The game does not require players to enter game-specific Friends Codes, but instead uses the global Wii address book to locate friends.

The studio I work for even produces a weekly show about locating friends and loved ones.

Still others included requests for help locating missing friends and relatives - postings that were hard to read with dry eyes.

See www.samoa.travel for the latest updates and advice for people trying to locate friends and relatives who were on island when the disaster occurred.

Local residents are trying to resume their lives and, in some cases, locate friends and family.

Lost Trails,which helped people locate missing relatives and friends.

Others rushed forward calling greetings when they managed to locate friends or relatives.

Mr. Young said the benches do serve a practical function, helping members locate friends and family .

Then Meredith would try to locate neighbors and friends of her great-aunt.

The site offers a "plan-a-trip feature" to locate potential friends or dates where one is headed.