I agree it's a bit silly. I think they hope that it'll catch on sometime in the future and they'll have yet another type of group socializing on facebook.
You mean people actually socialize on Facebook pages?
It seems that the only effective purpose for pages is for celebrities/companies to push updates to their fans (and almost always ignore the reverse direction), and groups are even worse. Most pages and groups I see are things that you join because you agree with/identify with the name and then totally ignore. I wonder if facebook a) cares, and b) could do something to fix it.
Ya I used to agree with you completely. I still do for the majority of pages out there.
I recently learned of a counter example. There is a locally owned sports bar and restaurant that has a very active group. Most of the members are fans of sports teams that are across country and the games play regularly at this bar. The owner is active in the group too and definitely encourages and responds to conversation. The other group I know that is relatively active has more or less the same characteristics. It's people who identify with the group but are otherwise disjoint - and this is the best way for them to casually communicate. I think it's safe to say this was the original intent of groups and pages. Celebrities and companies are just taking advantage it. Of course, I have a handful of pages on my facebook profile, so I guess I'm as guilty as anyone else. (I'm With COCO!)
