Finding People with 123People - Check Out the Updates

Let me take you to another part of 123People's home page. As with the index, I was a little confused when I saw it. What does it mean? Specifically, what's with the hyperlinked dates?

Just as with the index, you can click on any one of those dates and 123People will take you to a list of people it updated on that day. Here's an example:

It may not look like it, but every person's entry on this list is an active link, which takes you to their profile page.

Before you ask, a profile page apparently is NOT something you get for registering with the search engine. One of 123People's beta testers noted in her review that “you can claim a profile and layer in bits of information about yourself,” but that functionality has apparently been removed; I could not do this, even after I registered. I can only assume the search engine has chosen to go in a different direction, less toward social networking and more toward aggregating information.

In the next part, I'll take a really in-depth look at the profile pages, leaving no section unturned. You'll see a few surprises that I manage to find, and some very unexpected uses for 123People – beyond stalking someone. Don't miss it!