Search Engine Keywords: Facebook Edition
22 Jan
To celebrate the fact that I can now use Google Analytics , I figured it was high time to re-highlight the top searches that bring people to Hope Dies Last. Facebook seems to be a popular concern for most, so I figured I would collect them all into one, easy to read post.
In no particular order:
1. Who is stalking me on Facebook?
Look I understand that in some circles Google is God, but Google will not be able to spit out the name and locations of the people you think are stalking you on Facebook. Yet, Google thinks I can so I’ll do what I can to help. While I don’t know you personally I can tell you who I ’stalk’. Mainly ex-boyfriends, ex-boyfriends new girlfriends, ex-crushes and ex-crushes new flames, current crushes and currents crushes female friends. I think that pretty much covers it. So the person who is stalking you is very likely an admirer (Yay!), an ex-admirer (Yay?), an ex (Nay!) or an exes’ new girlfriend (Yay?) Worst case scenario its some guy who hasn’t gotten laid in awhile.
2. How to Facebook stalk?
Why, I’m glad you asked. Apparently back in its youthful days, one could create a fake account and then use that account to stalk to their hearts content. Nowadays, with all the privacy settings it is hard to stalk people that are not on your friends list. May I also just add that while looking through other people’s photos and reading every single wall comment can be fun, it is mainly soul crushing. My advice: Instead of stalking, play a game on Facebook. Its much more dignified.
3. Should I delete my ex from Facebook?
This is a controversial question, one that I have discussed with couples. The consensus here is that if it was an amicable breakup and you are still on speaking terms, no. If you the break up was painful but you still respect that person, no. If however the ex in question is still not over you, posts over the top wall messages, confesses love to you daily, then simply block.
4. Ex deleted me from Facebook. What does this mean?
The answer to this question varies. If you were harassing them, this is the sign that you should stop. If however you had no contact it could be for a couple of reasons. The new partner requested that all exes be removed from the friend list. Or your ex was spring cleaning and deleted all people they do not speak to anymore. Or your ex would like to show you that they have moved on. This is a hard one to muster but I believe that only good can come from it.
5. Women delete you from Facebook. Reason.
I actually feel awful about this one. Its a little sad. Do you mean that all women delete you? Do they know you? Or are you randomly adding hot women to your list and then discovered months later that they’ve deleted you? I don’t believe in discrimination, so I usually reserve the delete button for people that for one reason or another are no longer in my life. Does that help?
6. Facebook. Someone posts on girlfriend’s wall.
And? Is that it? Someone posted on your girlfriend’s wall? I say take a chill pill, learn to trust a little and ask her about it. People have been cheating from the dawn of time, Facebook has not made it easier or harder. And if it was me? I wouldn’t be that concerned about messages that are openly posted on the wall, I would be far more curious of private messages. Oops! Didn’t mean to open that can of worms…
7. Deleted ex from Facebook. But still stalking.
Are you still stalking your ex? Or are they still stalking you? If its the former, give yourself some time. Pretty soon, you’ll meet someone else (says the woman that never believes that) and you will stop stalking to him. If its the latter, and you’re worried for your safety, restraining order.
Reader participation: What is your experience with any of the above? Are you a self-professed Facebook stalker? Do you delete your exes or not? Tell me what you think.
I totally Facebook stalk. It is hard when they have everything hidden though. Boo on privacy settings! Ha.
Ugh my ex recently deleted me. Luckily he didn’t delete my sisters so now I can just go on their Facebooks and stalk him that way (which I only do about 2x per year so it isn’t really stalking … right?)
I had a friend delete me and I got pissed and e-mail him and then he re-added me … which, admittedly, was majorly lame of me.
Me and my girl friend get excited when people have “blue” profiles, meaning you can click on their name and see their wall and photos and shit.
I finally cut the tie yesterday and deleted my ex. I may still be stalking him though…… I should prob stop that.
I am one of those that make my profile visible only to my friends.. and I do not at ex’s as friends either… there is just this part of me that doesn’t want them to know anything about me once we have broken up….
on another note, I will add anyone as a friend… I don’t care who else looks at my photos or reads my posts. I think the whole point of Facebook is to network, so the more people I meet the better!
In college, we called our online student database (the place you search for people’s dorm room, phone number, and email address — with a photo — none of this visible unless you were on the intranet)… we used to call that StalkerNet. Since we were a tiny school, we didn’t get facebook access right away when it first started (remember those days? yeah, I got access before the rest of my school because I also had a Ball State ID.. anyway).. Facebook became StalkerNet 2.0 …
… I totally facebook stalk. The guy I’m talking to now (not the Macedonian — a new guy I haven’t mentioned on Wench yet), he knows I facebook stalk him. But he blog stalked me. He totally got more dirt than I did.
i don’t delete my ex because i don’t want him to think i was affected enough to do that. and – ahem – i do still, maybe, mildly stalk him. but, honestly? i wish i could delete him so it wouldn’t continue to mess with my head. but i don’t because i don’t want it to seem i care. (and he still comments on my stuff.) see what i just did there? i just admitted the VICIOUS CIRCLE created by facebook.
also his sister blocked everything from me. my question? why not just unfriend me. oh! i know! because to everybody else it looks like we’re friends but to me it looks like she’s just that bitchy.
facebook, i love to hate you.
I can totally relate to this one because I am very particular with privacy setting. I deleted my ex recently and he flipped! Hell, I even blocked him from my phone, twitter, and of course FB.
He wasn’t harmful in anyway but he is just plain annoying. He pops up in my FB chat everyday. He reads my tweet even though I refused to let him follow my twitter. I guess I was feeling hostile, when I felt the restriction to do or post whatever that I feel like, when he is stalking me like that. I guessed I hurt his feelings in a way because he told all my friends about it.
I have recently deleted another guy friend off my list because he chose to ignore me. We were really close to each other and one day he just refuse to talk to me. I’m guessing cos he’s feeling guilty bcos he is attached to someone else. And I’d hate to see him online all the time, cos it reminds me the fact that he chose to ignore me than to open up truthfully to me as a friend.