Social networking has come a long way from being a shady place to a collection of virtual communities that have millions of profiles all over the world. Reunion.com has collaborated with Wink to allow its members access over 175 million profiles listed on Wink People Search. Wink has access to profiles all over the globe across many social networking and online communities.

The process may help families, friends and partners connect and reconnect in an age where everything is being ruled by Web 2.0. Having said this, this would be of particular interest to those who may be looking for a lost friend or even a lost business opportunity or client. Wink People Search happens to be the world’s first people search engine. Looks like the world will be a huge online community where everyone can connect to the other.

With such widespread access to profiles, it’s almost automatic to wonder and be apprehensive about privacy. This is something that social networking sites and search engines must consider seriously. The ones that are being searched may not be interested to be searched by a particular person. This necessitates the need to allow privacy settings that can be manipulated by the users themselves. Nevertheless, the collaboration between Wink and Reunion.com is a step towards a more accessible and searchable online community.

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Via: Allbusiness