How To Search Facebook?

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How does Facebook search work?

More specifically, what factors determine the priorities they assign in response to a given query? I'm looking for answers that address numerous scenarios including queries that... Specify the "type" of result (objects such as users, posts, pages, etc. or connections like friendships, likes, tags, etc.), Have authentication tokens as well as ones that don't. Have conditionals such as "since" and "until." Don't even specify a type, such as this search for the word...

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I am actually working on an app that uses /search to search places and I use a bit of all scenarios...

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How reliable is Facebook Graph Search?

I got Facebook graph search today and when I search things one thing that I noted is this. The search results are generated from the things people like, the places people have been, from the movies people have watched etc. And one of the main ways Facebook...

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I think there's two issues that need solving: 1. The value of a like: as you rightly mention, graph...

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How mighty could Facebook search graph be if it as well indexed Quora?

Follow up to: What is your take on Facebook graph search launched January 15, 2012? Has anyone been able to test it yet? Rasmussen confirms that it's taken Facebook more than year to prepare  Graph Search-Facebook search engine which also tightly integrate...

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The two are very different. When I'm looking at technical question on Quora, do I care what my high...

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How do I remove my Facebook results from search engines?

Disclaimer: I already know how to remove my Facebook profile from search results, I have had that Public Search setting disabled for quite some time. The issue is that whenever I post on a page or someone tags me in a public video, my name can be tagged...

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1. Privacy Settings 2. Down you see Apps and Websites. Click on Edit your settings for using apps, games...

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How to fix facebook people search?

Facebook people search: Every time I search for a name I get the message:"No results found for your query.Check your spelling or try another term."Internet searching has found a lot of people with this problem, but not solution that I could...

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I've had the same issue. I just chalk it up to Facebook sucks.

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I know the Facebook URL of a person and I can put in the URL and see the person's profile.  But if I search for the person's name, it doesn't come up in Facebook search results ( I know I'm not blocked by this person). How is this possible?

I can't find any way to make it so my profile doesn't come up in Facebook Search.  I have to continually deactivate my account because I have a restraining order against my ex-husband (he was very violent).  I want to be able to be on Facebook and not...

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A2A 1. Searching for the person name on FB let's the privacy settings set for the profile work. If the...

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How will Foursquare compete with Facebook over time? As Facebook's search and mobile capabilities expand, isn't there high likelihood of direct product overlap?

Foursquare currently offers a (a) check-in service with a fairly simple gamified overlay offering status rewards (leaderboard, badges, mayorships) to users, (b) a newsfeed with updates on your friends' check-ins, and (c) an "explore" service...

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Would be nice to have a more in depth answer than just "we are better". Keep up the goood...

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How is Facebook's graph search better than the normal search?

I haven't experienced much of a difference in terms of search satisfaction, but the graph search is better in looks. normal search as in the old one which facebook had

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You can do stalkerish things in graph search that were simply not possible in the old. e.g., You can...

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How do I get my Company's Facebook page to appear in Google Search results?

Hi - I've recently launched my brand's official Facebook page (MotoMia). However, for some reason it is not appearing in Google's search results. The settings on the page all appear to be normal. Is there something obvious that I am missing?

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With the recent change by Google in their search algorithm, it is now ever so difficult to bring up...

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How does one get their Facebook App to appear in the search results on Facebook?

I created a Facebook app called "MyCoolApp" and when I search for it in Facebook it does not appear as a search result - why?

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Go to www.facebook.com/developers and find the application within the list.  Click edit settings and...

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