I've got a Facebook account and it provides potential friends. Sometimes those potential friends are people I know but whom I have never made any connection to on Facebook. How is Facebook figuring out that we have a connection? Some of the people are people I have never e-mailed or contacted on the internet but only know in real life.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

by networks you joined.

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1986 300SDL, 211K,Dealership serviced its whole life
1991 190E 2.6(120k)
1983 300D(300k)
1977 300D(211k)

By your email address; most likely when you signed up you let Facebook go through your email/address book to search for people/friends that are also on FB.

They also look for connections, multiple friends that have the same friends. So they conclude that there is a very likely change you know that person as well.

They got it down to a science...

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

It will also guggest someone as a friend if they have viewed your profile or tried to view to view it.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

I'm starting a new site called facePlant. it will be for drunks who fall down and go boom.

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For the Saved, this world is the worst it will ever get.
For the unSaved, this world is the best it will ever get.

Clk's Ebay Stuff BUY SOMETHING NOW!!!

It must be thru other people's e-mail address books because I did not allow Facebook to look in mine.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

The more info you feed FB, the more refined the match becomes. Consider becoming a fan of the MB Classic Center, there's usually some good articles every week.

The matches are chosen in conjunction with an ancient Chinese system consisting of partaking of a psychedelic stew made from pigs feet, rooster crowns, eye of newt, and Big Mac secret sauce. After consuming this stew, it offers the participant the opportunity to throw up. Then the splattered vomit is speculated for hours by Hindu priests that then decide who are worthy enough to be your friend.

It's a messy system but one that works well.

I caution anyone thinking of changing this system, as the Ninja rabbits will come to your house and chop you into little pieces and feed you to the local dogs.

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1987 560SL
85,000 miles

Please forgive, I made a mistake. what do ya say old friend?

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For the Saved, this world is the worst it will ever get.
For the unSaved, this world is the best it will ever get.

Clk's Ebay Stuff BUY SOMETHING NOW!!!

No need to ask...it was always forgiven

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1987 560SL
85,000 miles

party on the jpness, ooooh that sounded gay didn't it?

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For the Saved, this world is the worst it will ever get.
For the unSaved, this world is the best it will ever get.

Clk's Ebay Stuff BUY SOMETHING NOW!!!

It's a big pyramid matching friends, mutual friends and networks belonged to. If you're a friend of someone it goes through their friends to see if you have any friends that might be mutual friends, have friends with mutual friends, or from the same network; and then checks the mutual friends' friends and so on. Simple, no? The more friends you have the thinner the connection to many of those suggested gets.

It is possible to upload your email list and have FB find any addresses that have accounts but it doesn't do it automatically, you have to initiate it. I've tried but AT&T U-verse doesn't currently work with FB's system.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)