The term ezine is short for "electronic magazine." "E-zine" and
"e-Zine" are spelling variations. A similar term is "ejournal."
There are several usages of the term ezine. The term is similar
to zine, which is derived from magazine and is used to describe
"small press" or personally distributed magazines or
newsletters. 1) An early use of the term ezine described a new
kind of Web site that contained a stylized mixture of content
(articles, pictures, poetry, fiction, and comment) conveyed in a
way that exploited and celebrated the Web as a new information
medium. Examples include Salon and HotWired. 2) Some ezines
publishers saw ezines as an opportunity to reach an audience
electronically and more economically than was possible with
print medium. As a result, hundreds of Web site ezines were
created, each devoted to a special cause, subject, or
sensibility. This kind of ezine is roughly the cyberspace
equivalent of the printed version and when printed out, is in
fact, the equivalent. 3) The term is also used