I respectfully disagree with the, "it was free, so, one should not complain." Given the nature of site like Mobilism, which are built on the idea that it's aim, interest or content will hopefully attract an audience -this includes Facebook and any other medium which very success determines if there will be a future and the type and duration of that future, Mobilism, Facebook and all social based sites, including blogs are breathed life only by their following -"us." That is why site tend to thank it's users for using, because with out users -you don't get used -and when you don't get users, your not in business. In all social medium scenarios, "the users build the brand." Without the users -there is no brand. No users -no brand, just and idea that will end up nowhere.
Mobilism made a critical flaw. In business of all kinds, even those offering free services, you always explain cancellations of critical or popular services that will have a huge impact on your user base/customers. It is this disclosure that can prevent potential loss uf a significant user base. For example, if 1/3 of the users on Mobilism were to decide that the site did not think of them a worthy being told a simple matter such as, why a popular service was discontinued, there is a fair chance that the ever popular Mobilism, what lose a whooping 1/3 of its users/reputation/size. This could cause the popular site to fall from it's current popularity position and open the door to other entities with similar services to emerge and attract it's remaining user base, making a promise to never cancel on it's movie section -whether this new emerging entity was to keep it's promise or not, this could lead to the collapse of Mobilism or any business offering goods or free services.
While this post is not aimed at getting Mobilism to reverse it's decision to discontinue it's movie section, or to at the very least, shaare with it entire user base as to why it has abruptly discontinued it's Movie section with warning and without an explaination that given to only paying members, I suggest that Mobilism considers the warning of the potential risk outlined in the content of this post.
- Joel
