Tech tabloid Tech tabloid A Tech tabloid is a type of news media that mainly concentrates on technology news: science, IT, semiconductors, telecoms and related issues, but also takes on a less formal and more humorous approach than traditional technology publications such as EE Times or EDN. They are professional in nature, though, rather than community-based technology news sites such as Digg or Slashdot. Tabloid newspapers traditionally aim for sensationalist stories, celebrity news and aim for a down-market reader. The tabloid tag does not apply to the paper format, as many of these publications are web-based only, such as The Inquirer and
Ledger Syndicate was a key contributor to the burgeoning comic book industry, with many of the company's strips published in both the seminal "Funnies on Parade", and what popular culture historians consider the first true American comic book, "Famous Funnies". For whatever reason, the Ledger Syndicate favored comic strips with alliterative titles, including "Babe Bunting", "Daffy Demonstrations", "Deb Days", "Dizzy Dramas", "Hairbreadth Harry", "Modish Mitzi", and "Somebody's Stenog". The Public Ledger Syndicate was founded in 1915 by "Public Ledger" publisher Cyrus H. K. Curtis, The first big comic strip success was A. E. Hayward's "Somebody's Stenog", launched in late 1918. The Syndicate