November 15, 2010 at 10:49What is the difference between different types of pages on Facebook
As promised , here's a little clarification from Facebook regarding the differences in the functionality of Community Pages and regular Facebook Pages.
Public pages and standard Facebook pages have different goals. Standard pages allow you to chat with your audience and find fans on Facebook. Public pages allow users to represent their interests and receive general information on a topic.
Public Pages
Public pages contain information on common topics: for example, there is a public page about pizza or about running. The information on these pages consists of Wikipedia articles and comments from Facebook users on this topic. When a Facebook user mentions a term related to a topic on a public page, this post is automatically published on a public page dedicated to that topic.
No one controls or specifically publishes information on public pages. They simply provide users with the opportunity to see which of the other Facebook users they share interests with. At the same time, the user's friends can learn more about his interests if they follow the link in the user’s profile to a public page dedicated to a particular interest of the user. If a person likes pizza, he can become a fan of the public page << pizza >>, and a link to this page will appear in the user's profile in the "interests" section. In addition, users can see all the comments of their friends on topics of interest to them on public pages.
Facebook Pages
Facebook pages have much wider functionality than public pages. They allow you to communicate with fans and publish information directly to the news feed. The creator of the page must formally represent the organization or person to whom the page is dedicated.
Standard pages also have many such features that public pages do not have, so for example, within the standard page, you can create an event, start a discussion, post photos, post an application, publish a note, and get statistics on the page’s audience.
Below is a comparison of what is the difference in functionality between public pages and ordinary Facebook pages:
Public pages and standard Facebook pages have different goals. Standard pages allow you to chat with your audience and find fans on Facebook. Public pages allow users to represent their interests and receive general information on a topic.
Public Pages
Public pages contain information on common topics: for example, there is a public page about pizza or about running. The information on these pages consists of Wikipedia articles and comments from Facebook users on this topic. When a Facebook user mentions a term related to a topic on a public page, this post is automatically published on a public page dedicated to that topic.
No one controls or specifically publishes information on public pages. They simply provide users with the opportunity to see which of the other Facebook users they share interests with. At the same time, the user's friends can learn more about his interests if they follow the link in the user’s profile to a public page dedicated to a particular interest of the user. If a person likes pizza, he can become a fan of the public page << pizza >>, and a link to this page will appear in the user's profile in the "interests" section. In addition, users can see all the comments of their friends on topics of interest to them on public pages.
Facebook Pages
Facebook pages have much wider functionality than public pages. They allow you to communicate with fans and publish information directly to the news feed. The creator of the page must formally represent the organization or person to whom the page is dedicated.
Standard pages also have many such features that public pages do not have, so for example, within the standard page, you can create an event, start a discussion, post photos, post an application, publish a note, and get statistics on the page’s audience.
Below is a comparison of what is the difference in functionality between public pages and ordinary Facebook pages:
| Functional | Public Page | Page |
| The ability to become a fan of the page | X | X |
| Displaying Wikipedia Information | X | |
| The ability to automatically show user comments (from status) related to the page theme | X | |
| Page management | X | |
| Posting to Fan News Feed | X | |
| Posting photos | X | |
| Event Creation | X | |
| Promotion of the page by advertising on Facebook and on your site | X | |
| Discussions | X | |
| Ability to add applications to the page | X | |
| Ability to create and add an application to your page | X | |
| Page Audience Statistics (Facebook Insights) | X | |
| Notes | X |