Social Networking Search Tips

Some sites members choose to keep their details private, out of reach to all search engines.
If you have the email address of your searchee, include this in the search field with their full name
Put quotation marks around multiple names to avoid partial name results i.e. "Ann Marie Double Surname"
To avoid tense/synonym changes in results precede names with "+" i.e. Stephen +Hawking
Many sites members include middle and maiden names
Many sites members only list usernames and nicknames.
Many private members may still be users of public groups or fans of pages. Precede your search with pages or groups
Try including the school or company from where you knew this person

Generic Useful Search Hints / Tips

Operators
Maiden names	OR	e.g. "Julie Smith OR Julie Jones"
No tense/plural/synonym changes	+	e.g. "Tom +Cruise"
Exclude names	-	e.g. "George Simpson -Bush"
Unknown middle names	*	e.g. "John * Kennedy