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How does Facebook 'suggest friends'?

Smiley, 30 May, 2009 at 12:44 Posted on Off Topic Posts 0 7

The reason I ask is that this morning two names have come up. 1 is a girl i work with, no friends in common at all, and one is my sisters sister inlaw who I only know from my sisters wedding 3 years ago, we are not in the same social circles, same university, school or anything . My sister and her husband are not on facebook so it isnt as though it would suggest from there. And also we dont have any common friends!

So why, out of all the people in this City, would my suggestions have these two people? ? Is is psychic?

Edited to add, I havent ever synchronised my mail with it !! Or done a search through my email contacts as I didnt want it to. Hmm. Has something changed because this would be the obvious way, although it hasnt suggested the other 300 people in my email contacts list ?

The more I think about it email must be it. Hmm.

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Latest activity by Mal, 30 May, 2009 at 22:51
  • feathers
    Beginner January 2007
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    I thought it was either email contacts or friends on friends lists. Hope you solve the mystery soon

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  • bettyb
    Beginner July 2006
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    Other people can suggest friends for you. Could this be it ?

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  • Smiley
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    I cant think of anyone who would know my sisters SIL that I know to suggest ! And I dont have her email address so it cant be from that either. She has a very distinctive name so it cant be anyone but her.

    Weird. Oh well.

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  • bettyb
    Beginner July 2006
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    Hmm, strange. I wonder if you are both in some of the same groups esp if you are in localised groups. All the ones that I have had suggested have always had at least 2 shared friends.

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  • Taffie
    Beginner July 2007
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    In those instances it shows up as 'X has suggested Y as a friend'

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  • clog
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    If you put down your employer in your info, it now uses that to suggest people.

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  • Puss
    Beginner September 2004
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    I've no idea but I could have sworn it suggested my neighbour to me yesterday ?.

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  • Mal
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    It freaks me out as it keeps suggesting people that I do know, lots of friends/workmates of Mr Mal. None of them are in my email, and I am not listed as being married to him. very weird.

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