PeekYou is a people
search engine
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that indexes people and their
links on the web. Founded in April 2006 by Michael Hussey, PeekYou claims that they have indexed over 250 million people, mostly in the
United States
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and
Canada
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.
The search results consist of publicly available URLs, including
Facebook
Facebook is an online social media and social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin M ...
,
LinkedIn
LinkedIn () is an American business and employment-oriented online service that operates via websites and mobile apps. Launched on May 5, 2003, the platform is primarily used for professional networking and career development, and allows job se ...
,
Wikipedia
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,
Google+
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, blogs, homepages, business pages and news sources.
See also
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Information broker
A data broker is an individual or company that specializes in collecting personal data (such as income, ethnicity, political beliefs, or geolocation data) or data about companies, mostly from public records but sometimes sourced privately, and ...
Further reading
"PeekYou - Spock has Competition"at
Techcrunch
TechCrunch is an American online newspaper focusing on high tech and startup companies. It was founded in June 2005 by Archimedes Ventures, led by partners Michael Arrington and Keith Teare.
In 2010, AOL acquired the company for approximately ...
"PeekYou Makes People Search Worthwhile with Google Integration"at
Mashable
Mashable is a digital media platform, news website and entertainment company founded by Pete Cashmore in 2005.
History
Mashable was founded by Pete Cashmore while living in Aberdeen, Scotland, in July 2005. Early iterations of the site were a ...
"PeekYou’s Hussey Offers Glimpse Into Data Practices"at Adotas
"'Scrapers' Dig Deep for Data on Web"at
Wall Street Journal
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References
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Internet search engines
American companies established in 2006
2006 establishments in New York City
Companies based in New York City
Data brokers
Internet properties established in 2006
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