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'''nin.com''' is the official website for [[Nine Inch Nails]]. It has had a long and storied history. It is currently in its transitional phase to a ''[[The Slip]]''-themed format.

==Fragility==
During the Fragility period, nin.com was designed with backgrounds and art in the style of the album artwork created by David Carson. The site contained journal entries which were posted on the site by [[Rob Sheridan]], who had been newly hired to update and organize the site, detailing the progress of recording the album, as well as a discussion board. Sound loops from the songs "[[Starfuckers, Inc. (song)|Starfuckers, Inc.]]" and "[[The Day The World Went Away (song)|The Day The World Went Away]]" were posted on the site prior to the release of ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]]'' and are [http://www.theninhotline.net/halo99/01/01.htm available here]. Images, backgrounds, sound files and screen shots of this version of nin.com have been archived at [[The NIN Hotline]] [http://www.theninhotline.net/halo99/ here].
{{nin.com Fragility}}
Fragile-era nin.com screen-shots:
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Image:Random01.jpg
Image:Random02.jpg
Image:Archive.jpg
Image:Nstudios.jpg
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==pre-With Teeth==
From 2004 onwards, prior to the release of ''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]]'', nin.com had a sparse and minimalist layout with a plain white background and black smudged typewriter font. The site contained a "Current" section that was updated occasionally with photos and information on the progress of the album, a "Body of Work" section with information on each of the [[Halo numbers|Halos]] and a visuals section with music videos available for viewing. A Q&A section titled [[nin.com/access|Access]] was also a feature of the site where members of NIN answered user submitted questions.
{{nin.com pre-With Teeth}}
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Image:Nin.comv6 front 1.JPG|nin.com front page
Image:Body of work.JPG|body of work page
</gallery>

==With Teeth==
In 2005 for the release of ''With Teeth'', nin.com was updated with a front page with links to purchase the album and watch "[[The Hand That Feeds (song)|The Hand That Feeds]]" video. Viral teaser trailers were also hidden pages on the site, named with lines from songs that would appear on the album.Later, the front page was changed to display photos taken at various destinations on the [[With Teeth Tour]], and called the site "nin.com V6". The pages of the site which had previously had blank backgrounds were changed to ''With Teeth''-style art and the font was also changed. A blog section titled "TR" was added, where Trent would post comments and messages. The [[nin.com/access|Access]] section continued to be updated by Reznor, with [[Aaron North]] and [[Jerome Dillon]] answering a set of questions, titled "part one", however, due to Dillon's departure from the band, it was to be the last time the section was updated. The site also contained a downloads section containing desktop backgrounds. All ''With Teeth''-related pages except the nin.com/visuals page have been removed as of March 24, 2008. All ''With Teeth''-era videos, trailers and downloads can be found [http://www.nin.com:81/with_teeth/ here]. 
{{nin.com V6}}
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Image:V6 front 1.JPG|nin.com V6 front page
Image:Nin.comv6 front 2.JPG|nin.com index
Image:Nin.com v6 live.JPG|performance page
</gallery>

==Year Zero==
Following the release of ''[[Year Zero]]'', nin.com was updated to V6.9 with a YZ-themed background and font. All previous pages, apart from Performance and Merch were deleted, leaving a basic front page with a photo on. As the [[Performance 2007]] tour began, more pages were added to the site, including a page written in [http://www.nin.com/russia/ Russian], a page in [http://www.nin.com/china/ Chinese] and a page in [http://www.nin.com/korea/yearzero.html Korean], added as the band performed in the countries for the first time. Links to the ''Year Zero'' site and NIN's official [http://www.youtube.com/ninofficial youtube account] were also added, the former is where live performance videos and video diaries have been uploaded. A photo blog was also added to the front page and updated several times a day during the tour. At present, the band are back in the studio and the front page of nin.com is updated periodically with messages from Trent, photos and Youtube videos showing work in the studio. Additionally, site visitors may comment on the current picture.

Here is the archive of all images posted on the 6.9 version of nin.com:
{{nin.com_Year_Zero}}

<gallery>
Image:Front page 3.JPG|Front page
Image:Front page 2.JPG|Front page
Image:Performance.JPG|Tour page
Image:Nin.com korea.JPG|Year Zero Korea
</gallery>

==Ghosts I–IV==
On announcement and immediate release of the new album, ''[[Ghosts I–IV]],'' in March 2008, the site was altered so that it had an album-themed design. The site still contains links to all Year Zero pages as well as an additional ''Ghosts I–IV'' player and a link to the new official [http://www.flickr.com/photos/nineinchnails/ NIN flickr page] and a page containing RSS feeds.

