Facebook's Graph Search is Bad Ass.
 

https://www.facebook.com/about/graphsearch

I've been playing with this the last 3-4 hours or so and it is literally amazing. This is a brilliant move. Tapping into the social graph so fluently in real time is a testament to big data and how quickly we can process shit.

I've also been using a tool called http://sysomos.com that is a $100,000 social media analytics platform... big data is sexy. There is so much you can do with it.

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The type of searches that you can do now...

DATING
If you’re desperate: Single women in San Francisco
If you want a nerd: Single women nearby who Like Star Wars
If you need someone your parents will like: Single women in San Francisco Who Went To Harvard Or Stanford
If you’re Korean, and your parents say your wife needs to be, too: Single women in San Francisco from Korea
Hunting for cougars: Women in San Francisco older than 38
If you want someone kinky: Single women in San Francisco who Like 50 Shades Of Grey
If you want to get beat up: My friends’ moms

WHERE TO EAT
If you’re hungry right now: restaurants nearby that my friends have Liked
If you’re a foodie: Restaurants in San Francisco Liked by Culinary Institute Of America graduates
If you want to play it safe: Restaurants nearby that I have been to
If you want something spicy: Restaurants in New York Liked by people from India
If you want to dine like the locals: Restaurants in Paris, France Liked by people from Paris, France

GETTING NOSTALGIC
Baby photos: Photos of me and my siblings taken before 1990
When your parents were cool: Photos of my parents from 1970 to 1979
A photo collage for your best friend: Photos of me and Drew Olanoff
Where you grew up: Photos taken by my friends in my hometown
A very good year: Photos from 2012 I Liked

SHARING EXPERIENCES
A concert going buddy: My friends who live in New York City and who Like Vampire Weekend
A night in: My friends nearby who Like Netflix and Arrested Development
Hit the club: My friends nearby who Like dancing
Who wants to sing some karaoke!?!: My friends nearby who’ve visited karaoke places

GETTING ADVICE
How to pop the question?: My friends who are married
Getting that cavity fixed?: Dentists Liked by my friends
Who should I vote for?: Friends who are Democrats and who Like The New York Times
What game should I play in the off-season?: Sports games my friends play
How can I find my passion?: What Groups are my friends in?
What should I watch tonight?: Videos by TV shows Liked by my friends

WHO AM I?
Where am I?: Places I’ve checked in
What do I think?: Photos I’ve commented on
Who do I probably know but aren’t friends with?: My non-friends who went to my college and live nearby
Who should I know?: People who are friends of my friends

AND IF YOU’RE BORED?
Just search anything than click “Discover something new” to get a random recommended search from Facebook.

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Some of these searches are silly, but a lot are actually useful. With time, Facebook plans to index posts and links we share, as well as events and activity from apps like Instagram into Graph Search to make it even better. There’s still a lot it can’t do, and plenty of phrases it doesn’t understand, but for version 1 of an attempt at a natural language search engine, Facebook didn’t do too badly.

What’s the craziest or most useful Graph Search you can think of? Post it in the comments and we’ll add the best ones.

http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/15/wha...r-on-facebook/

Gochiefs is doing a search on it as we speak.

It's not available to the public yet... still in beta. I got in on it from a friend who works at FB. This is a game changer.

These searches are crazy. People are gonna get in trouble now. It's an adultery machine. LMAO.

I have really hot friends, btw. holy shit. This FB feature is gonna create so much creepin' and cyber stalking. It's not going to be funny. Oh decisions! Which to stalk first!

http://i.imgur.com/eZBg3.jpg

The one of the lower left is so hot. It's a shame she has tit tats... and a big tat on her wrist and hand... she was nearly perfect until she got that ink.

Need pics of said tats to verify.

Looks awesome. When will it be released for the public?

You have 2, maybe 3 hot friends.

'shopped

Facebook is to Bad Ass, as Bieber is to testosterone.


That is all.

I don't see the rings...

In this particular picture. :D

They are going to release it slowly, to build buzz and anticipation... instead of flipping the switch for everyone and pissing off the masses again.

This sounds like a predators dream tool.

Yeah, it will allow a lot of creepers too much data. So, it's more of an education play... if you keep your shit private... no one can see your stuff aside from your friends... which is a wise approach.

But, this will be a boon for SMB businesses as more people start using this instead of or in conjunction with Google Local or Yelp type apps. Local Search opportunities here for small businesses.

Star Wars is literally the least nerdy thing in the world at this point. It's one of the most successful, mainstream ****ing franchises in history. Thinking somebody is a nerd because they like Star Wars on Facebook is like thinking somebody is smart for liking books.

Also, Star Wars sucks.

'Facebook' and 'Bad ass' should never be used in the same sentence.

It's only for friends so it works out perfectly. If they make it for friends of friends then people will be suing, and for good reason.

facebook has got me laid from a friends of friends. Its bad ass to me. haha

Fair enough. Everyone seems to completely lose their shit anytime something is changed.

Fail. I know which ones of my female facebook friends are single.. they're all single for a reason. Or demonstrably not into me.

Do people really want this functionality from Facebook?

I'm a social media fuddy-duddy, even though I was one of the first 15 students at Mizzou to have it. And I will admit this to anyone... but...

I guess I just don't get people that make Facebook the center of their internet lives. I check it for status updates (entertainment and hilarity), to see pictures, send message and occasionally check in on an event a friend has invited me to.

I get that Facebook is trying to expand its reach and keep growing its business, but I'm curious: How many people really want this type of functionality?

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6182/6...ecdc90f341.jpg
"Star Wars is SO mainstream..."

I have it now and it's novel but I don't see it as a game changer in its current form. And they really need to get their shit together on mobile... they could be killing it if they knew what they were doing.

Can people actually use this? If I go to the page I just get a "click this to get on the waiting list" option.

yeah, I may have gotten in early because I'm a developer with them but it may just be a quick wait list.

Ah, okay.

If this works as advertised, it's going to be pretty darn cool.

I know one of your friends in the pic in post 4.

Just had this activated on my account. It's actually kind of neat. If nothing else, it's a dramatic improvement over the old search.