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{{Short description|Former digital entertainment site}}
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{{Infobox Website
{{Infobox company
|name= Uclick
| former_names = Universal New Media (1996–1997)
| image =
| founder = [[Andrews McMeel Universal]]
| type = [[Web syndication]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|1996}}
| defunct = {{end date and age|2009|09}}
| fate = Merged with [[Universal Press Syndicate]] to form [[Universal Uclick]]
| successor = [[Andrews McMeel Syndication]]
| divisions =
| services = Sold "[[digital entertainment]] content" for [[personal computers]], the [[World Wide Web]], [[mobile phones]]
| hq_location_city = [[Kansas City, Missouri]]
| hq_location_country = [[United States]]
| parent = [[Andrews McMeel Universal]]
| subsid = [[GoComics]]<br />ThePuzzleSociety.com<br />UclickGames.com
| website = {{URL|http://www.uclick.com}}
}}
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| name = Uclick
| name = Uclick
| logo =
| image = [[Image:Uclicklogo.png]]
| url = http://www.uclick.com
| url = http://www.uclick.com
| commercial = Yes
| commercial = Yes
| type = [[Comics]]
| type = [[Comics]]
| registration = Optional
| registration = Optional
| owner = Uclick
| owner = [[Universal Uclick]]
| author= Uclick
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'''Uclick LLC''' was an [[United States|American]] corporation (a division of [[Andrews McMeel Universal]])) selling "digital entertainment content" for [[personal computers|the desktop]], [[World Wide Web|the web]] and [[mobile phones]]. The company owns and operates several consumer websites, including the [[comic strip]] and [[editorial cartoon]] site [[GoComics]] and the [[puzzle]] and [[casual game]] sites ThePuzzleSociety.com and UclickGames.com.
'''Uclick LLC''' was an American corporation (a division of [[Andrews McMeel Universal]]) selling "digital entertainment content" for [[personal computers|the desktop]], [[World Wide Web|the web]] and [[mobile phones]]. Uclick operated several consumer websites, including the [[comic strip]] and [[editorial cartoon]] site [[GoComics]] and the [[puzzle]] and [[casual game]] sites ThePuzzleSociety.com and UclickGames.com.


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Uclick content included comic strips, editorial cartoons, puzzles, casual games, [[manga]], [[comic books]], [[syndicated columnist|syndicated columns]], [[photography]] and [[illustration]]. Uclick content was distributed online through consumer and news web portals such as [[Yahoo!]], [[MSNBC.com]], [[New York Times]], [[washingtonpost.com]], [[CNN]], [[USA TODAY]], and [[AOL]]. Comic strip and cartoon content from Uclick was available online and on mobile phones through the company's website, Uclick.com.
From January thru July 2009, Andrews McMeel Universal had a series of layoffs due to consolidation of departments and corporate restructuring. This decision affected the uclick division which was later consolidated into the syndicate unit.<ref>[http://economy.kansascity.com/?q=node/2643]</ref>


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In July 2009, Uclick merged with Andrews McMeel's [[Universal Press Syndicate]] (UPS) to form [[Universal Uclick]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Gardner |first=Alan |url=http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2009/07/08/universal-press-syndicate-and-uclick-merge/ |title=Universal Press Syndicate and Uclick merge The Daily Cartoonist |website=Dailycartoonist.com |date=2009-07-08 |access-date=2017-02-23}}</ref> (now known as [[Andrews McMeel Syndication]]).
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Uclick content includes comic strips, editorial cartoons, puzzles, casual games, [[manga]], [[comic books]], [[syndicated columnist|syndicated columns]], [[photography]] and [[illustration]]. Uclick content is distributed online through consumer and news web portals such as [[Yahoo!]], [[MSNBC.com]], [[New York Times]], [[washingtonpost.com]], [[CNN]], [[USA TODAY]], and [[AOL]]. Comic strip and cartoon content from uclick is available online and on mobile phones through the company’s website, UCLICK.com.


