Find Your Facebook Stalkers
UPDATE: Well, this post has generated quite a bit of disagreement! Below, 5 thoughtful theories trying to resolve this pressing mystery:
- The "It's People YOU Search For" Theory
An enthusiastic reader composes: "jesus ... PLEASE appropriate that facebook post. it's the 5 individuals whom YOU LOOK FOR frequently ... not the other method around. it's owning me insane reading through all the remarks seeing people getting mad at facebook for definitely no reason."
- The "It's A Coding Mistake" Theory
From a Facebook conversation thread: "I suspect it's suggested to be the people whose profiles you look at the most, but that they're referring to the incorrect statistics (human coding mistake) and it's actually the 5 who look at yours a lot of.
I believe it's a mistake due to the fact that Facebook would not do something like that intentionally, it goes against their principles of confidential browsing, however it absolutely describes a figure that they're keeping, and between the [limited] information that the coding context provides and the nature of the names (after cross-referencing with 7 of my pals), I 'd say they're inadvertently calling the 5 individuals who browse you the a lot of."
- The "Search Frequency" Theory
A reader tries 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 individuals search for you and it's an attempt at interpreting who your finest pals are."
- The "It's NOT Individual You Look For" Theory
A commenter tries the procedure of removal: "eek-- all right so i went on my secret stalking-only facebook page, where i have no friends, and attempted it. absolutely nothing turned up, which makes sense, cause it's a whack name. however, individuals i utilize it to stalk didn't reveal up either, which implies 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 good friend emailed her good friend that works for the Great Book and here was the action (focus mine): This is the canned reaction we've been utilizing:
The 5 friends that you see below the search box are inhabited based on individuals whom we think you 'd be most interested in. Taking into account numerous aspects, we try to make an educated guess as to who it is you're looking for when you start typing a name in the search box.
Please keep in mind that this info is only visible to you and will not be shown your buddies. We hope that this function is handy and we value your feedback. Let me know if you have more concerns."