The following is part of our series, Facebook Tips, which answers some of the most commonly asked questions about using Facebook. While we hope the tips we share on the blog will be informative, remember that we are unable to answer individual questions here. We'll always direct you to the Help Center for additional information about the topics we cover.


In the same way that profiles on Facebook help you connect with friends, Facebook Pages allow you to interact with and stay up-to-date on your favorite public figures, organizations and businesses. When you become a fan of a Page, you are connecting with that organization or public figure and will begin seeing status updates, photos, videos and other posts from the Page.

All of the posts from Pages will appear in your home page just as they would from your friends. You can get access to videos from your favorite band, chat live with your favorite celebrity, or even get a sneak peek of new products being launched by your favorite brand through Facebook Pages.

There are several ways to find and become a fan of your favorite Page:

1. Type the name of the celebrity, artist, brand or organization in the Search box in the upper-right corner of any page on Facebook. From the results page, select the the Pages filter in the left-side menu to show only Page results. Click the "Become a Fan" link next to the Page name and posts from that Page will begin appearing on your home page.


2. If you already know the web address, or URL, of the Page you want, simply type it in the address bar of your web browser. For instance, to find Vin Diesel on Facebook, you can navigate directly to www.facebook.com/VinDiesel. From there, select the "Become a Fan" button next to the Page's name.


3. You also can become a fan of a Page that you discover from your friends' recent connections. For example, if you see a News Feed story about your friend becoming a fan of the iTunes Page, you can connect with it by clicking the "Become a Fan" link within the story or click on the name of the Page to check it out further.

Once you're a fan of a Page, it is listed on your profile and is included in the list of Pages you're a fan of that's viewable to "everyone" unless you have changed your "Search" privacy settings.

Remember that you always have the option to remove yourself as a fan of any Page if you want to stop receiving updates or no longer want to be connected. Go to the Page and click on the link "Remove me from Fans" at the bottom of the left-side menu.

Check out the nearly 1.4 million active Pages on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages to start connecting and interacting with your favorite celebrities, political leaders, media outlets, non-profit organizations, TV shows, musicians, and much more.




Morin, who works on Facebook's user operations team specializing in Pages, just became a fan of Ibiss Boutique.