A fansite or fan site (also named fanpage) is a website created and maintained by a fan(s) or devotee(s) interested in a celebrity, thing, or a particular cultural phenomenon. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Fans in Little Italyjpg|thumb|right|Fans in Little Italy Manhattan celebrating the victory of the Italian association football team after the 2006 FIFA World Cup]][[Image Wm-oly-de-cr A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention The phenomenon can be a book, television show, movie, comic, band, game or similar. A Book is a set or collection of written printed illustrated or blank sheets made of Paper, Parchment, or other material usually fastened together A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device.
Fansites may offer specialized information on the subject (e. g. , episode listings, biographies, storyline plots), pictures taken from various sources, the latest news related to their subject, media downloads, links to other, similar fansites and the chance to talk to other fans via discussion boards.
Most fansites are unofficial, but a few are officially endorsed, where the subject will supply material and possibly reimbursement for the expense and bother of running the site. To state that they are unofficial, many fan webmasters put a disclaimer on a visible place on the website, which sometimes also includes the copyright of the site. Many celebrities prefer to create and run their own sites, in order to control the content and perhaps retail their personal views. They employ their own webmaster and own the copyright. The webmaster (feminine webmistress) also called the Web architect, the Web developer, the site author, or the website
A fanlisting is similar to a fansite but usually has less specialized information and is more focused on the aim of gathering together a list of other fans of that particular subject.