Who Stalks Me On Facebook
UPDATE: Well, this post has produced a fair bit of difference! Below, five thoughtful theories attempting to resolve this pressing secret:
- The "It's Individuals YOU Search For" Theory
An enthusiastic reader writes: "jesus ... PLEASE correct that facebook post. it's the 5 people whom YOU BROWSE FOR frequently ... not the other way around. it's driving me insane reading through all the remarks seeing individuals getting mad at facebook for absolutely no reason."
- The "It's A Coding Mistake" Theory
From a Facebook discussion thread: "I believe it's indicated to be individuals whose profiles you take a look at the most, but that they're describing the wrong data (human coding error) and it's really the 5 who look at yours many.
I think it's an error because Facebook wouldn't do something like that intentionally, it breaks their values of confidential surfing, however it definitely describes a fact that they're keeping, and in between the [restricted] details that the coding context provides and the nature of the names (after cross-referencing with 7 of my pals), I 'd state they're inadvertently calling up the 5 individuals who browse you the many."
- The "Search Frequency" Theory
A reader attempts to parse the Facebook algorithm: "I have a theory. I think it's matching the frequency of times that you look for someone with the frequency of times that people look for you and it's an effort at translating who your finest good friends are."
- The "It's NOT The Individuals You Look For" Theory
A commenter tries the process of removal: "eek-- all right so i went on my secret stalking-only facebook page, where i have no pals, and tried it. nothing showed up, makings sense, trigger it's a whack name. however, the individuals i utilize it to stalk didn't appear either, which implies it can not be tracking individuals we stalk."
- The "Facebook Says You Like These People" Theory
A commenter declares to go straight to the source: "OK, my buddy emailed her pal that works for the Excellent Book and here was the reaction (focus mine): This is the canned reaction we have actually been utilizing:
The 5 pals that you see listed below the search box are populated based on people whom we think you 'd be most interested in. Considering different elements, we attempt to make an educated guess as to who it is you're searching for when you begin typing a name in the search box.
Please keep in mind that this information is just noticeable to you and will not be shown your friends. We hope that this feature is handy and we value your feedback. Let me know if you have further questions."