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Geek Mag Facebook Fans Revolt
Monday, January 25, 2010
Steve Smith

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Facebook fandom can be a good thing for most magazines, but when readers feel betrayed the social network becomes a tool for public retribution against a brand. When rumors started swirling last week that pop culture magazine Geek Monthly was folding, the company was not responding to press queries about the possible closure and not communicating with subscribers about the fate of recent issues. The Geek Monthly Facebook page erupted in protest.

The company has not issued a formal announcement of the magazine’s closure, but subscribers on the title’s Facebook page are claiming to have contacted members of the staff and are saying the magazine is dead.

Many recent subscribers are outraged with publisher Fusion Publishing’s lack of communication with their loyal base.

One poster says, “Sheerly disgusted with this magazine company as I (unknowingly) purchased a subscription for my boyfriend for Christmas. They took my money with no problem and now there's no magazine? Why did they even take my money (in NOVEMBER) when they knew they would be not be publishing the magazine anymore?”

The site has not been updated recently, and it continues to advertise subscriptions, although only back issues now seem to be available on the store. The publisher has not yet responded to our queries for comment and confirmation of the magazine's close.


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