Can You Stalk Someone On Facebook
UPDATE: Well, this post has created quite a bit of argument! Below, five thoughtful theories attempting to resolve this pressing mystery:
- The "It's Individuals YOU Look For" Theory
A passionate reader composes: "jesus ... PLEASE correct that facebook post. it's the 5 individuals whom YOU BROWSE FOR frequently ... not the other method around. it's owning me insane reading through all the remarks seeing individuals getting mad at facebook for absolutely no factor."
- The "It's A Coding Error" Theory
From a Facebook conversation thread: "I believe it's implied to be individuals whose profiles you look at the most, but that they're describing the wrong statistics (human coding mistake) and it's really the 5 who take a look at yours most.
I believe it's a mistake due to the fact that Facebook would not do something like that intentionally, it breaks their ethos of anonymous surfing, but it absolutely 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 buddies), I 'd say they're mistakenly phoning the 5 individuals who search 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 browse for somebody with the frequency of times that individuals look for you and it's an effort at analyzing who your friends are."
- The "It's NOT Individual You Search For" Theory
A commenter attempts the process of elimination: "eek-- fine so i went on my secret stalking-only facebook page, where i have no buddies, and attempted it. absolutely nothing showed up, that makes sense, trigger it's a whack name. nevertheless, individuals i use it to stalk didn't appear either, which implies it can not be tracking the people we stalk."
- The "Facebook Says You Like These Individuals" 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 action (emphasis mine): This is the canned response we've been using:
The 5 buddies that you see listed below the search box are populated based on people whom we believe you 'd be most thinking about. Taking into consideration numerous factors, 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.
Please note that this info is only noticeable to you and will not be shown your pals. We hope that this function is valuable and we value your feedback. Let me know if you have more concerns."