== History ==
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In July 2009, Uclick merged with [[Universal Press Syndicate]] to form [[Universal Uclick]].<ref>[http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2009/07/08/universal-press-syndicate-and-uclick-merge/]</ref>
'''Universal New Media''' was formed in 1996 by [[Andrews McMeel Universal]]; it was renamed Uclick a year later.<ref>[http://syndication.andrewsmcmeel.com/about "About,"] Andres McMeel website. Accessed Nov. 16, 2017.</ref>

Beginning in January 2009, Andrews McMeel Universal suffered a series of layoffs due to department consolidation and corporate restructuring. These layoffs led to Uclick's July 2009 merger with UPS<ref>{{cite web|url=http://economy.kansascity.com/?q=node/2643 |title=Business News &#124; KansasCity.com & The Kansas City Star |website=Economy.kansascity.com |access-date=2017-02-23}}</ref> to form [[Universal Uclick]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Gardner |first=Alan |url=http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2009/07/08/universal-press-syndicate-and-uclick-merge/ |title=Universal Press Syndicate and Uclick merge The Daily Cartoonist |website=Dailycartoonist.com |date=2009-07-08 |access-date=2017-02-23}}</ref>


==Comic strips and panels==
==Comic strips and panels==
As the digital entertainment division of Andrews McMeel Universal, Uclick is the official online distributor of all comic strips syndicated by Andrews McMeel Universal's newspaper syndication division, [[Universal Press Syndicate]]. Uclick also owns and operates GoComics, a comics aggregate website featuring not only comic strips currently syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate, but also webcomics, discontinued titles such as [[Calvin and Hobbes]], [[The Boondocks (comic strip)|The Boondocks]] and [[Bloom County]], original works like The [[New Adventures of Queen Victoria]] and [[Bleeker: The Rechargeable Dog]], and a selection of syndicated comic strips from [[Creators Syndicate]] and [[Tribune Media Services]].
As the digital entertainment division of Andrews McMeel Universal, Uclick was the official online distributor of all comic strips syndicated by Andrews McMeel Universal's newspaper syndication division, [[Universal Press Syndicate]]. Uclick also owned and operated [[GoComics]], a comics aggregate website featuring not only comic strips currently syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate, but also webcomics, discontinued titles such as ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'', ''[[The Boondocks (comic strip)|The Boondocks]]'', and ''[[Bloom County]]'', original works like ''The [[New Adventures of Queen Victoria]]'' and ''[[Bleeker: The Rechargeable Dog]]'', and a selection of syndicated comic strips from [[Creators Syndicate]] and [[Tribune Media Services]].


In October 2008, Uclick launched a GoComics [[gadget]] for [[iGoogle]] which allows users to read comic strips on their iGoogle pages.<ref>[http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/syndicates/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003875275]</ref>
In October 2008, Uclick launched a GoComics [[gadget]] for [[iGoogle]] which allowed users to read comic strips on their iGoogle pages.<ref>[https://archive.today/20110524220038/http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/syndicates/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003875275 "Uclick Introduces Comics Gadget for iGoogle,"] ''Editor & Publisher'' (October 17, 2008). [http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/syndicates/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003875275 Archived from the original].</ref>


==Puzzles and games==
==Puzzles and games==
Uclick distributes daily puzzles and casual games through consumer and news web portals as well as through its own puzzle and game portals, The Puzzle Society and UclickGames. Uclick products include [[crosswords]] and other word games, number placement puzzles like [[Sudoku]] and [[Kakuro]], jigsaw puzzles and other casual games.
Uclick distributed daily puzzles and crazy games through consumer and news web portals as well as through its own puzzle and game portals, The Puzzle Society and UclickGames. Uclick products included [[crosswords]] and other word games, number placement puzzles like [[Sudoku]] and [[Kakuro]], jigsaw puzzles and other casual games.

==Photography and illustration==
Uclick photography and illustration wallpapers for mobile phones include the work of such artists as [[Thomas Kinkade]], [[Wyland]], [[Paul Frank]], and artists and program content from [[MTV]].


==Syndicated columns and text features==
==Syndicated columns and text features==
Uclick syndicated columns and text features are distributed online through consumer and news web portals as well as through Uclick's syndicated column and text feature consumer site, uExpress.com.
Uclick-syndicated columns and text features were distributed online through consumer and news web portals as well as through Uclick's syndicated column and text feature consumer site, uExpress.com.


