Common questions

How does the graph search work on Facebook?

How does the graph search work on Facebook?

Facebook Graph Search is an innovative way of finding the people, places, interests, and photos that have relevance to you. It includes exploring the world through your FB friends’ pictures and discovering some experiences that you may enjoy. If you check on it, the results are personalized and unique from each other.

When did Facebook shut down the graph search?

As you might have noticed, on June 7th 2019, Facebook shut down its Graph Search options. Within a few hours people found solutions but, unfortunately, it didn’t seem to last long. Since August 1st, there seems to be a steady solution.

Is there a free tool to search Facebook?

The tool is made by @sowdust and it is completely free and open, as knowledge should be. This page, inspired by the work of Henk van Ess tries to be a simple interface to show how the new Facebook search function works, after Graph search was closed.

Is the Graph Search project still in development?

Although still experimental and in development, it is published in the hope it can be useful to overcome the void left by the old graph search. Any suggestion, issue, bug, proposal, contribution etc. are very welcome; please open an issue on the project’s github page.

How to maximize the use of Graph Search?

For you to maximize the use of Graph Search, you must update your FB pages continuously. It should have a lot of engagements, posts, likes, check-ins, and recommendations. Through this, you will come up in the search results. Take note that it is all about engagements and conversations.

Is there a way to search for people on Facebook?

The Facebook company collected trillions of information or data from the users in the past nine years. While searching, FB can refine your search. So, activate first the feature from the search bar. Once done, you may now search for people, things, and places. You just have to start typing.

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