''OMG! Magazine'' was a

lifestyle Lifestyle often refers to: * Lifestyle (sociology), the way a person lives * ''Otium'', ancient Roman concept of a lifestyle * Style of life (german: Lebensstil, link=no), dealing with the dynamics of personality Lifestyle may also refer to: Bu ...

and

news News is information about current events. This may be provided through many different Media (communication), media: word of mouth, printing, Mail, postal systems, broadcasting, Telecommunications, electronic communication, or through the tes ...

publication which targeted the gay & lesbian community. The

magazine A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...

published articles on current affairs, travel, news and politics. The first issue was published in June 2009 as a small biweekly, until December 2010, when it began publishing in "standard magazine size" in conjunction with a new interactive

website A website (also written as a web site) is a collection of web pages and related content that is identified by a common domain name and published on at least one web server. Examples of notable websites are Google Search, Google, Facebook, Amaz ...

. The magazine was published from

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

by OMG Multimedia Companies, LLC which owned the registered trade mark ''OMG! Magazine''. The new magazine was Florida centric but has national presence, including

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

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Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

. In 2010 an interactive website was created which included

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and

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ing, as well as a travel booking engine and a music player. The magazine's popularity benefited in May 2010, when it landed the cover story for its special collector's edition featuring the 1950s and 1960s iconic singing legend,

Connie Francis Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero (born December 12, 1937), known professionally as Connie Francis, is an American pop singer, actress, and top-charting female vocalist of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Called the “First Lady of Rock & Roll” ...

. In December 2010, the magazine partnered with the gay travel company, ALandCHUCK.travel, to supply the website engine for OMG! Magazine's online travel booking feature. ALandCHUCK.travel garnered an 'F' rating with the BBB and is now defunct.

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