tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post314236580142037903..comments2023-11-03T06:32:28.410-04:00Comments on Staring At Empty Pages: Degrees of separationBarry Leibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-11577381192464176372011-11-23T12:37:02.694-05:002011-11-23T12:37:02.694-05:00Indeed, and that's part of what I was getting ...Indeed, and that's part of what I was getting at. Facebook tried to address that general situation by creating "fan pages", where one could sign up as a "fan" of a celebrity, team, or organization, rather than a "friend". But many celebrities still just use "friends" — for one thing, it makes people feel more special to think they're a celeb's friend than his fan.Barry Leibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-43796649033542153332011-11-23T12:23:02.295-05:002011-11-23T12:23:02.295-05:00There are many celebrities online who have thousan...There are many celebrities online who have thousands of "friends" who are really just fans that they do not and will not ever know personally. I wonder, if Facebook were to remove public figures from the equation, how different the results of the study would be?Call me Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704646008578216859noreply@blogger.com