How does facebook work?

Garage_Doors

Originally the Swankers

Jun 28, 2008

11,789

Brighton

• Jul 25, 2015

• #1

Looking on there tonight and it had listed a lot of people that i "might know" and maybe want to add as friends.
Fair enough, those that are members of the same group, people that are friends of friends etc, or those that i have had conversations with via messaging or on topics etc. i get all that.

But there several that are people that i do know that there is no connection what so ever, people i did not ever know had facebook accounts.
Where do they get the "info" from,

These people are not even people that i email, but do text occasionally, can they get info through phone records? but having said that (thinking aloud) i have not given facebook my phone number, so can't be that.

It a bit creepy to be honest.
Anyone on the inside that can enlighten us?

 

Justice

Dangerous Idiot

Jun 21, 2012

18,612

Born In Shoreham

• Jul 25, 2015

• #2

Facebook is for mothers bragging how great their sniveling kids are.

 

catfish

North Stand Brighton Boy

Dec 17, 2010

7,677

Worthing

• Jul 25, 2015

• #3

Or for people to post photos of their pussy cats.

 

gripper stebson

Well-known member

Jul 27, 2004

6,657

• Jul 25, 2015

• #4

catfish said:

Or for people to post photos of their pussy cats.

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Never has the word 'cats' been more welcome at the end of a sentence.

 

beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius

Jul 21, 2003

35,303

• Jul 26, 2015

• #5

facebook, and many other apps, hover up info from your contacts in the phone. even if you dont use the apps, some one else who does and has your number will, so it goes into the machine.

 

Triggaaar

Well-known member

Oct 24, 2005

50,171

Goldstone

• Jul 26, 2015

• #6

gripper stebson said:

Never has the word 'cats' been more welcome at the end of a sentence.

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Yeah, it's not always welcome though, as I found to my cost when I confessed to a love of shagging pussy cats.

 

hitony

Administrator

Jul 13, 2005

16,284

South Wales (im not welsh !!)

• Jul 26, 2015

• #7

Justice said:

Facebook is for mothers bragging how great their sniveling kids are.

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Or for free advertising of Discount Beds and Mattresses.............

 

pastafarian

Well-known member

Sep 4, 2011

11,902

Sussex

• Jul 26, 2015

• #8

Justice said:

Facebook is for mothers bragging how great their sniveling kids are.

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or for people posting a picture of the food they are eating abroad or a picture of a pint of beer they are just about do drink.

40 odd years ago people terrorised middle England by boring people to death with slide shows in their living room of their boring holidays,now there is a new generation of people boring people to death with their boring "look at me" life on facebook,a worrying number of the male culprits seem to have beards as well,

 

W.C.

New member

Oct 31, 2011

4,927

• Jul 26, 2015

• #9

Nothing screams 'look at me' more than the cynical oh I don't do that comments

 

Gazwag

5 millionth post poster

Mar 4, 2004

30,137

Bexhill-on-Sea

• Jul 26, 2015

• #10

pastafarian said:

or for people posting a picture of the food they are eating abroad or a picture of a pint of beer they are just about do drink.

40 odd years ago people terrorised middle England by boring people to death with slide shows in their living room of their boring holidays,now there is a new generation of people boring people to death with their boring "look at me" life on facebook,a worrying number of the male culprits seem to have beards as well,

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Difference being you were stuck in the living room but nobody forces you to install Facebook

 

Lethargic

Well-known member

Oct 11, 2006

3,463

Horsham

• Jul 26, 2015

• #11

Big Data analytics- they have pixies constantly looking at every piece of data anyone post on Facebook. If you type you live in Brighton and went on holiday to Blackburn then it analyses everyone else with that match and suggests them as friends. This example will not return many results. It is the same for loyalty card schemes, etc the real big brother.

 

Murray 17

Well-known member

Jul 6, 2003

2,159

• Jul 26, 2015

• #12

pastafarian said:

or for people posting a picture of the food they are eating abroad or a picture of a pint of beer they are just about do drink.

