| Contacting someone you have not talked with in a | | | | you are trying to contact. You can put their name in |
| while can be fun, especially when they are someone | | | | quotes and then add the tag 'email' and then search. |
| that once meant a lot to you and your life. Calling | | | | If someone has a publicly listed email, such as those |
| them can be hard when you haven't spoken for a | | | | that work for the government or for a larger |
| while, and if you request them as a friend on a social | | | | corporation, it may come up right away. |
| networking site, you may wonder if they are going | | | | If you know where someone works, you can see if |
| to recognize you. If you want an easy way to | | | | that company has a listed email directory on their |
| reopen the lines of communication, see if you can | | | | website for contact purposes that has not come up |
| find an email address for them. | | | | through a general web search. That may not work, |
| It can be hard to find some email addresses, but you | | | | but it is more common than you may think. You may |
| won't know what you can find until you try. If the | | | | also want to see if you can get someone to come |
| person in question has an email through their Internet | | | | up through professional networking sites (Orkut or |
| provider, you may have a harder time finding what | | | | LinkedIn). They would have a listed email on such a |
| you want. Web based email, however, can be easier | | | | profile in some cases. |
| because there are databases that you can search. | | | | When that does not work, you can see if you can |
| The email accounts some have through such web | | | | find them through a search on Yahoo or Hotmail. |
| based services - think Yahoo or Hotmail - tend to be | | | | Some opt out of being listed, but you can search for |
| ones people keep for longer periods of time as well. | | | | their name and location if you know it. Don't forget |
| That really helps. | | | | that there are some great sites that allow you to |
| One of the first things you can do is to use a search | | | | search their databases to see if the person you seek |
| engine to search for the name of the person that | | | | comes up in their email directory. |