[Air-L] How does Facebook find friends?

[Jenny Advocat]

me too, thanks!




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From: "Bradley, Robert" <rbradley at Tnstate.edu>
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Love the Rumi quote!


Robert R. Bradley


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Subject: Re: [Air-L] How does Facebook find friends?

It may have been that it initially scanned based on very basic information like 
last name and current city. First wave may have then included ppl like the 
mother and father. In subsequent algorithms it may have scanned those identified 
in first wave for shared friends- so it possibly identified the granduncle based 
on information like the mother and father (etc) have this shared friend, the 
granduncle. Hence, these ppl get suggested as possible friends in a shared 
network.

Plus, FB is known for devious ways around accessing private information.

That's my educated, non-expert guess.

Best,
Nora

Out beyond ideas of wrong-doing and right-doing, there is a field. I will meet 
you there ~Rumi
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