Comments on: How does facebook choose which friends to show on my profile ?

By: Martin

Martin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:58:47 +0000

Yeah… also I’m quite sure which ones I watch the most and they are almost never part of the list… wth?

By: Martin

Martin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:55:34 +0000

How is that possible? I’ve never been to some of the profiles that keep showing up in the friends list.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:24:29 +0000

That explains a lot. Thanks for the comments. Does the same algorithm affect who shows up as the top three Mutual Friends? Also, does Facebook routinely exclude the logged-in viewer (i.e., you) from the Mutual Friends and Friends when you view someone’s profile?

By: Douglas

Douglas — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:41:02 +0000

Actually, looking back over this, I tend to agree with the comments that suggest the random friends are people who have visited your profile, or people’s profile who you have visited. I’ve actually hidden a few people’s status updates, like the ones I find intimidating. But I’ve noticed that those profiles I tend to check regularly do show up on my own random thumbnails.

By: Douglas

Douglas — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:19:12 +0000

This seems like a website dedicated to this subject, so thought I’d give my input. I have noticed similar people popping up on my thumbnails. I’ve noticed frequent people too. For example, this girl who I got on well with at a wedding and then emailed shortly after. She’s been popping up on my profile frequently. I can only say that because we’ve been in touch by email, and because we have pictures tagged of us, that may be why. I have no idea if she checks out my profile reguarly… but i certainly have checked out hers a few times… it’s the same with others. It sounds like this ties into what a lot of people are saying here.