Today, another feature called "Friend Suggestor" has taken the friend recommendation tool to another level. You'll now see potential friends on your home page notifications, right along with new friend requests. Facebook has even applied a similar icon to the one that is used for new friend requests, so the enticement to check out the friend recommendation is even greater. A few users may be tricked by the proximity and similarity of the Friend Suggestor--I almost was.
Some Facebook users have indicated that they don't like all the new automated friend recommendations introduced with "People You May Know", The Observer's Doree Shafrir notes. I wonder if the new Friend Suggestor will have any larger implications on the way in which we make friends online. Users weren't too thrilled with the automated updates that newsfeeds provided when Facebook introduced them either. Pretty soon we won't need to visit Facebook at all--the site will do all the work for us, maintaining our relationships automatically.