Social Media Locator Search

The LexisNexis® Social Media Locator search provides you with instant access to a comprehensive social media and web profile for subjects of interest. You can search for publicly-available content about individuals, organizations, and businesses; you can also search using a multitude of input fields, including usernames and screen names.

Before you begin this task:
  • Depending on your product subscription, you may not have access to this search.
  • Your DPPA (Driver’s Privacy Protection Act), GLBA (Gramm‐Leach‐Bliley Act), and DMF (Death Master File) permissible use selections appear at the bottom of the form. Click the links if you need to change your permissible use selections before you run a new search.
  • To view source information for this search, click Source.

At a minimum, you must provide information in the following fields:

  • Last Name
  • First Name

For the best results, enter information in the following fields: Last Name, First Name, City, State, Phone, and Email.

Procedure:
  1. Enter the last name.
  2. Enter the first name.
  3. Enter the middle name or the middle initial.
  4. Enter the street address with or without numbers.
    You can also include any other details (for example, Ave, St, Ct, or Blvd).
  5. Enter the city.
  6. Select the state.
  7. Enter the ZIP Code (for example, 12345 or 12345-6789).
  8. Enter a complete phone number with or without dashes, spaces, periods, or an area code (for example, 1234567891, (123)4567891, 123 456 7891, 123 4567891, 123-456-7891, 123.456.7891, 456-7891, or (123) 456 7891).
  9. Enter the email address.
  10. Enter the DOB (date of birth) in MM/dd/yyyy format (for example, 02/14/1963).
  11. Enter the username.
  12. Select the site that is associated with the username.
  13. Enter the name of the company.
  14. Enter the name of the school.
  15. Select Additional Subject Information to expand additional fields.
    • Enter another last name.
    • Enter another first name.
    • Enter another middle name or middle initial.
    • Enter the last name of the spouse.
    • Enter the first name of the spouse.
    • Enter the middle name or middle initial of the spouse.
    • Enter the maiden name.
  16. Select Associate Information to expand additional fields.
    • Enter the last name of the associate.
    • Enter the first name of the associate.
    • Enter the middle name or middle initial of the associate.
  17. Select Additional Search Information to expand additional fields.
    1. Select the type to include or exclude specific terms.
    2. Enter the term.
  18. To associate your search with a customer or a topic, provide a label (for example, the customer's name or a topic name) in the Reference ID field.
    The History function lets you view the searches that are associated with a reference ID.
    Note Your organization may require a reference ID in a particular format. Additionally, the contents of this field may be automatically completed or the field may have restrictions that are configured by your administrator.
  19. Click Search.