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November 3, 2008 5:00 AM PST

People-search sites Reunion.com, Wink to merge

by Caroline McCarthy
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Social network Reunion.com has made a new friend: people search service Wink. The two have merged in a new deal that promises to make it dramatically easier to find people on the Web.

Early next year, the merger will produce "an entirely new brand," the companies said. The two have not said what its name will be, nor have financial details been disclosed. With the dual technologies of Reunion and Wink, the companies say that they will be able to search more than 700 million social-networking profiles. They'll be able to search profiles on MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, Friendster, AOL's Bebo, Microsoft's Windows Live Spaces, Yahoo, Xanga, and Twitter--among others.

Numbers from Nielsen last month indicated that Reunion.com, which says it receives 12 million unique visitors each month, is one of the fastest-growing social networks in the U.S. despite the fact that it's hardly on the radar of Twittering blog pundits. Its biggest demographic, according to Nielsen, is those between 55 and 64 who are looking to re-connect with friends and classmates.

"Through this merger, we're redefining the people search space by bridging existing social networks and providing consumers with the tools they need to find, be found, and stay connected," Wink CEO Michael Tanne said in a release. "We're aiming to create an entirely new online experience that simplifies people's lives by making it easy to find and keep up with everyone they know. There will be exciting developments in the coming months as we integrate our strengths and push our business forward."

Originally posted at The Social
Caroline McCarthy, a CNET News staff writer, is a downtown Manhattanite happily addicted to social-media tools and restaurant blogs. Her pre-CNET resume includes interning at an IT security firm and brewing cappuccinos. E-mail Caroline.
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by moon_brain November 3, 2008 5:17 AM PST
I had never signed up for nor had I ever heard of reunion.com until I was hit with a ton of spam from the site not too long ago. Then suddenly, it stopped. Hopefully they'll improve their practices. I even find their more popular competition, classmates.com, rather shady.
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by recordonlineguide November 6, 2008 5:01 AM PST
Go to http://RecordOnlineGuide.blogspot.com and find Top Ten list of where to find the best public record search databases online,Search thousands of official public record sites to find court records, criminal records, property records, and more. Find people, property, criminal and civil cases, and other background check information quickly, easily.
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by recordonlineguide November 9, 2008 3:52 AM PST
The Dangers Of Using Public Records : <a href=http://www.squidoo.com/Free-Public-Records->http://www.squidoo.com/Free-Public-Records-</a>
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by carwaterguide December 27, 2008 11:11 AM PST
find out here ..... http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-2648106-10401513
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by People-Search January 26, 2009 11:04 PM PST
I think http://com.lullar.com can search people by email and I think it better in this point
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by pplfinder December 1, 2009 2:23 PM PST
I'm kinda pissed reunion displays wink results and then requires you to pay for them when you can get them for free.

Anyway, there are some other types of people search sites, i've wrote on <a href="http://www.findermind.com/tag/types-of-people-search-sites/">them here</a> I don't know if HTML is working anyway let me know what you think.
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