Here is the archive of all images posted on the ''Ghosts'' version of nin.com:
{{nin.com Ghosts}}
<gallery>
Image:040408-705617.jpg|04/04/08: Welcome Back!
Image:Ghosts2xcd-776671.jpg|04/07/08: Today's News
Image:IMG_1054sm-788174.JPG|04/07/08: [[Josh Freese]] In Action
Image:MG_4877sm-733781.jpg|04/08/08: Four Guys Up To Something
Image:041108-778040.jpg|04/11/08: nin.com, [[The Spiral|the spiral]], pre-sales
Image:042208-732243.jpg|04/22/08: New single
Image:042308-758453.jpg|04/23/08: The three of us will destroy you!
</gallery>

==The Slip==
After the digital release of ''[[The Slip]]'' in May 2008, the site was updated with a new album-themed design.
As the new tour kicked off, the nin.com photoblog continued. The complete archive of photoblog images and posts can be [http://ninblogs.wordpress.com/ found here]. Here are some of the photos that were posted to the front page:
{{Nin.com Slip}}
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Image:Theslip_digi1-740587.jpg|07/16/08:The beginning and the end
Image:Theslip_digi2-740638.jpg|07/16/08:The beginning and the end
Image:Photo-747017-747059.jpg|07/23/08: And so it begins…
Image:Photo-767347-767396.jpg|07/23/08: Tour Mood Check: Day 1
Image:Photo-738671-738720.jpg|07/24/08: Pemberton
Image:Photo-785983-786064.jpg|07/24/08: Pemberton!
Image:Photo-746094-746145.jpg|07/24/08: Scenic Soundcheck
Image:Photo-704147-704225.jpg|07/25/08: The Long and Winding Road to Pemberton
Image:Photo-787044-787118.jpg|07/25/08: [[Leo Herrera]], Back On Tour!
07/25/08: Having a "Shitty" Time at Pemberton with [[Dave "Rave" Ogilvie|Dave O]]!
Image:Photo-734238-734318.jpg|07/25/08: The FIrst Show Has Begun!
Image:Photo-718008-718067.jpg|07/25/08: Canada Loves NIN
Image:Photo-791436-791684.jpg|07/25/08: [[Terrible Lie]]
Image:Photo-772439-772496.jpg|07/25/08: [[Head Like A Hole (song)|HLAH]]
Image:Photo-775613-775736.jpg|07/25/08: One Down
Image:Photo-776165-776213.jpg|07/25/08: Pemberton at Night
Image:Photo-767929-768446.jpg|07/26/08: On the Road to Seattle
Image:Photo-718930-719004.jpg|07/26/08: Working on Last-Minute Production Issues at Key Arena
Image:Photo-786213-786291.jpg|07/26/08: Almost Time
Image:Photo-709444-709513.jpg|07/26/08: [[Discipline]]
Image:Photo-772504-772562.jpg|07/26/08: [[Gave Up]]
Image:Photo-733612-733682.jpg|07/26/08: [[Hurt (song)|Hurt]]
Image:Photo-772666-772722.jpg|07/26/08: Show's Over
</gallery>

The Slip-themed design of the site continued to be updated to the current nin.com 7.0 layout, beginning on the 14th of August 2008, when Spiral and [[ETS]] members were informed by [[Rob Sheridan]] that a new beta of the site would be up shortly. The links to the new site were soon announced, with a forum, IRC chat and links hinting to future updates to the site. Subsequently, on the 3rd of September 2008, nin.com publically launched the beta, with anyone who has a nin.com account able to use it, completely free, includeing full use of the forums, IRC chat, all [[Nin.com#Sub-sites|sub-sites]] and a comprehensive links page, linking all official and non-official nin pages from the [[ninternet]].
Here is the official welcome message originally posted on nin.com by Trent Reznor:

 Welcome to the beginning of the new nin.com! There’s a lot of new stuff here we’ve been working on for quite some time and MUCH more
 coming over the next few weeks. We’re aiming to create the ultimate community and resource for all things related to nine inch nails.
 Be sure to register to create your own profile and take full advantage of what’s here - it’s 100% free and will remain that way.
 
