Get the True Scoop on Your Facebook Friends

Facebook has a new app called TrueScoop that digs up the dirt on anyone. It's a free service so it culls the information from public records across the U.S. I can't vouch for how accurate the information is, but give it a try. All you need to do is enter a name or birth date.

For each search result you’ll get the basics: location, date of birth, middle initial, and whether or not there is a criminal record. Results can also be filtered by state. TrueScoop will show an expanded detail list of the criminal record from there, along with any other details it’s pulled for your person of interest.

New Sites for Digging Up Dirt

There are some great free sites out there that I've been using lately to dig up information on individuals. I usually start with 123people.com. It returns some good information including links to social networking sites. I've even had email addresses returned. Once you have a subject's email address you can search common social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, even YouTube.

Another great site for searching with email addresses is yoname.com. A fun site to try once you've found someone's Facebook or MySpace page is lococitato.com. Just put in the person's address and you'll see all the friends associated with that account.

Today I found out about a couple interesting new search engines. Take a look at Whostalkin.com and search blogs and websites for your subject. Searchme.com returns a visual of websites. Want to search blogs? Try Twingly.com.