Hello fanpopers,
I am Iti and I am really glad to announce that few days 前 I took a short interview of one of the Fanpop's creator Dave P. who is 人気 here によって his ユーザー名 Papa. It was great taking interview of one of the most loved F4 member ( I am sure he's most loved member) It was an amazing experience so thanks papa for giving me your precious time. I won't was much of your time. Here's the interview:
<i>Q.1 How did あなた got the idea of making the site as this site is really different.
Dave Lu and I were brainstorming different ideas back in 2005. One thing we really liked at the time were sites like Digg.com and Reddit but both sites were focused on technology and computers (at least at the time, reddit which remains 人気 has もっと見る diverse subjects covered now). We thought that maybe there was maybe an opportunity to create a site that would allow people to share their お気に入り links/resources about non-tech topics like running, parenting, photography, etc.
あなた might not remember, but the original site allowed あなた to add リンク only (and コメント on them).
They Wayback Machine can give あなた a glimpse of ファンポップ in August of 2006!
web.archive.org/web/20060828081034/www.fanpop.com/
Q2. How'd あなた describe your journey of ファンポップ from 2006 to 2014? Is there something which あなた miss?
Well it's been an amazing journey. Hard to describe. There was a ton of excitement at the beginning. We had quit our stable jobs for a big unknown. We weren't able to pay ourselves any sort of salary for the first 年 and had no idea if we'd ever make any MONEY ! The site didn't really take off the way we wanted initially. But early on we saw things like Twilight and Harry Potter getting popular. We realized that entertainment was big (if not things like parenting, running, etc.). So we quickly moved to make the site もっと見る entertainment focused in 2007.
Actually there are 2 things I miss from early on:
1) The team used to work together out of Dave Lu's apartment. We would meet every 日 and there was a lot of buzz and electricity as the site was new and growing. We've since moved to a telecommuting model. Some of the team has moved out of the SF ベイ, 湾 Area. So we don't see each other in person so much anymore and we aren't face-to-face everyday. I miss that.
2) When we started, we were able to interact もっと見る with the users. There was a very tight group of early users. They were super passionate and friendly towards one another. Eventually the audience gets bigger, there are もっと見る personality types and もっと見る friction/arguments. It's what happens normally to any site. I still think we have a lot of great, friendly users but, of course, as the audience gets larger the もっと見る tight-knit nature of the community changes. I sometimes miss that smaller, small-town feel of Fanpop.
Q3. Do あなた check the latest trends in ファンポップ または any particular club?
We do. We keep tabs on what the 人気 クラブ are. We've seen a shift from some of the big teen franchises like Harry Potter, Twilight, Vampire Diaries, One 木, ツリー Hill, Hunger Games to other things. These days アニメ is a very big category for us. We haven't seen the same "box office" powerhouse movie series on the site and this has been reflected at the box office (with the exception of Hunger Games). We check out the ファンポップ club periodically and ランダム (because it's so weird). I also have to keep tabs on some of the もっと見る mature themed クラブ to make sure they don't get out of hand または too inappropriate.
Q4. Are あなた guys planning something unique for ファンポップ in coming years?
There are always things in the works for the site. The rate of change for the site has definitely slowed over the years though. Much of that is because, over time, あなた add もっと見る and もっと見る features and the overhead for operating and maintaining the site increases. We are still a 4 person team and now we have to maintain and fix bugs for a lot もっと見る than when we started!
Q5. Would あなた like to tell us which is your お気に入り band/ pop star?
Hmm. Growing up I was a HUGE ファン of The Beatles. I like a lot of different types of music. Jazz, classical, pop, rock, folk, a lot of Hawaiian (since I'm from Hawaii). I have a 12 年 old daughter so I listen to a lot of 上, ページのトップへ 40 on the radio b/c that's what she likes. Most of my adult フレンズ have no idea what's on the Billboard 上, ページのトップへ 40. But I know most of the songs. Of the new pop stuff I like all the usual suspects Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Kesha, Lourdes. I think the one that gets stuck in my ear lately is that Ingrid Michaelson number, Girls Chase Boys. That "Rude" song によって Magic also cracks me up, mostly b/c of the 音楽 video (I feel like I'm the annoying dad that the lead singer is 歌う the song to).
I recently felt like an old man b/c my daughter told me about a friend who was performing the song "All of Me" at a talent show. I immediately assumed it was the jazz classic "All of Me" (here's a Billie Holiday version if あなた don't know the song: link)
When I told her this, she stared back at me like I was from an alien planet. Only later did I realize she meant the John Legend song, "All of Me" link
Amusingly, I do know BOTH songs, however, I didn't immediately think of the current Billboard hit song with that title. I think my daughterthought I was nuts!
Q6. Do あなた wanna share something または tell something to fans?