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Spot on!

I know someone who does this regularly. Also someone who only posts pictures of her and her boyfriend out for a drink! Gets a bit repetitive!

 

Tom Hark Preston Park

Will Post For Cash

Jul 6, 2003

70,161

• Jul 26, 2015

• #13

Anybody know of an app that automatically filters out photos of cats?

 

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Bombadier Botty

Complete Twaddle

Jun 2, 2008

3,258

• Jul 26, 2015

• #14

Programme_Seller said:

Looking on there tonight and it had listed a lot of people that i "might know" and maybe want to add as friends.
Fair enough, those that are members of the same group, people that are friends of friends etc, or those that i have had conversations with via messaging or on topics etc. i get all that.

But there several that are people that i do know that there is no connection what so ever, people i did not ever know had facebook accounts.
Where do they get the "info" from,

These people are not even people that i email, but do text occasionally, can they get info through phone records? but having said that (thinking aloud) i have not given facebook my phone number, so can't be that.

It a bit creepy to be honest.
Anyone on the inside that can enlighten us?

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Strange coincidence. I have a Facebook account that is largely dormant, but on checking it the other day I noticed my daughter's ex-boyfriend as someone 'I might know.' I am not linked to my daughter (who has a different surname to me) on there or anyone that her ex-boyfriend knows, there is just no connection and unlike you I don't have his phone number, have never texted or contacted him online in any way and this too left me wondering how Facebook had linked us.

 

imissworthing2

New member

Mar 15, 2008

1,483

In the Valleys

• Jul 26, 2015

• #15

Having your phone near other people's seems to add them to the " people you may know list" also. It happens to me at work alot. Christ, I see enough of these mongos during the week without the need to be reminded of them at home.

 

bhafc99

Well-known member

Oct 14, 2003

7,086

Dubai

• Jul 26, 2015

• #16

Tom Hark said:

Anybody know of an app that automatically filters out photos of cats?

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Purrge

 

Bry Nylon

Test your smoke alarm

Helpful Moderator

Jul 21, 2003

19,844

Playing snooker

• Jul 26, 2015

• #17

Tom Hark said:

Anybody know of an app that automatically filters out photos of cats?

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Get a cat scan.

 

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bhanutz

Well-known member

Aug 23, 2005

5,998

• Jul 26, 2015

• #18

I thought Facebook was only for herbalife or juice plus reps telling us all about how they have the best job in the world and using annoying phrases last muttered by David Brent...

 

Tom Hark Preston Park

Will Post For Cash

Jul 6, 2003

70,161

• Jul 26, 2015

• #19

bhafc99 said:

Purrge

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Gah! Had my hopes up for a second there. There is indeed such an app. And it is indeed a photo deletion app. Tho sadly it only appears to be 'cat-themed', whatever that means.

 

Bozza

You can change this

Helpful Moderator

Jul 4, 2003

55,721

Back in Sussex

• Jul 26, 2015

• #20

I barely use FB now because, as others have said above, the proliferation of over-sharing is quite horrendous and I found myself disliking people I very much liked before I read their Facebook missives.

Anyway, back to the main question. Coincidentally this morning I've received a "People you might know" email from FB and it's completely bizarre and seemingly constitutes only people with comedy names...

People you may know

Add the people you know to see their photos and updates.

Chiffy Nembudani-Ratshimbilani
Midrand, Gauteng
Add Friend

Pfunzo Claribel Ramugumo
Good Hope School
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Zanele Zondo
Ernst & Young
Add Friend

Bbebusie Maphanga
Add Friend

Valentine Malevu
Works at FNB
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Nonduduzo Khanyile-Kheswa
Add Friend

Moipone Sebotsa
Accounts Administrator at Mogale Solution Provider
Add Friend

Martha Morudu
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Thandi Nkosi
Montebello High School
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Nnditsheni Mongwe
Works at Self-employed