Facebook Now Helps You Make Friends With Strangers

Delta Media in latest news 0 comments 03 FEB 2017

Facebook is rolling out a new feature called Discover People. This is designed to help you make new friends, providing a way of breaking the ice with complete strangers. Unfortunately, to make this happen Facebook needs to know where you live, where you work, and what you do at weekends. Discover People is an extension of the People You May Know feature you’ll already be familiar with. However, while People You May Know seeks to pair you with friends of friends, Discover People throws the net much wider to include absolute strangers even Kevin Bacon doesn’t know. An Excuse to…

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