Content

• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

Did you have a friend with whom you were once very close, but he left or graduated from the university? It's hard to have a friend at a distance and not be in contact with him. It is painful and difficult, but leaves hope for your meeting in the future.

Steps

1. 1 Search Facebook. If you cannot find him there, then he is either not registered with Facebook, or he deleted, closed his account, or you misspelled his name. Facebook is a great way to find people because most people use their real name and other information there. More often than not, if your friend is registered there, you will find him in the search results, so search there first before looking elsewhere.
2. 2 Search MySpace. Searching on MySpace is not as easy as searching on Facebook, but it is just as good for finding people. MySpace is more popular than Facebook, although it is not as secure and, more often than not, the names of the people there are fictitious, so the search will become more difficult.
3. 3 Analyze all the information. On a piece of paper, write everything you know about the person. But you shouldn't write useless information like "She was wearing a black bracelet the last time I saw her." How will this help you? NOTHING! What race / origin is your friend? Where does he live? How long is his hair? Here's an example description:
   • Name: Ryuja Makaniko
   • Description: Asian, black straight long hair, thin, medium build and height
   • Age: 19
   • Previous / Present Location: Upper Darby, PA
   • Upper Darby High School Graduate
4. 4 This is an example of the information you should have written on the sheet.
5. 5 Remember, if a person graduated from school or college, he does not have to stay in the same city.
6. 6 Ask people who might know this person. Chances are that your friend had other acquaintances who know him well. At the very least, they can tell you if they know your friend, and if so, from where.
7. 7 Ask around at school. Go to the last school, college, or campus your friend attended and see if you have a message. Unfortunately, many schools do not allow you to provide information about students.
8. 8 Search the internet. Enter “search for a person” or “phone book” into Google. You need to search for a site based on what you think can help. When you visit the site, enter the person's name and information. If you don't know a person's last name, this can make it difficult to find, because many people search sites require you to enter the last name for accurate results. The Yahoo directory, for example, requires you to enter a person's last name. So until you know the last name, you don't have to search there. The more information you have about a person, the more likely you are to find him. It all depends on how much information you have collected. If you know twice as much information as you need, but do not know the contact information, you know almost everything, but do not know how to contact him, do your best and soon you will be able to contact him.
9. 9 Submit your request to Trace at WikiWorldBook. This will create a unique URL for the person you are looking for and it will appear in the search results, allowing you to use all the resources on the internet to find your friend or relative.

Tips

• More often than not, internet searches are not enough. If you really want to find this person, pray to see him again. Try to look for it in the real world. If you have any idea where it might be, just go to that city and hope to see it there.
• The best way to check if an online search is working is to enter your details. You should definitely know your name, age, place of residence, etc. So if you run a search on yourself and find information that matches the real one, you are a few steps away from your friend.
• The next time you get close enough with a friend, try to take all their phone numbers, email addresses, and as much contact information as possible to avoid repeating the same problem.
• Remember that the amount of information that free Internet resources provide you may be limited for the general public. If you want to find more detailed information, you will almost always have to pay for it.

Warnings

• If you can't find the person anywhere on the internet, chances are they moved, and you don't know it, so pray and pray and pray again.
• If you are caught in this case, they may consider you a stalker or a maniac.
• If the person you're looking for is under 18 and doesn't have a Facebook or MySpace account, then you're out of luck. There are not many people search engines that provide results for 17 year olds and a few that provide them for a fee.
• Don't be discouraged if you can't find the person in the first 5 minutes. This takes time.

What do you need

• Free time
• Internet access
• Patience
• Search friend
• Prayer