==Comic books and manga==
==Comic books and manga==
In 2006, Uclick launched the United States’ first comic book reader application for mobile phones.<ref>[http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/02/28/uclick-to-deliver-gocomics-books-service-to-cellphones/]</ref> The introductory line of titles included [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage Studios)|''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'']], ''[[The Five Fists of Science]]'', [[Godland|''GODLAND'']], ''[[PvP]]'', and ''[[Too Much Coffee Man]]''. In July 2006, Uclick announced the launch of a mobile phone version of ''Guilstein'', a manga and anime title that had never been published in any form in the U.S.<ref>[http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6386698.html?nid=2789]</ref> In July 2007, Uclick launched Thunder Road, the first comic book produced solely for mobile phone distribution in the U.S.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/phones/2007-09-06-comic-books-cellphones_N.htm]</ref> Uclick has since added titles from [[Devil's Due Publishing]], [[Image Comics]], [[IDW Publishing]], and independently published books such as Jeff Smith’s [[Bone (comics)|''Bone'']].
In 2006, Uclick launched the United States’ first comic book reader application for mobile phones.<ref>Blass, Evan. [http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/02/28/uclick-to-deliver-gocomics-books-service-to-cellphones/ "uclick to deliver GoComics Books service to cellphones"], ''Engadget Mobile'' (February 28, 2006).</ref> The introductory line of titles included [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage Studios)|''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'']], ''[[The Five Fists of Science]]'', ''[[Gødland]]'', ''[[PvP]]'', and ''[[Too Much Coffee Man]]''. In July 2006, Uclick announced the launch of a mobile phone version of ''Guilstein'', a manga and anime title that had never been published in any form in the U.S.<ref>Soponis, Trevor. "U.S. Publishers Work to Offer Comics on Phones", ''Publishers Weekly'' (October 31, 2006).</ref> In July 2007, Uclick launched ''Thunder Road'', the first comic book produced solely for mobile phone distribution in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|last=Twiddy |first=David |url=https://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/phones/2007-09-06-comic-books-cellphones_N.htm |title=Comic books turn up on mobile phones |website=Usatoday.com |date=2007-09-06 |access-date=2017-02-23}}</ref> Uclick later added titles from [[Devil's Due Publishing]], [[Image Comics]], [[IDW Publishing]], and independently published books such as [[Jeff Smith (cartoonist)|Jeff Smith]]'s [[Bone (comics)|''Bone'']].


== Sources ==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*Gardner, Alan. [http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2009/07/08/universal-press-syndicate-and-uclick-merge/ "Universal Press Syndicate and Uclick Merge"], The Daily Cartoonist, July 8, 2009.
*[http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/syndicates/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003875275 "Uclick Introduces Comics Gadget for iGoogle"], Editor & Publisher, October 17, 2008. <!--accessed October 21, 2008-->
*Blass, Evan. [http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/02/28/uclick-to-deliver-gocomics-books-service-to-cellphones/ "uclick to deliver GoComics Books service to cellphones"], engadget mobile, February 28, 2006. <!--accessed October 21, 2008-->
*Soponis, Trevor. [http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6386698.html?nid=2789 "U.S. Publishers Work to Offer Comics on Phones"], Publishers Weekly, October 31, 2006. <!--accessed October 21, 2008-->
*Twiddy, David. [http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/phones/2007-09-06-comic-books-cellphones_N.htm "Comic books turn up on mobile phones"], USA TODAY, September 6, 2007. <!--accessed October 21, 2008-->

== References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.uclick.com/ uclick official site]
* {{official|http://www.uclick.com}}

{{Universal Press columns}}


[[Category:Entertainment websites]]
[[Category:Online mass media companies of the United States]]

Latest revision as of 01:28, 15 March 2024

Uclick
FormerlyUniversal New Media (1996–1997)
Company typeWeb syndication
Founded1996; 28 years ago (1996)
FounderAndrews McMeel Universal
DefunctSeptember 2009; 14 years ago (2009-09)
FateMerged with Universal Press Syndicate to form Universal Uclick
SuccessorAndrews McMeel Syndication
Headquarters
Kansas City, Missouri
,
United States
ServicesSold "digital entertainment content" for personal computers, the World Wide Web, mobile phones
ParentAndrews McMeel Universal
SubsidiariesGoComics
ThePuzzleSociety.com
UclickGames.com
Websitewww.uclick.com
Uclick
Type of site
Comics
OwnerUniversal Uclick
URLhttp://www.uclick.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional

Uclick LLC was an American corporation (a division of Andrews McMeel Universal) selling "digital entertainment content" for the desktop, the web and mobile phones. Uclick operated several consumer websites, including the comic strip and editorial cartoon site GoComics and the puzzle and casual game sites ThePuzzleSociety.com and UclickGames.com.