 Once you’ve registered and logged in, you can set up your user profile by clicking on your username in the top right of the page.
 You’ll also have access to our new live chat rooms and our new forums, which are already active and filled with great content
 and discussion. Here are some useful forum destinations to get you started:
 
 - Introduce yourself in the Community Forum, and please check this message before posting.
 
 - Read what people have been saying about recent shows (and add your own thoughts if you’ve attended) in the Previous Shows Forum, and
 talk about future shows in the Upcoming Shows Forum.
 
 - View and share photos and video from the Lights In The Sky Tour in this thread.
 
 - Need help? Check the Tech Support Forum.
 
 posted by trent reznor at 2:07pm (salt lake city, usa)
==Sub-sites==
Over the years, nin.com has had various sub-sites to coincide with releases. Here is a list of all sites linked with nin.com:
*'''access.nin.com''' - set up in 2009 for the [[NIN: Access]] application for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
*'''thefragile.com''' - set up in 1999 to promote the release of ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]]''
*'''[[thingsfallingapart.com]]''' - set up in 2000 to promote the release of ''[[Things Falling Apart]]''. [http://nin.ru/tfa/]
*'''andallthatcouldhavebeen.com''' - set up in 2001 to promote the release of ''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]''
*'''[[tds.nin.com]]''' - set up in 2004 to promote the re-release of ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]''. [http://tds.nin.com/].
*'''[[member.nin.com]]''' - a page for viewing your nin.com account, once set up.
*'''member.nin.com/chat''' - the IRC chat room, can be accessed from external IRC clients at '''irc.nin.com'''
*'''[[Nin.com/access]]''' - a page on [[Nin.com#With_Teeth|nin.com V6]] where [[Trent Reznor]] posted responses to questions.
*'''Nin.com/visuals''' - page from the With Teeth-era website which is still operational, has numerous music videos and pictures.  [http://www.nin.com/visuals]
*'''[[nin.com/with_teeth]]''' - set up in 2005 for the release of ''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]]''. [http://www.nin.com/pub/with_teeth/]
*'''[[halo22.nin.com]]''' - set up in 2007 for the release of ''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]''. [http://halo22.nin.com]
*'''[[yearzero.nin.com]]''' - set up in 2007 to promote ''[[Year Zero]]'' (see also [[Year Zero Research#Proven Related Web Sites|List of Year Zero pages]]. [http://yearzero.nin.com/]
*'''[[remix.nin.com]]''' (and yearzero.nin.com/remix) - set up in 2007 to coincide with the release of ''[[Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D]]''. [http://remix.nin.com/]
*'''[[ghosts.nin.com]]''' - created in 2008 for the release of ''[[Ghosts I–IV]]''. [http://ghosts.nin.com/]
*'''discipline.nin.com''' - created April 22 2008 for the free release of "[[Discipline]]", contained various pages for individual radio stations to link to. Now redirects to theslip.nin.com.
*'''[[theslip.nin.com]]''' - created May 5th 2008 for the free release of ''[[The Slip]]''. [http://theslip.nin.com/]
*'''[[lightsinthesky.nin.com]]''' - created June 5th for the free promotional release of ''[[Lights in the sky (Seed)|Lights In The Sky]]''. [http://dl.nin.com/lightsinthesky/signup]
There are also two beta pages currently up, for uploading Photos and Videos.
==Official Accounts==
NIN has official accounts at the following locations:
*[http://www.facebook.com/ninofficial Facebook]
*[http://www.flickr.com/nineinchnails/ Flickr]
*[http://www.imeem.com/artists/nine_inch_nails iMeem]
*[http://www.last.fm/music/Nine+Inch+Nails Last.fm]
*[http://www.myspace.com/nin MySpace] 
*[http://thepiratebay.org/user/NINOfficial/ The Pirate Bay] 
*[http://twitter.com/nineinchnails Twitter]
*[http://vimeo.com/ninofficial/ Vimeo]
*[http://www.youtube.com/ninofficial YouTube] - [[Ghosts Film Festival]] group [http://www.youtube.com/group/ninghosts here]

==External Links==
*[http://ninblogs.wordpress.com/ Unofficial nin.com blog archive]
*[http://www.theninhotline.net/halo99/ Saved data from nin.com circa 1999]
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