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Fansites are web pages created and maintained by fans of a particular topic, such as celebrities or cultural trends. Official fansites are sponsored by the relevant organization or celebrity, while unofficial ones are not endorsed. Fansites can provide encyclopedic information and trivia about a topic and have become a cultural phenomenon. Some have gained credibility and respect and generate significant revenue. The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) is an example of a widely respected film industry fansite that has helped lend credibility to smaller fansites and sources.
A fansite is a web page that fans of a particular topic (a celebrity, sports team, game, cultural trend, etc.) create and maintain so that other fans can visit the site to learn and discuss all about that particular topic. Fansites are also often referred to as fan pages and fan clubs. Celebrities and organizations sometimes create their own fansites, called official fansites, in order to have more control over their image and merchandising. If a fansite revolves around a celebrity or organization that has not created or endorsed that site, it is considered an unofficial site. Fansites can be about pretty much anything. Celebrities are probably the most common subjects of fansites, but there are fansites devoted to everything from the latest political movement, to charitable organizations, to a favorite activity or sports team.
An official fansite is sponsored directly by the relevant organization or celebrity. Celebrities, especially musicians, often organize their own fansites where fans can go to get the latest news about their favorite band, buy the latest album and even communicate on forums with other fans. Official fansites are often, but not necessarily, created and maintained by celebrities. Sometimes, celebrities officially endorse and even provide information to a fansite that was created and remains run entirely by fans.
Unofficial fan sites are usually wary of disclaimers that a site is not maintained or endorsed in any way by the particular individual. Unofficial fansites have many different presentations. Some may contain all the relevant information on a particular topic and look very similar to an official site. Others, however, may simply contain photo galleries of a favorite celebrity.
Another type of fansite are web pages devoted to a general topic, such as movies or music, that attempt to provide encyclopedic information and trivia about a particular movie, director, actor, band, or other relevant subtopic. Such sites are often used by professionals in the particular industry in question as well as fans. In the 2000s, such sites have become something of a cultural phenomenon. Fans were able to voice their critical opinions on a scale never seen before. Fan-generated lists, such as Top 250 Films lists, began to compete with lists published by esteemed professional critics.
Unofficial fan sites that offered entertainment industry news scoops began to gain credibility and respect through their appearances on larger and more popular fan sites. The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), for example, has grown into a widely respected film industry fansite in its own right, to the extent that it has become a business and has helped lend credibility to smaller fansites and sources. of entertainment news. Some sites have become so popular that they generate significant revenue, and some have even become the go-to destination for any general information on a particular topic.
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