Is Spock the Logical Choice for People Search?

A general search engine like Google is okay for many kinds of searches, and may even be quite good in certain areas, but it can’t compare with a specialized search engine in its area of expertise. So argue medical search engines, job hunting sites, and now people search engines. Today we’ll look at Spock, a people search engine that’s still in private beta, to see if it helps us find people better than Google.


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Nice introduction to Spock.

Besides researching peoples, potential hires and, well, snooping around. Spock can be used to research authors and subject matter experts, get a background on political candidates, filmographies of movie stars, statistics of professional athletes. This list goes on. It also might create a new business: celebrities may hire agencies to claim and manage their public image on the web.

However, It’s probably too early to tell if the site will be a success and, if it is, how many people will be cataloged by it.

Yes, it's certainly too early for that, but I think they're going in a good direction with it. Thanks for the kind words and insight. There's a second part to this review, which will go live tomorrow. I get into the social aspects of Spock there, so you'll want to check it out.