Why does Facebook randomly suggest people...

[redqueen]

if you have no mutual friends?

Every once in a while I get suggestions that seem to be random... some are people I've never heard of, some are people I actually have interacted with online.

It's kinda creepy.

[Shell Beau]

1. That is creepy. I've never noticed that happening on my page.

[redqueen]

3. It makes me wonder if Facebook

is suggesting my profile to people randomly.

[Shell Beau]

6. That would be very creepy and wrong.

The friend suggestions I have gotten all share mutual friends with me.

[RainDog]

2. i'm not on facebook and I get invites from people I've never heard of.

...and, based upon their ideas of who would make me want to be on facebook, I have no desire to be there. I actually was on facebook when it was limited to university addresses, but for work, not myself.

oh, and I found out that over xmas season this year, a couple of people visited my sister that she knew because of me. they told her they had been looking for me online via facebook, etc. and couldn't find me.

I was SO HAPPY to know that... to know that I couldn't be found online by people, or at least some of them, that I never want to see again.

la susta didn't give them information about me - ways to contact me - because she didn't know if I wanted to see them or not (long story behind this that doesn't really matter.) I'm grateful to her for that.

except, by saying all this, I guess you'll figure out that my name isn't really RainDog. oops. :)

[redqueen]

4. How does that work?

How do you get FB invites if you're not on FB? Do they go to your email?

[RainDog]

5. yes. it pisses me off

I hate data mining.

that's what's going on, with yahoo or google or other email. They actually pick up on keywords in email you send to others and target you. it's annoying, annoying, annoying.

so, knowing this, I sent a REALLY NASTY email to a friend of mine and we waited to see if we got invitations to join weird groups. lol.

[redqueen]

9. LOL...

so did you get any? I want to try that out too!

[RainDog]

11. I got an invite from the exact same person as before.

since the other person was a guy, maybe his emails were better.

[Midlodemocrat]

7. GET YOUR RAINY ASS ON FB, NOW, MISSY!!!!!!

We have lots of fun over there. Just ask redqueen. She had the misfortune to accept my friend request.

:rofl:

[RainDog]

8. peer pressure!!!!!! I'm telling!!!

mom, midlo is trying to make me join facebook!

and don't you think I waste enough time here as it is????

[Midlodemocrat]

10. FB is better, dude.

You can totally shit all over people. It's awesome.

[RainDog]

12. see? that's why I'm not there! lol. n/t

[Dr. Strange]

18. That's too bad.

I'm starting a Facebook group called, "Let's talk shit about RainDog since she isn't here."
We're going to talk shit about you because you're not on Facebook. We'll also share some recipes. And I suspect Midlo will spam us with Jonas Brothers youtube links.

[RainDog]

22. geeez. it's like I walked into a Children of the Corn convention

you will join fb. youwilljoinfb.

look into my eyes.

facebook, my preccccious.

:scared:

[rug]

13. The concept of Facebook is creepy.

[bif]

14. I rarely get suggestions for anyone i've ever hear of!

99 times out of 100, they're total strangers.

[redqueen]

19. Yeah but they're at least strangers with mutual friends, right?

Facebook is being very insistent today with suggestions that I add this person as a friend. :scared: :P

[XemaSab]

15. Why does Facebook suggest old enemies?

I don't care if we have 34 mutual friends, some people are shits who I never want to hear from again.

[Sky Masterson]

16. Fine... Don't friend me.

:eyes: :P

[MilesColtrane]

17. Facebook's founder has basically espoused the idea that privacy is passe.

I tried to cancel my account. Turns out, you can only "deactivate" your account.

[redqueen]

20. Yeah... I read about that.

It kept me away for a long while. Then my brother and sister finally broke my will. :P

[Taverner]

21. Because Tom wants us all to get along :)