How To Know Stalkers On Facebook
UPDATE: Well, this post has actually generated a fair bit of disagreement! Below, five thoughtful theories trying to fix this pushing mystery:
- The "It's People YOU Browse For" Theory
A passionate reader writes: "jesus ... PLEASE appropriate that facebook post. it's the 5 individuals whom YOU LOOK FOR frequently ... not the other way around. it's driving me insane reading through all the remarks seeing individuals getting mad at facebook for definitely no reason."
- The "It's A Coding Mistake" Theory
From a Facebook discussion thread: "I think 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 error) and it's in fact the 5 who take a look at yours a lot of.
I think it's an error since Facebook would not do something like that deliberately, it goes versus their values of confidential browsing, but it definitely refers to a statistic that they're keeping, and between the [restricted] info that the coding context provides and the nature of the names (after cross-referencing with 7 of my buddies), I 'd say they're unintentionally calling up the 5 individuals who browse you 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 attempt at translating who your friends are."
- The "It's NOT The Individuals You Search For" Theory
A commenter tries the process of elimination: "eek-- all right so i went on my secret stalking-only facebook page, where i have no friends, and attempted it. absolutely nothing came up, that makes sense, cause it's a whack name. nevertheless, individuals i utilize it to stalk didn't appear either, which suggests it can not be tracking the people we stalk."
- The "Facebook States You Like These Individuals" Theory
A commenter declares to go directly to the source: "OK, my pal emailed her buddy that works for the Excellent Book and here was the action (focus mine): This is the canned response we have actually been utilizing:
The five buddies that you see below the search box are populated based on people whom we believe you 'd be most interested in. Taking into consideration various factors, 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 note that this information is just noticeable to you and will not be shown your buddies. We hope that this feature is handy and we appreciate your feedback. Let me understand if you have further questions."