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{{Short description|Website-based magazine
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{{About|online publications|online academic journals|electronic journal|the magazine named ''Online''|Online (magazine)}}
An '''online magazine''' is a [[magazine]] published on the [[Internet]], through [[bulletin board system]]s and other forms of public computer networks.
An '''online magazine''' is a [[magazine]] published on the [[Internet]], through [[bulletin board system]]s and other forms of public computer networks. One of the first magazines to convert from a print magazine format to an online only magazine was the [[computer magazine]] ''[[Datamation]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Datamation |publisher= |url=https://www.datamation.com/ |access-date=24 March 2015 |archive-date=16 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616061855/https://www.datamation.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Some online magazines distributed through the [[World Wide Web]] call themselves '''webzines'''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Webzine Definition & Meaning |url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/webzine |access-date=2012-03-02 |publisher=Dictionary.com |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304214823/http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/webzine |url-status=live }}</ref> An '''ezine''' (also spelled '''e-[[zine]]''') is a more specialized term appropriately used for small magazines and newsletters distributed by any electronic method, for example, by email.<ref>{{Cite CD.com|webzine|access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref> Some social groups may use the terms '''cyberzine''' and '''hyperzine''' when referring to electronically distributed resources. Similarly, some online magazines may refer to themselves as "electronic magazines", "digital magazines", or "e-magazines" to reflect their readership demographics or to capture alternative terms and spellings in online searches.▼
One of the first magazines to convert from a print magazine format to an online only magazine was the [[computer magazine]] ''[[Datamation]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Datamation |publisher= |url=https://www.datamation.com/ |access-date=24 March 2015 |archive-date=16 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616061855/https://www.datamation.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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Some [[Social group|social groups]] may use the terms '''cyberzine''' and '''hyperzine''' when referring to electronically distributed resources. Similarly, some online magazines may refer to themselves as "electronic magazines", "digital magazines", or "e-magazines" to reflect their readership demographics or to capture alternative terms and spellings in online searches.
An online magazine shares some features with a [[blog]] and also with [[online newspapers]], but can usually be distinguished by its approach to editorial control. Magazines typically have editors or editorial boards who review submissions and perform a quality control function to ensure that all material meets the expectations of the publishers (those investing time or money in its production) and the readership.
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== Business model ==
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|style="text-align: left;"|It's amazing how inexpensive a publication can be if it doesn't need to pay for writing, editing, design, paper, ink, or postage.
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|style="text-align: left;"|—''Mega 'Zines'', [[Macworld]] (1995)<ref>{{cite journal|last=Pogue|first=David|author-link=David Pogue|date=May 1995|title=Mega 'Zines: Electronic Mac Mags make modems meaningful|journal=Macworld {{subscription required}}|pages=143–144|access-date=2011-02-23|quote=It's amazing how inexpensive a publication can be if it doesn't need to pay for writing, editing, design, paper, ink, or postage.|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-16739580.html}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|fix-attempted=yes}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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Many general interest online magazines provide free access to all aspects of their online content, although some [[publishers]] have opted to [[pay wall|require a subscription fee to access]] premium online article and/or multimedia content. Online magazines may generate revenue based on targeted search ads to website visitors, banner ads ([[Display advertising|online display advertising]]), affiliations to retail web sites, classified advertisements, product-purchase capabilities, advertiser directory links, or alternative informational/commercial purpose.
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