[ SOCIAL GRAPH ][ MACHINE CULTURE ]
The general term for algorithmically recommended potential connections on any social platform, the broader concept that People You May Know is Facebook's specific named implementation of.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"The suggested friends list on that app is somehow more accurate than the one on Facebook."
LORE & ORIGIN
General social-platform vocabulary describing the algorithmic friend-recommendation pattern that became standard across nearly every subsequent platform once Facebook's People You May Know proved the concept's engagement value.
FIRST SEEN
2009
PEAK POPULARITY
2026 (Algorithmic Discovery Canon)
CURRENT STATUS
Legacy / Decaying Slang
Related To:People You May KnowFriend Request
EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES
AURA IMPACT ⓘ
+1 AURA
TREND STATUS
↑ HIGH RISING FAST · LOW
CULTURE CATEGORY
[ SOCIAL GRAPH ][ MACHINE CULTURE ]
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MENTIONS OVER TIME
DOCUMENTED SINCE
2009
NOW
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