Webzine
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A Webzine is an ezine hosted on the World Wide Web rather than in print. A webzine tends to be published on a regulated basis (weekly, biweekly, monthly) and may maintain an editorial control system. A distinguishing characteristic from blogs is that webzines bypass the strict adherence to the reverse-chronological format; the front page is mostly clickable headlines and is laid out either manually on a periodic basis, or automatically based on the story type.
In the 2000s, some webzines began appearing in a printed format to complement their online versions. These included Movie Insider, Slate, Synthesis and Lucire magazines.
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[edit] Webzine Conference Series
Between 1998 and 2005, in San Francisco and New York, a series of webzine-focused conferences brought together independent personal online publishers to share their experiences. Started by Srini Kumar, the "Webzine" conferences were continued primarily by filmmaker Ryan Junell and Eddie Codel. Junell has worked to track the history of the early webzine movement through these festivals; his research is linked below. After a hiatus, Codel and Junell organized the return of the Webzine conference to the Bay Area in 2005. Webzine 2005 took place over two days at the Swedish-American Hall in San Francisco. It consisted of three main areas: speakers and panel discussions, workshops and a self-organizing area called the Master's Lounge modeled after BAR Camp. Webzine 2005 was emceed by veteran Webzine emcee Justin Hall, Annalee Newitz and Charlie Anders.
[edit] See also
[edit] List of webzines
- 3:AM Magazine - Cult literature journal
- 10 Zen Monkeys - Pop culture webzine
- A List Apart - A webzine for web developers, strongly advocating the use of web standards.
- Americana Exchange - Host to AE Monthly, the webzine of book collecting and bookselling.
- BME - (Body Modification Ezine) chronicles the current and historical body modification world internationally.
- Cult Clash: The Pop Culture Webzine - A Celebration of Film, Music, TV, Books and More!
- Detour Memphis - an avant-garde magazine featuring new artists, writers, and poets.
- Digital Web Magazine - A webzine and blog that focuses on web design, web development, information architecture, and other topics of interest to web professionals.
- Dinosaur Interplanetary Gazette - The oldest science webzine.
- Drowned In Sound - UK-based music site, operating sinc e 2000, now with spin-off record label and radio show.
- The Expeditioner - Popular travel-themed webzine featuring articles on travel, music and film.
- I'm Always Right - Australian webzine known for its sardonic music commentary.
- The Internet Review of Science Fiction - US-based web publication with an international interest in science fiction and fantasy.
- The Irascible Professor - A webzine of commentary on K-12 and higher education in the United States.
- Mental Contagion - An Arts and Literature Webzine.
- Perigee: Publication for the Arts - A publication featuring verse, prose, and visual art.
- Points in Case - A college humor webzine and blogroll with an emphasis on comedy and pop culture.
- Pulp and Dagger - A webzine dedicated to pulp fiction stories.
- Salon.com - An American-centric lifestyle webzine.
- Gore Obsessed| A Metal Webzine!
[edit] External links
- The Webzine Format: benefits for online publishers - An article explaining the webzine format in comparison to the weblog format.fr:Webzine
