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There are 2 very powerful concepts you must know about if you want to search for and find old classmates. I’ve outlined them below.
1. Find your classmates directly (via online or offline methods)
More and more people come online. Your old classmate might be a member of some social network like Facebook or a member of another type of community.
So what can you do in order to locate him? Simple. Use Google or Yahoo and type his or her:
* Full name (in case the name is very common try entering the name AND the age together, or the name and the location)
* Username or nickname (if your classmate had a nickname unique to him then this is your best bet
You can also do more accurate search if you have some more confidential information of him like a social security number.
There are also some other types of people search sites you can use except Google and Yahoo.
2. Find your classmates indirectly
This is a harder method, but the long term benefits are huge. It involves contacting other people who might know something about your old school friend.
Let’s say you’re looking for a friend from high school. You can go and find the high school’s alumni website. Then find his generation and contact all the people there asking whether they know something about the person you’re trying to find and if they don’t, ask them whether they can tell you about someone that might know something.
This might take more time than using the first tip but, as I’ve mentioned, has bigger benefits in the long run.
So the tip is, basically, find anyone who you think knows something about your classmate and start asking.
