How to take advantage of the internet to find people?

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@youless (114117)
Guangzhou, China
November 8, 2016 5:51pm CST
Since yesterday I heard a bad news about one of our foreign teachers passed away. So I am thinking about other foreign teachers and would like to know how they are now. Last night I found my first foreign teacher from Facebook. He has a happy family photo and I am glad to see it. However, I am unable to find my second foreign teacher because her name is very common. I found many people who have the same names. Is there a better way to use the internet to find people? We have lost contact for many years. At that time there was no internet...
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• United States
9 Nov 16
I Use Facebook. Maybe can you find from mutual friends you may think your other teacher is from?
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
9 Nov 16
I can't remember other foreign teachers' last names since they didn't teach me directly. So I can't find my second foreign teacher from them. My second teacher is Carol Young who has family from Taiwan. But she doesn't know how to speak Chinese. She is about 155cm, she may be born in about 1971-1973. Long time ago she lives in Calinfornia but I don't know whether she has moved to somewhere else after that. I remember she likes to be a fashion designer. Perhaps this is all the information I have now I know you live in the south of America, so if you see someone who is similar with her, please say hello to her from me.
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
9 Nov 16
@infatuatedbby I know America is a large country as well as China Usually Chinese don't like moving around but American may like to experience something new. So I can't be sure where she is now.
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• United States
9 Nov 16
@youless Hehe, it's a small shot! But I don't know anyone of that name. Though I do live in Southern California. I hope you somehow come across her on social media. That would be cool!
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• Philippines
9 Nov 16
That's the benefit of having internet, you get to be in touch with people you havent' seen in a long time. In fact, you get to see their updates as years goes by.
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
9 Nov 16
In fact my friends shall be easy to find me via the net since I have many social accounts
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
9 Nov 16
I think you can search it using their email address. Are you using VPN to open your Facebook account?
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
9 Nov 16
I don't have their email addresses or home addresses etc. As I said before, at that time there was no internet. Yes, I use VPN here so that I can access to any websites.
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@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
9 Nov 16
@youless That's bad to hear. I hope you can find them.
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@epiffanie (11336)
• Australia
9 Nov 16
It's not easy to find people if their names are very common ..
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
9 Nov 16
You are right.
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@magallon (19279)
• Philippines
9 Nov 16
That's one of the purposes of Facebook. To make us stay connected with our family, relatives or friends.. So let's take advantage of it's usage...
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
9 Nov 16
Now I can see how important it is to have a special name.
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@magallon (19279)
• Philippines
9 Nov 16
@youless Yes... If your name is uncommon or special, it will be easy to locate you in facebook...
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@amandajay (23262)
• New Zealand
9 Nov 16
Find people on net? I dont use any social media .
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
9 Nov 16
This is the convenient way.
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@amandajay (23262)
• New Zealand
9 Nov 16
@amandajay (23262)
• New Zealand
9 Nov 16
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@franxav (14597)
• India
9 Nov 16
Yes,internet helps us to find the people we used to know in the past.
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
9 Nov 16
Unfortunately it doesn't work all the time.
@ms1864 (6882)
• Bangalore, India
9 Nov 16
it is just FB....even then there are many older people who don't want to bother with it. ...so it might be hard to find.
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
9 Nov 16
It is worse some people even don't have the profile photos in their Facebook accounts...
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