Bigsight.org - The Web's People Directory

BigSight is the online version of the White Pages. It aims to have the largest listing of people on the internet. Instead of having to search the internet for people on different social networking sites, you can go straight to BigSight and look somebody up without having to be a member yourself. Putting your own information on the site is easy and you can even simplify the profile creation process using data taken from your Facebook account. Profiles are fairly simple without too many bells and whistles and contain such sections as name, portrait, job description, age, location, and a third-person description. Users also have the opportunity to include a job resume, time line of their life, and contact information. People with listings on BigSight are grouped into categories according to work and school associations.

Towards the end of 2007, we set out to build what we hope will become the world’s largest people directory. The web is a crowded place and it has traditionally done a very poor job of dealing with people data; as such, we believe it is time for a central, standardized directory that is organized around the lasting elements that are tied to individual identity: learning, interests, and work. In creating this directory, we hope to provide a useful utility for individuals to better promote their work, connect with opportunities, and control their online identity. We employ a team of editors and ask that users adhere to strict content guidelines to ensure informational integrity across the directory.

BigSight does away with much of the nonsense associated with social networking sites and creates a cleaner, more streamlined environment for relaying personal and professional information. Strict guidelines, such as mandatory updates for members every three months, ensure that the site keeps its quality look.

BigSight only has roughly a thousand profiles, so only time will tell if the site will be able to live up to its claim as being the world's largest people directory. It also seems a little bit like a no-frills, "grown up" version of Facebook.