Who Stalks Me On Facebook App
UPDATE: Well, this post has generated a fair bit of argument! Below, five thoughtful theories attempting to fix this pressing secret:
- The "It's Individuals YOU Browse For" Theory
A passionate reader writes: "jesus ... PLEASE correct that facebook post. it's the five individuals whom YOU LOOK FOR usually ... not the other method around. it's owning me crazy 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 think it's meant to be the individuals whose profiles you take a look at the most, but that they're referring to the incorrect statistics (human coding error) and it's really the 5 who take a look at yours most.
I believe it's a mistake because Facebook would not do something like that intentionally, it breaks their principles of confidential surfing, but it certainly describes a figure that they're keeping, and between the [limited] information that the coding context provides and the nature of the names (after cross-referencing with 7 of my friends), I 'd say they're unintentionally phoning the 5 individuals who browse you one of the most."
- The "Search Frequency" Theory
A reader tries 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 attempt at interpreting who your best friends are."
- The "It's NOT The People You Browse For" Theory
A commenter tries the process of elimination: "eek-- all right so i went on my secret stalking-only facebook page, where i have no buddies, and attempted it. absolutely nothing turned up, makings sense, trigger it's a whack name. however, individuals i use it to stalk didn't appear either, which indicates it can not be tracking individuals we stalk."
- The "Facebook States You Like These People" Theory
A commenter claims to go directly to the source: "OK, my good friend emailed her good friend that works for the Great Book and here was the action (focus mine): This is the canned reaction we have actually been utilizing:
The five pals that you see below the search box are inhabited based upon people whom we think you 'd be most thinking about. Taking into account various factors, we try to make an informed guess as to who it is you're looking for when you begin typing a name in the search box.
Please note that this info is only visible to you and will not be shared with your good friends. We hope that this feature is helpful and we value your feedback. Let me understand if you have more questions."