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=== DailyINK (2006–2013) ===
Confronted by newspaper cutbacks, King Features has explored new venues, such as placing comic strips on mobile phones. In 2006, it launched [[DailyINK]]. On a web page and via email, the DailyINK service made available more than 90 vintage and current comic strips, puzzles, and editorial cartoons.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dailyink.com/ |title=DailyINK |access-date=October 14, 2008 |archive-date=October 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013070106/http://dailyink.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The vintage strips included ''[[Bringing Up Father]]'', ''[[Buz Sawyer]]'', ''[[Flash Gordon]]'', ''[[Krazy Kat]]'', ''[[The Little King]]'', ''[[The Phantom]]'', and ''[[Rip Kirby]]''. King Features editor-in-chief [[Jay Kennedy]] introduced the service early in 2006, commenting:
{{cquote|Comics are consistently ranked among the most popular sections by newspaper readers. However, because of space, newspapers are not able to offer as vast a selection as many readers would like, and therefore millions of comic lovers are often not exposed to some of the most creative strips. In creating DailyINK, we wanted to ensure that fans had a destination where they could experience our complete lineup of award-winning comic artists and writers. DailyINK really sets the standard for comics online. By offering all of our current favorites updated daily, along with access to our archives of beloved characters as well as political humor and games, we have designed DailyINK.com as a destination fans will want to visit every day for something new.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kingfeatures.com/2004/11/king-features-syndicate-launches-online-subscription-service/|date=Nov 1, 2004|title=KING FEATURES SYNDICATE LAUNCHES ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE|website=KingFeatures.com}}</ref>}}

With 11,000 subscribers by June 2010, more vintage strips were added to DailyINK, including ''[[Barney Google and Snuffy Smith|Barney Google]]'', ''[[Beetle Bailey]]'', ''[[Big Ben Bolt]]'', ''[[Brick Bradford]]'', ''[[The Heart of Juliet Jones]]'', ''[[Jack Mendelsohn#Jackys Diary|Jackys Diary]]'', ''[[The Katzenjammer Kids]]'', ''[[Little Iodine]]'', ''[[Mandrake the Magician]]'', ''[[Office Hours (comic strip)|Office Hours]]'', ''[[Quincy (comic strip)|Quincy]]'' and ''[[Radio Patrol (comic strip)|Radio Patrol]]''. On November 15, 2010, a subscription rate increase to $19.99 was announced, effective December 15, 2010, with applications available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, plus a "new and improved" DailyINK in 2011. The redesign was by Blenderbox.<ref>[https://www.blenderbox.com/projects/daily-ink Blenderbox] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323151242/http://www.blenderbox.com/projects/daily-ink |date=March 23, 2012 }}</ref> Added features included original publication dates, a forum, and a blog, mostly promotional, but also with "Ask the Archivist" posts exploring comic-strip history. The "Last 7" feature enables the reader to see a week's worth of comics on one page.

On January 13, 2012, the DailyINK app was voted as the People's Champ in the Funny category in the 2011 Pixel Awards. Established in 2006, the Pixel Awards honor sites and apps displaying excellence in web design and development. Other nominees in the Funny category: JibJab Media Inc, Threaded, Snowball of Duty: White Opps and SoBe Staring Contest.<ref>[https://pixelawards.com/nom_win_2011.php 2011 Pixel Awards] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711063233/http://www.pixelawards.com/nom_win_2011.php |date=July 11, 2012 }}</ref>

In 2012, ''Jackys Diary'' was dropped from DailyINK, and the Archivist explained: "Unfortunately, we no longer have the rights to publish the strip."<ref>[http://blog.dailyink.com/2012/05/09/ask-the-archivist-the-code-of-comics/ "Ask the Archivist", DailyINK, May 9, 2012.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614233222/http://blog.dailyink.com/2012/05/09/ask-the-archivist-the-code-of-comics/ |date=June 14, 2012 }}</ref>

In December 2013, Daily INK was relaunched as part of King Feature's [[Comics Kingdom]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comicskingdom.com/blog/2013/12/09/welcome-to-comics-kingdom|title=Welcome to Comics Kingdom! - December 09, 2013 18:09|website=Comics Kingdom|date=December 9, 2013 |language=en|access-date=June 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comicskingdom.com/blog/2013/12/10/questions-and-answers-about-our-new-site|title=Questions and Answers About Our New Site - December 10, 2013 09:35|website=Comics Kingdom|date=December 10, 2013 |language=en|access-date=June 25, 2018}}</ref>