Who Stalks My Facebook App
UPDATE: Well, this post has actually generated rather a bit of argument! Below, 5 thoughtful theories attempting to fix this pushing mystery:
- The "It's Individuals YOU Browse For" Theory
A passionate reader composes: "jesus ... PLEASE appropriate that facebook post. it's the 5 people whom YOU LOOK FOR frequently ... not the other way around. it's driving me insane reading through all the remarks seeing people getting mad at facebook for absolutely no reason."
- The "It's A Coding Error" Theory
From a Facebook conversation thread: "I think it's implied to be individuals whose profiles you look at the most, but that they're referring to the incorrect stats (human coding error) and it's actually the 5 who take a look at yours most.
I think it's a mistake since Facebook wouldn't do something like that intentionally, it goes against their ethos of confidential browsing, however it certainly refers to a figure that they're keeping, and between the [restricted] information that the coding context offers and the nature of the names (after cross-referencing with 7 of my buddies), I 'd state they're unintentionally calling the 5 individuals who browse you the most."
- 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 someone with the frequency of times that people search for you and it's an effort at interpreting who your finest pals are."
- The "It's NOT Individual You Look For" Theory
A commenter attempts the procedure of removal: "eek-- fine so i went on my secret stalking-only facebook page, where i have no pals, and attempted it. nothing turned up, that makes sense, trigger it's a whack name. nevertheless, individuals i utilize it to stalk didn't appear either, which means it can not be tracking individuals we stalk."
- The "Facebook States You Like These Individuals" Theory
A commenter claims to go directly to the source: "OK, my friend emailed her good friend that works for the Excellent Book and here was the reaction (emphasis mine): This is the canned reaction we have actually been utilizing:
The 5 pals that you see below the search box are populated based on individuals whom we believe you 'd be most interested in. Taking into account various elements, we try to make an educated guess regarding who it is you're searching for when you start typing a name in the search box.
Please note that this info is just visible to you and will not be shown your pals. We hope that this function is handy and we value your feedback. Let me understand if you have further questions."