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Locating a person’s social media profiles can be important in a variety of contexts. You might want to learn more about the relevant individual, verify their information, collect specific data for marketing purposes, connect with them to explore opportunities, follow them to get updates on their content, or just catch up and rekindle an old friendship.
But what if you have no idea what their social handles are? That’s not an issue. If you know their email address, you can quickly find them on networking platforms with the right tools and techniques.
How is this possible? The answer is simple—digital data footprints. Every interaction a person has online leaves behind tiny digital breadcrumbs, which over time can accumulate into a massive footprint. (Think about the posts you shared on LinkedIn, the comments you made on Quora, the new gaming account you set up to play Fortnite, or the ad you placed on Craigslist to sell your old bike.)
All this data in digital form can be easily connected to each other using specific identifiers (such as names, email addresses, phone numbers, usernames, and SSNs) that are unique to each individual.
In other words, if you have an accurate email, you can use it to track down its owner’s social media accounts and much more!
Here’s what you can do to locate a person on networking platforms when you have their email address.
Nuwber is a people search directory that collects a variety of information about individuals from publicly available sources.
It currently has records of over 300 million Americans (including 305 million email addresses and 442 million networking profiles), which makes it an excellent tool to find someone's social profiles with their email.
To start your search, open Nuwber, and select the "Email" tab. Then, type the email address in the search bar and click “Search”. If the email exists in its database, Nuwber will pull up the respective individual’s social media profiles and other personal details, such as their full name, contact number, address history, marital status, family ties, asset information, licenses, and criminal records.
Google is uber popular worldwide for digging up cyber data. It can identify matching content for your keyword searches from anywhere on the internet within a fraction of a second.
And using its search services is super easy. Just go to www.google.com, type [email] + social media in the search bar, and hit Enter. Then go through the top 10 search results and see what comes up. Another option is to be more specific about the networking platform you are after. For example, you can enter a site name, like Facebook, LinkedIn, or X, so Google’s algorithms could look for related matches. Placing the email within quotation marks could also help improve the results.
Now, certain content on social media may not turn up in a Google search. For example, when a person limits their profile visibility to network users, the platform could prevent search engines from crawling their profile pages.
In instances like that, you might still be able to discover social media accounts by logging into the networking site and conducting an email search using the platform’s search bar. Not all sites offer email searches, but it’s still worth a try.
Some social media sites allow users to sync their contacts to make it easier to find people they already know on their platforms. You might want to check it out, too, if an email search doesn’t yield results.
If you have someone’s email address, why not just send them an email and see whether you could get hold of their social handles? It might save you a whole lot of hassle!
Of course, there will be times when this is not possible. If they hardly know you, they might obviously be reluctant to give away personal info. You might also have reasons for looking into a person’s social activities without alerting them. When this is the case, you can still be tactful in how you extract information (say, by asking indirect questions that could lead you to their social profiles).
Sometimes, people mention their social handles in their email signatures. You can find this out as well by prompting them to respond to an email.
To run a successful reverse search, it is important to have an accurate and up-to-date email address. What if you are unsure about the email you have? After all, people can change their email service provider or move to different companies over time, making their contact details outdated and irrelevant. There could also be mistakes when noting down or passing email addresses, resulting in partially accurate emails.
In such moments, you can turn to an email finder tool that could verify or generate email addresses.
If you know any other information about the relevant person (like their full name, phone number, or address), then a people search site could also help find accurate details.
A search engine can work, too. But you may need to do some digging depending on what other info you have. A name search alone, for instance, might not be so effective if multiple people have the same name.
Thanks to digital data footprints, a simple email address can now allow you to locate someone’s social media accounts without much hassle.
A quick search on Nuwber, Google, and social media is often enough to dig up what you need. A more direct approach is dropping an email to see what you can uncover.
But remember, many of these methods could lead you to a lot more than social media handles. So, whichever technique you use, it is vital that you respect privacy. Consider the purpose of your search and ensure you avoid intrusive practices.
Also, check federal and state regulations related to data privacy if you are looking up a person’s social media accounts and other personal details for commercial reasons. For instance, there are laws prohibiting the use of people search platforms for employment background checks. Using personal information for marketing purposes is also regulated. So, make sure you familiarize yourself before you find, collect, or use anyone’s personal data.
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