How does Facebook decide which friends to feature on your wall? Some tested theories...

If you’ve ever wondered why some of your Facebook friends tend to get top billing in the featured friends boxes more than others, there are a lot of theories out there...

Kite Media Works put some of them to the test and determined which factors come into play. They include:

• Profile views. Yes, they’ve been stalking, I mean checking up on you. 

• You have tagged each other in photos, past or present.

• Wall posts, likes and comments, either way. 

• Photos viewed. They’ve viewed your pictures and/or you’ve viewed theirs.

• Friends who are currently or were recently online.

• Recent chats together.

• Private messages exchanged.

• At least one designated “Close Friend” and “Family Member” gets featured status.

Facebook does change their top secret friend algorithm on a regular basis to prevent us from cracking a particular code. But if you pay close attention to your interactions, or lack of, with your featured friends, you may be able to determine what’s keeping them on top.