If you use Strava, you've probably noticed that it recommends athletes that you should follow. Three show up on the main screen, and you can click "view all" to see a list of 20. For several weeks now, Strava has been telling me I should follow this dude Colin. I looked at the list of 20 names, and I pretty much recognize all of them as people I know, or as friends of friends. They all show that we have mutual followers, but not Colin. I look at his activities, and see he has done five runs this year, and two bike rides last year, and that's it. He barely follows anyone or has any followers. In other words, we have nothing in common, and he barely uses Strava at all.
So why does Strava want me to follow him? Probably because he's one of my brother's best friends from college. But how does Strava know that he is one of my brother's best friends? My brother doesn't use Strava, and I don't use FB, so the only thing I can think of is that Strava is colluding with Google, since I do have his Gmail address in my Gmail history. I really don't care, but I do find this very interesting.
So why does Strava want me to follow him? Probably because he's one of my brother's best friends from college. But how does Strava know that he is one of my brother's best friends? My brother doesn't use Strava, and I don't use FB, so the only thing I can think of is that Strava is colluding with Google, since I do have his Gmail address in my Gmail history. I really don't care, but I do find this very interesting.
