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A host of entrepreneurs are trying to sell the Internet on their new snake oil: "people search," or specialized search engines designed to pull up personal profiles. Too bad Spock, SquidWho, WhoZat and Wink are all trying to solve a problem that doesn't really exist. [Web Worker Daily]

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