It’s tough to keep up with the world wide web when it keeps getting bigger and bigger each day. Wouldn’t it be great if someone organized the web into topics you care about? That’s where Fanpop comes in.
Fanpop is the one-stop destination for real people with real passions to find real content and community. It is a network of “social portals” called spots that are created for fans by fans. Each spot is a gateway to content around a specific area of interest. The network of spots is powered by communities of people who are passionate and knowledgeable about those interests rather than by computers or algorithms that can be gamed. And instead of doing a hunt and peck on a search engine where you have no idea about context (Is it a shopping site? Is it a blog?) or quality, the community organizes it for you. Each spot is an organic and it’s success and usefulness is determined by the fans of that topic of interest.
Imagine if you could get all the people in the world who loved to cook as much as you did in one place. In the Links section, fans can share all their favorite cooking links on the web. These could be links to anything from blogs of famous chefs, recipe sites, deals on cookware, or even video podcasts. Those very same passionate foodies also rate and categorize these links for their fellow food lovers. The Forum section lets you discuss your favorite ingredients or ask what mixer you should buy. The Headlines section pulls together news and blog postings from the best sources on the web for that topic. Now imagine if you had that kind of social portal for every topic a fan could come up with — That’s Fanpop.