Uclick content included comic strips, editorial cartoons, puzzles, casual games, manga, comic books, syndicated columns, photography and illustration. Uclick content was distributed online through consumer and news web portals such as Yahoo!, MSNBC.com, New York Times, washingtonpost.com, CNN, USA TODAY, and AOL. Comic strip and cartoon content from Uclick was available online and on mobile phones through the company's website, Uclick.com.

In July 2009, Uclick merged with Andrews McMeel's Universal Press Syndicate (UPS) to form Universal Uclick[1] (now known as Andrews McMeel Syndication).

History

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Universal New Media was formed in 1996 by Andrews McMeel Universal; it was renamed Uclick a year later.[2]

Beginning in January 2009, Andrews McMeel Universal suffered a series of layoffs due to department consolidation and corporate restructuring. These layoffs led to Uclick's July 2009 merger with UPS[3] to form Universal Uclick.[4]

Comic strips and panels

[edit]

As the digital entertainment division of Andrews McMeel Universal, Uclick was the official online distributor of all comic strips syndicated by Andrews McMeel Universal's newspaper syndication division, Universal Press Syndicate. Uclick also owned and operated GoComics, a comics aggregate website featuring not only comic strips currently syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate, but also webcomics, discontinued titles such as Calvin and Hobbes, The Boondocks, and Bloom County, original works like The New Adventures of Queen Victoria and Bleeker: The Rechargeable Dog, and a selection of syndicated comic strips from Creators Syndicate and Tribune Media Services.

In October 2008, Uclick launched a GoComics gadget for iGoogle which allowed users to read comic strips on their iGoogle pages.[5]

Puzzles and games

[edit]

Uclick distributed daily puzzles and crazy games through consumer and news web portals as well as through its own puzzle and game portals, The Puzzle Society and UclickGames. Uclick products included crosswords and other word games, number placement puzzles like Sudoku and Kakuro, jigsaw puzzles and other casual games.

Syndicated columns and text features

[edit]

Uclick-syndicated columns and text features were distributed online through consumer and news web portals as well as through Uclick's syndicated column and text feature consumer site, uExpress.com.

Comic books and manga

[edit]

In 2006, Uclick launched the United States’ first comic book reader application for mobile phones.[6] The introductory line of titles included Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Five Fists of Science, Gødland, PvP, and Too Much Coffee Man. In July 2006, Uclick announced the launch of a mobile phone version of Guilstein, a manga and anime title that had never been published in any form in the U.S.[7] In July 2007, Uclick launched Thunder Road, the first comic book produced solely for mobile phone distribution in the U.S.[8] Uclick later added titles from Devil's Due Publishing, Image Comics, IDW Publishing, and independently published books such as Jeff Smith's Bone.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Gardner, Alan (2009-07-08). "Universal Press Syndicate and Uclick merge The Daily Cartoonist". Dailycartoonist.com. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  2. ^ "About," Andres McMeel website. Accessed Nov. 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Business News | KansasCity.com & The Kansas City Star". Economy.kansascity.com. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  4. ^ Gardner, Alan (2009-07-08). "Universal Press Syndicate and Uclick merge The Daily Cartoonist". Dailycartoonist.com. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  5. ^ "Uclick Introduces Comics Gadget for iGoogle," Editor & Publisher (October 17, 2008). Archived from the original.
  6. ^ Blass, Evan. "uclick to deliver GoComics Books service to cellphones", Engadget Mobile (February 28, 2006).
  7. ^ Soponis, Trevor. "U.S. Publishers Work to Offer Comics on Phones", Publishers Weekly (October 31, 2006).
  8. ^ Twiddy, David (2007-09-06). "Comic books turn up on mobile phones". Usatoday.com. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
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