How To See Facebook Stalkers
UPDATE: Well, this post has generated quite a bit of difference! Below, five thoughtful theories attempting to solve this pressing mystery:
- The "It's Individuals YOU Browse For" Theory
A passionate reader composes: "jesus ... PLEASE proper that facebook post. it's the 5 individuals whom YOU BROWSE FOR frequently ... not the other way around. it's driving me insane reading through all the comments seeing people getting mad at facebook for absolutely no factor."
- The "It's A Coding Error" Theory
From a Facebook discussion thread: "I think it's meant to be individuals whose profiles you take a look at the most, but that they're referring to the wrong statistics (human coding mistake) and it's in fact the 5 who take a look at yours many.
I think it's an error because Facebook wouldn't do something like that intentionally, it goes against their values of anonymous browsing, but it certainly refers to a statistic that they're keeping, and between the [limited] details that the coding context gives and the nature of the names (after cross-referencing with 7 of my pals), I 'd say they're inadvertently calling the 5 individuals who browse you one of the most."
- The "Browse 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 browse for somebody with the frequency of times that individuals search for you and it's an attempt at translating who your finest pals are."
- The "It's NOT The People You Search For" Theory
A commenter tries the procedure of elimination: "eek-- fine so i went on my secret stalking-only facebook page, where i have no friends, and attempted it. absolutely nothing turned up, that makes sense, trigger it's a whack name. however, the individuals i utilize it to stalk didn't appear either, which means it can not be tracking the individuals we stalk."
- The "Facebook States You Like These People" Theory
A commenter claims to go straight to the source: "OK, my buddy emailed her pal that works for the Excellent Book and here was the action (emphasis mine): This is the canned action we've been utilizing:
The 5 pals that you see below the search box are inhabited based on people whom we believe you 'd be most thinking about. Taking into consideration different factors, we try to make an educated guess as to who it is you're looking for when you begin typing a name in the search box.
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