All of us who have a Facebook (and don’t) have seen and heard their friends discussing the latest fan pages that have everyone talking. It’s easy to join and become a fan of a group and sometimes some people become fans of too many pages. We all know that one person who shows up in our newsfeed about 5 times a day stating that so and so has become a fan of at least 21 new profiles. With this in mind we begin to think, “why would anyone ever become a fan of this many things?” or maybe “they are really annoying and need to stop joining all the fan pages and taking up my whole newsfeed” whatever your thoughts on Facebook Fan Pages may be, there are others out there who feel the same way as you do. Some questions that have left me confused are why people choose to join and become fans of such random profiles. Do these ‘fan pages’ really describe the type of person they are? By looking at our own ‘fan pages’ could we say that people viewing our profile for the first time may get or may not get a good understanding of the type of person we are? Are these ‘fan pages’ necessary? After looking and grappling with these few questions, I’ve also been thinking about the fact that anyone can create and manage a fan page. In which instance, who establishes the ‘sense of authority’? Could we say that the person in charge of the fan page creates the authority, or the people that become fans of the pages and leave their own comments about the topic on the fan page? And why is it that some fan pages are more popular than others, whether it be because of the ‘eye-catching’ image on the home of the fan page or maybe the description, what is it that catches the viewers attention enough to make them become a fan of that specific ‘fan page’?