I guess that last story was something to share! Anyway here I'll leave あなた with some ランダム facts:
1) お気に入り TV Show: Breaking Bad is my all-time お気に入り 表示する (Lost is pretty close 2nd)
2) I mostly enjoy non-fiction 本 but when I hit fiction it'sfantasy/sci-fi. Recently read the first two 本 of the KingkillerChronicles によって Patrick Rothfuss (Name of the Wind and Wise Man's Fear are the titles of the books). Described as "adult Harry Potter" if there are any ファンタジー ファン looking for a solid series, this is it.
3) I won Fanpop's Got Talent in 2008 (at least in the 音楽 category -- I THINK I won it!) Don't know if the video is still up.
Oh, when ファンポップ started it was originally named "Fansters". We changed to "Fanspots" but had to change again when a baseball card company came out with a "fanspot.com" website 1 week before we were going to go live. Dave Lu came up with ファンポップ (mercifully, b/c I think some of the names I threw out were things like "fanhound" and, I thought it was clever butterrible, "afficianutto").
Our business partners, especially the banks, can NEVER get our name right. We would receive the endorsement stamp from the bank for our checkbook and the first time it read "Sanspots". I think they sent us a "Fantarp" stamp when we changed our name.
We often joke that our name is "Fanpoop" b/c of the misspellings (we actually might have registered that at one point to prevent any squatters from using it).
I am Iti and I am really glad to announce that few days 前 I took a short interview of one of the Fanpop's creator Dave P. who is 人気 here によって his ユーザー名 Papa. It was great taking interview of one of the most loved F4 member ( I am sure he's most loved member) It was an amazing experience so thanks papa for giving me your precious time. I won't was much of your time. Here's the interview:
<i>Q.1 How did あなた got the idea of making the site as this site is really different.
Dave Lu and I were brainstorming different ideas back in 2005. One thing we really liked at the time were sites like Digg.com and Reddit but both sites were focused on technology and computers (at least at the time, reddit which remains 人気 has もっと見る diverse subjects covered now). We thought that maybe there was maybe an opportunity to create a site that would allow people to share their お気に入り links/resources about non-tech topics like running, parenting, photography, etc.
あなた might not remember, but the original site allowed あなた to add リンク only (and コメント on them).
They Wayback Machine can give あなた a glimpse of ファンポップ in August of 2006!
web.archive.org/web/20060828081034/www.fanpop.com/
Q2. How'd あなた describe your journey of ファンポップ from 2006 to 2014? Is there something which あなた miss?
Well it's been an amazing journey. Hard to describe. There was a ton of excitement at the beginning. We had quit our stable jobs for a big unknown. We weren't able to pay ourselves any sort of salary for the first 年 and had no idea if we'd ever make any MONEY ! The site didn't really take off the way we wanted initially. But early on we saw things like Twilight and Harry Potter getting popular. We realized that entertainment was big (if not things like parenting, running, etc.). So we quickly moved to make the site もっと見る entertainment focused in 2007.
Actually there are 2 things I miss from early on:
1) The team used to work together out of Dave Lu's apartment. We would meet every 日 and there was a lot of buzz and electricity as the site was new and growing. We've since moved to a telecommuting model. Some of the team has moved out of the SF ベイ, 湾 Area. So we don't see each other in person so much anymore and we aren't face-to-face everyday. I miss that.
2) When we started, we were able to interact もっと見る with the users. There was a very tight group of early users. They were super passionate and friendly towards one another. Eventually the audience gets bigger, there are もっと見る personality types and もっと見る friction/arguments. It's what happens normally to any site. I still think we have a lot of great, friendly users but, of course, as the audience gets larger the もっと見る tight-knit nature of the community changes. I sometimes miss that smaller, small-town feel of Fanpop.
Q3. Do あなた check the latest trends in ファンポップ または any particular club?
We do. We keep tabs on what the 人気 クラブ are. We've seen a shift from some of the big teen franchises like Harry Potter, Twilight, Vampire Diaries, One 木, ツリー Hill, Hunger Games to other things. These days アニメ is a very big category for us. We haven't seen the same "box office" powerhouse movie series on the site and this has been reflected at the box office (with the exception of Hunger Games). We check out the ファンポップ club periodically and ランダム (because it's so weird). I also have to keep tabs on some of the もっと見る mature themed クラブ to make sure they don't get out of hand または too inappropriate.
Q4. Are あなた guys planning something unique for ファンポップ in coming years?
There are always things in the works for the site. The rate of change for the site has definitely slowed over the years though. Much of that is because, over time, あなた add もっと見る and もっと見る features and the overhead for operating and maintaining the site increases. We are still a 4 person team and now we have to maintain and fix bugs for a lot もっと見る than when we started!
Q5. Would あなた like to tell us which is your お気に入り band/ pop star?
