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Offline Versus Online MediaMost of the web site contains similar material found in the magazine. However, the content is less than what would appear in the book. For example, the September issue featured Milla Jovovich as its cover girl. The magazine has spreads and many more pictures than the four the site offers, and also has a complete interview, whereas the site only has a few snippets from it. Most of the departmental features found in both mediums also share this same difference of the Web content being a "light-version" of the magazine. However, the content on the Web has the advantage of using links, providing additional inforamtion as well as multimedia to enhance content. Senior Editor of Maxim Online Jordan Burchette notes that the magazine is constricted by physical space (Audio), whereas online has the option of adding more information because it is not bound by those same restrictions. Bruchette on how having freedom allows for bonus material. (Audio) Example of online content differing from offline Here's a page from the August 2004 issue of Maxim. The department shown is called Instant Expert, and this example gives readers humorous briefs on how to understand Shakespeare's plays.  Now here's the same article except it's the online version. Notice that the Web version has three additional briefs, but lacks the illustration. | ||