Whos Stalking My Facebook
UPDATE: Well, this post has actually created a fair bit of argument! Listed below, five thoughtful theories trying to fix this pushing secret:
- The "It's Individuals YOU Search For" Theory
An enthusiastic reader writes: "jesus ... PLEASE proper that facebook post. it's the five people whom YOU LOOK FOR the majority of 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 reason."
- The "It's A Coding Mistake" Theory
From a Facebook conversation thread: "I think it's meant to be individuals whose profiles you look at the most, however that they're describing the incorrect stats (human coding error) and it's really the 5 who look at yours many.
I believe it's a mistake because Facebook wouldn't do something like that deliberately, it breaks their ethos of confidential surfing, but it definitely describes a statistic that they're keeping, and between the [limited] details that the coding context provides and the nature of the names (after cross-referencing with 7 of my friends), I 'd say they're accidentally calling the 5 individuals who search you the a lot of."
- The "Browse Frequency" Theory
A reader attempts to parse the Facebook algorithm: "I have a theory. I believe it's matching the frequency of times that you look for somebody with the frequency of times that people look for you and it's an effort at translating who your buddies are."
- The "It's NOT Individual You Look For" Theory
A commenter attempts the process of elimination: "eek-- alright so i went on my secret stalking-only facebook page, where i have no buddies, and tried it. nothing came up, that makes sense, cause it's a whack name. nevertheless, individuals i use it to stalk didn't show up either, which means it can not be tracking individuals we stalk."
- The "Facebook Says You Like These People" Theory
A commenter claims to go straight to the source: "OK, my friend emailed her buddy 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 buddies that you see below the search box are inhabited based upon people whom we think you 'd be most thinking about. Considering different aspects, we try to make an educated guess as to who it is you're trying to find when you begin typing a name in the search box.
Please keep in mind that this information is only visible to you and will not be shared with your buddies. We hope that this function is practical and we value your feedback. Let me know if you have more questions."