Rubio's Facebook page sez he's in Minny?

Wile E Coyote · #1 06-29-2009, 03:58 PM

Here is a link I got from another board:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ricky-...d=115991868034

I never use Facebook so I have no way of knowing if this is legit.

LEvine · #2 06-29-2009, 04:35 PM

It looks legit. He has over 1600 fans and it says "The Official Ricky Rubio Facebook page."

"I'm in Minnesota with my family discussing my buyout and career."

**Ms. Wolf** · #3 06-29-2009, 04:38 PM

Shooter's Birdie was right.

Elliot · #4 06-29-2009, 04:43 PM

Just because there are a bunch of fans doesn't mean that it is actually maintained by Rubio.

LA_33 · #5 06-29-2009, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LEvine

It looks legit. He has over 1600 fans and it says "The Official Ricky Rubio Facebook page."

"I'm in Minnesota with my family discussing my buyout and career."

It doesn't look legit to me. One of the recent updates to the profile was a change to the birthdate; I'd assume that if Rubio really set up an "official" facebook page, he'd be able to enter his own birthdate when he set it up.

Almost all of the comments are also direct quotes of things he's said in various media interviews, or on his actual official website.

I call bull****

TwinsTerritory · #6 06-29-2009, 04:48 PM

It's not a profile, either. It's a page which is used for famous people, teams, etc. Looks very fake to me.

LEvine · #7 06-29-2009, 04:51 PM

Don't know. It does link here:

http://www.rickyrubio9.com/

which seems to be his official site. Its entirely possible that he doesn't update it, but it could be party of his "team".

Dr. Dunkenstein · #8 06-29-2009, 04:54 PM

I don't think anyone has enough time to set up such an elaborate hoax such as that. If so they really should get a life!!!

geek-usa · #9 06-29-2009, 04:59 PM

It might be legit, as in, its not a psycho fan maintaining it. I doubt it is a personal site though. Not a single personal photo, just ones that are publicly available.

But it could very well be maintained by "his people".

About the birth date change -- well I have lots of friends on Facebook who've used it for years who didn't feel inclined to disclose their birth date at first but later did so as they got more comfortable with the site.

Either way it is a positive sign.

Z0r · #10 06-29-2009, 05:03 PM

Seems legit, unless the dude who is setting up the hoax is bilingual. Not a single gramatical error in Spanish anywhere.

jersey wolf · #11 06-29-2009, 05:06 PM

sweet jesus. this is going to be a long, strange ride

Bahlgren1 · #12 06-29-2009, 05:15 PM

It's a legit page. Every celebrity and their mother now has a "page" where you become a fan, rather than a friend or member of a group. This is the only "page" for Ricky, and with the amount of activity, a fake one would've been shut down by now.

Z0r · #13 06-29-2009, 05:20 PM

Yes, Shaq even has a facebook.

StretchArmstrong · #14 06-29-2009, 05:31 PM

It's not a personal facebook page. It is a "Become a fan of Page."

Rob

Z0r · #15 06-29-2009, 05:33 PM

So is Shaq's Stretch, but he still uploads personal vidoes and such to his.

Dill Gatez · #16 06-29-2009, 05:57 PM

facebook athlete pages are usually fake, and it's also a Ricky Rubio fan page not his actual account. I'm not sure but I left a message anyways.

TwinsTerritory · #17 06-29-2009, 06:43 PM

The thing is, anybody can start the page and then they get to manage it. In Shaq's case, he started it and therefore manages it with his photos, etc.

Bahlgren1 · #18 06-29-2009, 07:35 PM

I'll bite one more time on the facebook authenticity concerns:

http://www.facebook.com/help.php?page=906

There's an explanation with all the terms of use, privacy issues, blah blah blah surrounding "pages."

Only an "official representative of a celebrity or public figure, band, business, or other organization" can create a page.

Now, can somebody manage to troll into facebook and create an unauthorized account? Sure. But if you're an 18 year-old basketball phenom (and one with your own website to boot), what are the odds you're not on facebook? I give it literally less than 1%.
And beyond that, the odds that you or someone in your camp hasn't become aware of a fake page about you on this so-called facebook? Yikes.
Beyond his own social agenda, having a page on facebook is pure marketing. I'd be shocked if he didn't have one (and this is the only one out there).

Vegas · #19 06-29-2009, 07:40 PM

Fake or not, noticed alot of NY fans posting.

NY fans and media really need a life beyond other people affairs.

Kestrel · #20 06-29-2009, 08:05 PM

There is zero chance that Ricky Rubio or any of his "official" representatives listed "Affiliation: Minnesota Timberwolves" on Facebook at this particular moment.

The End.