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how to search Facebook without being logged in

There are many reasons why someone would like to search Facebook without logging in or without having a login ID. If you want to search Facebook without creating an account it is easy, although there are not too many search parameters for your to search by. So if you do not want to login but search for friends and people this is what you need to do. To search Facebook this way you do not need to be logged or use an email ID or be a member or without the need to register. 

 

You would need to go to http://www.facebook.com/srch.php 

The page looks like this, keep in mind that this is a very limited search but if you're searching for someone this is sufficient.

The reason for this limited search is because Facebook would like you to join and not be an outsider. Once you find the person you are looking for you can then send the person a message or add them as a friend, you would need to first create a Facebook account if you do not already have one. You cannot search groups and pages through this search. If you want to do that you can always use Google.

 

For a more detailed search there is also http://www.facebook.com/find-friends/ helps you search Facebook without joining. If you look at the image below you see the options to search involve searching for users who are already a part of your email contact list. So to search you would need to provide your email ID and password to search. Works with all popular email services like Gmail Hotmail and Yahoomail. You can also search for people you IM and you can import contacts from AOL instant messaging, ICQ Chat, Windows Live Messenger and Skype. You can also browse people by alphabetic order by last name and also browse through pages.

Once you start to search by browsing through names or pages you get further options, you are taken to a page that lets you browse for people, pages, groups and applications. The page looks like this.

 

So this is how you can search Facebook with logging in or joining. This way you can browse through Facebook and search for people, pages and groups and if you want to this anonymously it is fine cause using these options does not let people know you're there and searching.