How To View Your Facebook Stalkers
UPDATE: Well, this post has actually created rather a bit of dispute! Listed below, 5 thoughtful theories trying to resolve this pressing secret:
- The "It's Individuals YOU Browse For" Theory
An enthusiastic reader composes: "jesus ... PLEASE proper that facebook post. it's the five people whom YOU BROWSE FOR a lot of often ... 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 Error" Theory
From a Facebook discussion thread: "I suspect it's suggested to be individuals whose profiles you take a look at the most, but that they're referring to the wrong data (human coding mistake) and it's in fact the 5 who take a look at yours most.
I think it's an error due to the fact that Facebook wouldn't do something like that deliberately, it breaks their ethos of anonymous surfing, however it definitely describes a fact that they're keeping, and in between the [limited] information that the coding context gives and the nature of the names (after cross-referencing with 7 of my pals), I 'd state they're inadvertently contacting the 5 people who browse you the most."
- 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 somebody with the frequency of times that individuals search for you and it's an attempt at analyzing who your friends are."
- The "It's NOT The People You Search For" Theory
A commenter attempts the procedure of elimination: "eek-- all right so i went on my secret stalking-only facebook page, where i have no good friends, and attempted it. absolutely nothing turned up, which makes sense, trigger it's a whack name. nevertheless, the individuals i utilize it to stalk didn't reveal up either, which indicates it can not be tracking individuals we stalk."
- The "Facebook States You Like These Individuals" Theory
A commenter claims to go straight to the source: "OK, my pal 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 five good friends that you see listed below the search box are inhabited based on people whom we think you 'd be most interested in. Considering various elements, we attempt to make an informed guess as to who it is you're looking for when you start typing a name in the search box.
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