Find Out Who Stalks Your Facebook
UPDATE: Well, this post has actually produced rather a bit of dispute! Below, 5 thoughtful theories trying to fix this pushing secret:
- The "It's Individuals YOU Search For" Theory
An enthusiastic reader writes: "jesus ... PLEASE correct that facebook post. it's the 5 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 discussion thread: "I suspect it's meant to be the people whose profiles you look at the most, however that they're describing the incorrect statistics (human coding mistake) and it's actually the 5 who look at yours most.
I think it's a mistake since Facebook would not do something like that intentionally, it goes against their values of confidential browsing, but it definitely describes a statistic that they're keeping, and in between the [minimal] details that the coding context gives and the nature of the names (after cross-referencing with 7 of my buddies), I 'd say they're accidentally phoning the 5 people who browse you one of 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 browse for someone with the frequency of times that individuals search for you and it's an effort at translating who your finest good friends are."
- The "It's NOT Individual You Look For" Theory
A commenter tries the process of elimination: "eek-- fine so i went on my secret stalking-only facebook page, where i have no good friends, and tried it. nothing showed up, which makes sense, trigger it's a whack name. however, the people i utilize it to stalk didn't show up either, which implies it can not be tracking individuals we stalk."
- The "Facebook Says You Like These People" Theory
A commenter claims to go directly to the source: "OK, my good friend emailed her buddy that works for the Good Book and here was the action (emphasis mine): This is the canned response we have actually been using:
The five friends that you see listed below the search box are inhabited based on individuals whom we think you 'd be most thinking about. Taking into account various factors, we attempt 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 only visible to you and will not be shared with your good friends. We hope that this feature is handy and we appreciate your feedback. Let me know if you have more concerns."