What does a friend suggestion mean?

Friend suggestions come from things like: Having friends in common. Your profile information and networks (example: your current city, school or work). Your Facebook activity (example: joining groups or being tagged in the same photo or post). Contacts you or someone you may know uploaded to Facebook or Messenger.
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Does Facebook suggest friends who look at your profile?

The first name that pops up is either the last person you looked at, or the last person who looked at you. Facebook also gives you friend suggestions; those are people who may have been looking at your profile.
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What does it mean when someone sends you a friend suggestion?

Friend suggestions can be created by the fact that you have mutual friends, that you share common interests, because you have been looking at someone's profile but not sending a friend request, or because they have been looking at your profile and not sending a friend request.
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Is a friend suggestion the same as a friend request?

The suggestions made are only suggestions and Facebook does not send friend requests to those they suggest to you. Facebook also periodically suggests you engage with those already on your friends list whom you may not have interacted with lately.
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What does it mean when Facebook says friend suggestion?

What exactly does it mean? Facebook's official line on this, on their help page, explains that they make selections for your Suggested Friends based on 'mutual friends, work and education information, networks you're part of, contacts you've imported and many other factors'.
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Does Facebook suggest friends who look at your profile?



How do you know if someone stalks you on Facebook?

Below are five red flags to be aware of when it comes to Facebook stalking.
  1. Friend Requests. Getting a friend request from somebody you don't know isn't all that uncommon. ...
  2. Your Friends List. ...
  3. Old Photos. ...
  4. Stories. ...
  5. Hacking Into Your Account.
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What happens if I ignore a friend suggestion on Facebook?

Click the “Ignore” button next to the friend recommendation you want to cancel. Facebook will remove the recommendation, but will not alert the friend who sent you the recommendation that you chose to cancel it.
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How do we get friend suggestion on FB?

In its help section, Facebook says its suggestions are based on “mutual friends, work and education information, networks you're part of, contacts you've imported and many other factors”.
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What is the difference between a suggestion and a request?

As verbs the difference between request and suggest

is that request is to express the need or desire for while suggest is to imply but stop short of saying explicitly.
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How do you accept friend suggestions on Facebook?

Tap at the top of Facebook. Tap Confirm next to a request to accept it. You can also tap See All to see all of your friend requests.
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Why do people pop up on people you may know?

"People You May Know suggestions may be based on contact information we receive from people and their friends. Sometimes this means that a friend or someone you know might upload contact information — like an email address or phone number — that we associate with you," Steinfeld told Gizmodo in the 2017 article.
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What is the difference between suggestion and offer?

An offer is an expression of willingness to do something. A suggestion is usually an expression of an idea for someone else to do something.
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What is the synonym of suggestion?

proposal, proposition, motion, submission, recommendation. advice, counsel, exhortation, hint, tip, clue, tip-off, idea, piece of advice.
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Can someone on Facebook tell if you look at their pictures?

No, Facebook doesn't tell people that you've seen their profile. Third-party apps also can't provide this functionality.
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Can you tell if someone is checking your messenger?

Whether you like it or not, Facebook's chat app Messenger will let you know when someone has read your note. It's super obvious when you're using the desktop version of the product — you'll even see exactly what time your friend checked out your missive — but a bit more subtle if you're using the app.
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What do you call a person who suggests?

Someone who suggests an idea could be called a suggester.
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What is the meaning of suggested for you?

To recommend something for a particular task.
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What is difference between suggest and propose?

they are very similar, but "propose" is a little more formal, and holds more weight/seriousness. "propose" is also used when someone asks another person to marry them, whereas "suggest" is not. ("proposal" is a noun for it, meaning both "suggestion" and asking to marry.
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What is the difference between offer and request?

As verbs the difference between request and offer

is that request is to express the need or desire for while offer is (lb) to present (something) to god as a gesture of worship, or for a sacrifice.
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Is the people you may know people who viewed your profile?

Will visiting someone's Facebook page put you on their “People You May Know” List? This question stifles many an investigator, and the official stance of Facebook is that it does not report to any Facebook user who's visiting their Facebook page. Furthermore, it also ensures that no third party Apps can do so either.
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How can you tell if someone is stalking your social media?

Stalkers often go through your timeline to learn more about your online activities. Sometimes, they may like your old posts and even comment on them. If you notice that someone suddenly started liking or commenting on posts from months or years ago, that's a good indication they might be your stalker.
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Why is the same person always at the top of my suggested friends list?

Your recent friends may also get on top of the list. This happens if you have some form of interaction or communication with them. It is not uncommon that two or three out of nine of your top friends are all your recent friends. The Facebook algorithm looks to push the most recent activity on top.
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Is asking and offering the same?

Ask price, also called offer price, offer, asking price, or simply ask, is the price a seller states they will accept.
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