Hmm. Growing up I was a HUGE ファン of The Beatles. I like a lot of different types of music. Jazz, classical, pop, rock, folk, a lot of Hawaiian (since I'm from Hawaii). I have a 12 年 old daughter so I listen to a lot of 上, ページのトップへ 40 on the radio b/c that's what she likes. Most of my adult フレンズ have no idea what's on the Billboard 上, ページのトップへ 40. But I know most of the songs. Of the new pop stuff I like all the usual suspects Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Kesha, Lourdes. I think the one that gets stuck in my ear lately is that Ingrid Michaelson number, Girls Chase Boys. That "Rude" song によって Magic also cracks me up, mostly b/c of the 音楽 video (I feel like I'm the annoying dad that the lead singer is 歌う the song to).
I recently felt like an old man b/c my daughter told me about a friend who was performing the song "All of Me" at a talent show. I immediately assumed it was the jazz classic "All of Me" (here's a Billie Holiday version if あなた don't know the song: link)
When I told her this, she stared back at me like I was from an alien planet. Only later did I realize she meant the John Legend song, "All of Me" link
Amusingly, I do know BOTH songs, however, I didn't immediately think of the current Billboard hit song with that title. I think my daughterthought I was nuts!
Q6. Do あなた wanna share something または tell something to fans?
I guess that last story was something to share! Anyway here I'll leave あなた with some ランダム facts:
1) お気に入り TV Show: Breaking Bad is my all-time お気に入り 表示する (Lost is pretty close 2nd)
2) I mostly enjoy non-fiction 本 but when I hit fiction it'sfantasy/sci-fi. Recently read the first two 本 of the KingkillerChronicles によって Patrick Rothfuss (Name of the Wind and Wise Man's Fear are the titles of the books). Described as "adult Harry Potter" if there are any ファンタジー ファン looking for a solid series, this is it.
3) I won Fanpop's Got Talent in 2008 (at least in the 音楽 category -- I THINK I won it!) Don't know if the video is still up.
Oh, when ファンポップ started it was originally named "Fansters". We changed to "Fanspots" but had to change again when a baseball card company came out with a "fanspot.com" website 1 week before we were going to go live. Dave Lu came up with ファンポップ (mercifully, b/c I think some of the names I threw out were things like "fanhound" and, I thought it was clever butterrible, "afficianutto").
Our business partners, especially the banks, can NEVER get our name right. We would receive the endorsement stamp from the bank for our checkbook and the first time it read "Sanspots". I think they sent us a "Fantarp" stamp when we changed our name.
We often joke that our name is "Fanpoop" b/c of the misspellings (we actually might have registered that at one point to prevent any squatters from using it).
Picks are a way to state your opinion, または just find out what other people think. あなた might post a pick to find a new icon, または other's お気に入り foods. I like the way あなた can sometimes add a choice, which makes your opinion different.
Picks may also work as a school project: Example:Question: do あなた have a brother/sister? Project: take a survey and see how many people have a brother または sister.
Picks are a way to state an opinion without starting an argument, または sometimes they are not to state an opinion.
Adding 画像 to picks is fun,too. some 画像 are goofy, others can really fit in. It is creative to add images, and some times important, such as if あなた ask, "who's cuter?" you'll need to put 画像 on the pick.
I like picks becuase they really are a way to state your opinion. They are a reminder that everyone has an opinion.
And that is why I 愛 picks.
Picks may also work as a school project: Example:Question: do あなた have a brother/sister? Project: take a survey and see how many people have a brother または sister.
Picks are a way to state an opinion without starting an argument, または sometimes they are not to state an opinion.
Adding 画像 to picks is fun,too. some 画像 are goofy, others can really fit in. It is creative to add images, and some times important, such as if あなた ask, "who's cuter?" you'll need to put 画像 on the pick.
I like picks becuase they really are a way to state your opinion. They are a reminder that everyone has an opinion.
And that is why I 愛 picks.
Bullying. One of the greatest monsters in the world
Tips
1.If あなた see someone getting bullied tell them to stop.And レポート it to an adult who cares.
2.Violence is never the answer.And not the right thing to do.It may just make it worse.
3.If あなた are bullying someone.STOP. Don't harm other people's lives.And あなた could also get in huge trouble.
Stop bullying.One of the worst things in the world .Never bully anyone. Speak up and stand up Stop Bullying.
Tips
1.If あなた see someone getting bullied tell them to stop.And レポート it to an adult who cares.
2.Violence is never the answer.And not the right thing to do.It may just make it worse.
3.If あなた are bullying someone.STOP. Don't harm other people's lives.And あなた could also get in huge trouble.
Stop bullying.One of the worst things in the world .Never bully anyone. Speak up and stand up Stop Bullying.