To
all Facebook lovers, Facebook is testing a new feature dubbed “things in
common”. The company wants more people to discover things they have in common
with the other 2 billion people on its social network.
The
new feature ‘things in common’ will appear in comment.
How
it Works
When
you read through a public conversation — like on a brand or publisher page —
Facebook will highlight things you have in common with non-friends who have
left comments. So, under someone’s name, you might see a label that says “You
both went to the University of Lagos,” or that you’re both from FCT Abuja.
Facebook
says only information that people have made publicly available will be able to
show up in “things in common” labels. The feature will also adhere to people’s
audience and privacy settings.
“Knowing
shared things in common helps people connect,”
So,
if you wouldn’t be able to see someone’s current city, you wouldn’t be able to
see it in a “things in common” label. For now, there’s no way to turn the label
off.
The
feature is still undergoing test and soon it will be rolled out to users.
