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Tools for Finding Businesses and PeopleFinding BusinessesSee also on this page Phone Directories, All-Purpose/Combination Directories, our Business Page and our Business Subscription Databases Page. Over 350,000 company profiles, 30 industries, 65 countries, plus over 15,000 company research reports. The Securities and Exchange Commission's searchable online database of corporate filings. Search for services or businesses near you.
A premier business network and corporate directory, offering a wealth of free information, in addition to its fee-based in-depth information about companies and industries.
Search U.S. Yellow Pages by Category, Business Name, etc. The "alternate Yellow Pages" covering company information for states east of the Mississippi. Yahoo!'s entry into the online YP listings, featuring "Consumer Yellow Pages"
Zip+4 Code lookups and City/State/ZIP Code Association from this official site, as well as a list of USPS abbreviations, and other links. Other Online Telephone DirectoriesA web directory from AT&T which has residential and business listings as well as a means to search toll-free numbers and e-mail. Features a reverse look up feature, that also allows users to search addresses to view all residents on that particular street. Users can go further and map out directions to each residence or business. Featuring country dialing codes, this site also has links to other international web phone directories. "The Internet's original and most complete index of links to yellow pages, white pages, business directories, e-mail addresses and fax listings from over 170 countries around the world". Bilingual options are available and some links offer basic cultural information. Search White Pages information on 66million household, and Yellow Pages covering 14 million business listings. You can also create custom sales leads and mailing lists from over 12 million telephone-verified businesses and 100 million customers.
Features yellow and white page directories, searchable by category or by reverse look-up. Also offers maps and directions. Includes a simple or detailed search option, a way to search distances between addresses, and a nationwide search to locate businesses without entering a state name. Other features include the "Super Topics" listing, which is a web directory, general and consumer information on individual cities, and a means to search for Canadian telephone numbers. Offers People and Business searching, as well as a MapMaker and Directory services.
Finding PeopleBigfoot maintains a huge database which you can use to find both people and their e-mail address, if any. A free resource offering one of the largest edited directories of genealogical websites organized by surname, ethnicity, and geographical location. The largest database of family information on the web, from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Includes excellent research guidance, maps, et al. Trying to find someone? Extensive directories are available on this site which also features "The People-Topic Look Up" which offers alternative ways of locating people.
From Lycos, offering a search by first/last name, which will produce an e-mail address, a phone number, or a web directory. Also contains links to other Lycos People Guides and related people-finding links. From Yahoo!. Offers a telephone or e-mail search, as well as useful crosslinks.
All-Purpose/Combination DirectoriesSearch White Pages information on 66million household, and Yellow Pages covering 14 million business listings. You can also create custom sales leads and mailing lists from over 12 million telephone-verified businesses and 100 million customers. Features yellow and white page directories, searchable by category or by reverse look-up. Also offers maps and directions. Includes a simple or detailed search option, a way to search distances between addresses, and a nationwide search to locate businesses without entering a state name. Other features include the "Super Topics" listing, which is a web directory, general and consumer information on individual cities, and a means to search for Canadian telephone numbers. Offers People and Business searching, as well as a MapMaker and Directory services.
Web Portals & Resource CatalogsMany Web Portals—"gateways"—began as Search Engines, and still retain the search option. Over time, to compete for users, they have added selected links, often arranged by subject, to many other resources on the web. In the latest round of improvements, some portals are adding free PIMs (Personal Information Managers), software which provides address book capability and even calendaring facilities. Other sites included here have always striven for excellence in their selection of links and topical guides. This site lives up to its motto: "the Human Internet", offering more 600 Guides on thousands of topics. Each topical Guide is the responsibility of a human selector, who is an expert in the field. In addition to its search engine and Babelfish translator, Alta Vista offers 13 major categories of links, each with a fly-out menu and submenus. With its powerful NetFind tools, Subject-oriented Web Centers, Shortcuts to interesting sites, Shopping and Community gateways, AOL has a lot to offer, and membership is not required for access. A Librarian's choice of the best of the web, divided into 90 categories.
Web directory, news, weather, classifieds, chat, e-mail, and many personalized features in addition to its famous search engine. Web portal that integrates the highest quality content and services of recognized leaders to create a powerful and unique online experience. An accurate and comprehensive navigational tool for internet resource. Explore and access news services, yellow pages, stock quote, and more. This award-winning vertical information portal of the best library and reference resources on the We, was one of 33 Web sites selected by Forbes magazine as a "Forbes Favorite" Web site in the publication's new Best of The Web guide. Headlines, Shopping, tools, 14 major subject categories and many more features mounted by Lycos A2Z site.
Michigan'd own resource guide. News, e-mail, subject directories, local information, and a lot more! A tremendously useful, well-selected and wide-ranging collection of links, maintained by John Albee, a teacher in the Davenport Community Schools. The Open Directory Project has as its goal to produce a comprehensive, selective directory of web resources. The Project rests upon the contributions of volunteer subject specialists. There are 16 major categories, each of which is subdivided into several topical groups, all of which are searchable..
One-click access to all online U.S. Federal Government Resources. The oldest catalog of the web, continuously updated. Virtual Library was started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the web itself. Widely recognized as being among the highest-quality guides to particular sections of the web. A browseable and searchable directory of internet resources. Access "Yahoo! Metros" and World Yahoos' regional directories, a kids' guide, and many personalization options.
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