Spock, Yasni, 123people -- Who's Got the People Search Buzz? [UPDATED]
Over the last half year, the people search crowd have been slugging it out, if our experience at BNET is any indication. Back in October, we had a chat with Spock.com co-founder Jay Bhatti, at the company's request, the emphasis being its growing nature. Then during the winter, Yasni.com founder Steffen Rühl wanted a conversation, also to discuss the company's growth -- or, as I found from looking at the data, growth still waiting to happen. Now 123people.com has asked for a conversation, citing statistics that show it the leader. However, when I checked the referenced sources, the numbers came to only a fraction of what the company claimed. So perhaps instead of another Q&A, it might make sense to sort through the comparative numbers of many of the people search engines: Spock, Yasni, 123people, iSearch.com, Wink.com, and Pipl.com.
