, researchers, and inquirers can discover the most influential people and institutions, providing the answers users seek with the objectivity they need.” The people search, to see how famous people rank in influence, is addictive.

Kim Komando: How to delete yourself from people search sites

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Kim Komando: How to delete yourself from people search sites. “People search sites build profiles based on public info scraped from across the internet. These profiles often contain sensitive data like phone numbers and addresses — and scam callers and mail spammers rely on these websites to scout prospects. You might be thinking, ‘Is this legal?’ Data brokers get away with it by giving people a chance to opt-out. Unfortunately, this is usually easier said than done. Prepare to jump through some hoops.”

ABC News Australia: Here’s how a Melbourne genealogist found the author of a 50-year-old message in a bottle

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ABC News Australia: Here’s how a Melbourne genealogist found the author of a 50-year-old message in a bottle. “It has come as a shock to many people, including social media users, how quickly Mr [Paul] Gilmore was found. What they do not know is, it was old-school techniques that helped crack the case so quickly. As ABC journalists furiously messaged almost every Paul Gilmore listed on Facebook — including one living in Kazakhstan — they received an email from Sue McBeth.”

Bellingcat: Using Phone Contact Book Apps For Digital Research

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Bellingcat: Using Phone Contact Book Apps For Digital Research. “Popular apps such as TrueCaller or GetContact advertise the ability to see who is really calling you, even if you do not know the number, and alert the app user of spam or scam calls. However, the way that these apps gather information to determine the name of an unknown caller is not as broadly advertised.”

VentureBeat: Findera taps a database of 133 million records to connect professionals

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VentureBeat: Findera taps a database of 133 million records to connect professionals. “Ever meet someone at a party whose name you can’t remember? LinkedIn or Facebook can lend a helping hand, but they’re not exactly tailor-made for such searches — at least, not unless you’ve got a few details to go on. That’s why Christophe Daligault, a former general manager at Microsoft, launched Findera, a new search engine designed to help everyday folks, businesspeople, and recruiters find individuals — and their place of work — more quickly. After launching in private alpha earlier this year, it’s available for free starting today.”

Mary Ellen Bates: Finding people through Facebook Graph Search

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From the terrific Mary Ellen Bates: Finding people through Facebook Graph Search. “Over the years, it’s gotten harder to conduct meaningful searches in Facebook. Sure… you can type in someone’s name and then browse through the profiles of everyone with that name (or something similar). But what if you want to find someone based on their profile—where they work, what degrees they have, and what their interests are?”