Whos Stalking Me On Facebook
UPDATE: Well, this post has generated rather a bit of disagreement! Below, 5 thoughtful theories attempting to resolve this pushing secret:
- The "It's People YOU Look For" Theory
A passionate reader writes: "jesus ... PLEASE right that facebook post. it's the 5 individuals whom YOU LOOK FOR usually ... not the other way around. it's driving me insane reading through all the comments seeing people getting mad at facebook for definitely no factor."
- The "It's A Coding Mistake" Theory
From a Facebook conversation thread: "I believe it's implied to be the individuals whose profiles you look at the most, however that they're describing the wrong data (human coding error) and it's actually the 5 who take a look at yours the majority of.
I think it's an error due to the fact that Facebook would not do something like that intentionally, it breaks their ethos of confidential surfing, but it absolutely describes a fact that they're keeping, and in between the [minimal] details that the coding context offers and the nature of the names (after cross-referencing with 7 of my friends), I 'd say they're accidentally calling up the 5 people who search you the many."
- The "Search Frequency" Theory
A reader tries to parse the Facebook algorithm: "I have a theory. I believe it's matching the frequency of times that you look for someone with the frequency of times that individuals look for you and it's an effort at interpreting who your finest buddies are."
- The "It's NOT The Individuals You Look For" Theory
A commenter tries the process of removal: "eek-- fine so i went on my secret stalking-only facebook page, where i have no good friends, and attempted it. nothing showed up, that makes sense, trigger it's a whack name. nevertheless, the people i utilize it to stalk didn't appear either, which suggests it can not be tracking individuals we stalk."
- The "Facebook Says You Like These Individuals" Theory
A commenter claims to go straight to the source: "OK, my pal emailed her pal that works for the Good Book and here was the reaction (emphasis mine): This is the canned action we have actually been utilizing:
The five good friends that you see below the search box are populated based on people whom we think you 'd be most interested in. Considering numerous elements, we attempt to make an educated guess regarding who it is you're looking for when you begin typing a name in the search box.
Please keep in mind that this information is only noticeable to you and will not be shown your pals. We hope that this feature is handy and we value your feedback. Let me know if you have more concerns."