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{{DISPLAYTITLE:nin.com}}'''nin.com''' is the official website for [[Nine Inch Nails]]. It has had a long and storied history. It is currently went live in its transitional phase 1999 and the first [[Halo numbers|Halo]] to a mention it was ''[[The SlipFragile (halo)|The Fragile]]''-themed format.

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://wwwnindestruct.theninhotline.netcom/halo99/01/01remix.htm html available here]. Images, backgrounds, sound files and screen shots of this version of nin.com have been archived at [[The NIN Hotlinenindestruct.com]] [http://wwwnindestruct.com/nincom/nincom.html here]. See the Wayback Machine for nin.com circa [https://web.archive.org/web/19990101000000*/nin.com 1999], [https://web.archive.org/web/20000101000000*/nin.com 2000], [https://web.archive.org/web/20010101000000*/nin.com 2001], and [https://web.theninhotlinearchive.netorg/halo99web/ here20020101000000*/nin.com 2002].

From 2004 2003 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 [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|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. See the Wayback Machine for nin.com circa [https://web.archive.org/web/20030101000000*/nin.com 2003] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20040101000000*/nin.com 2004].

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 had been removed as of March 24, 2008. All ''With Teeth''-era videos, trailers and downloads can be found See the Wayback Machine for nin.com circa [httphttps://wwwweb.archive.org/web/20050101000000*/nin.com2005] and [https:81/with_teeth/ hereweb.archive.org/web/20060101000000*/nin.com 2006].

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 these countries for the first time. Links to the ''Year Zero'' site and NIN's official [http://www.youtube.com/ninofficial youtube YouTube account] were also added, the former is where live performance videos and video diaries have been were uploaded. A photo blog was also added to the front page and updated several times a day during the tour. At present, the The band are were back in the studio and the front page of nin.com is was updated periodically with messages from Trent, photos and Youtube YouTube videos showing work in the studio. Additionally, site visitors may could comment on the current picture. See the Wayback Machine for nin.com circa [https://web.archive.org/web/20070101000000*/nin.com 2007].

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 contained 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. See the Wayback Machine for nin.com circa [https://web.archive.org/web/20080101000000*/nin.com 2008].

As the new tour kicked off, the nin.com photoblog continued. The complete archive of photoblog images and posts can be See the Wayback Machine for nin.com circa [httphttps://ninblogsweb.wordpressarchive.org/web/20080101000000*/nin.com/ found here2008]. Here  Following are some of the photos photographs that were posted to the front page:

''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 publicly launched the beta, with anyone who has a nin.com account able to use it, completely free, includeing including 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]].

<blockquote><p>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)</p></blockquote> ==Early 2010==Beginning on February 9th 2010, photos titled "?" started being posted daily on the nin.com photoblog and then linked to via twitter and facebook. These photos may or may not be related to the [[How To Destroy Angels]] project. <gallery>Image:2 09 10a-714885.jpeg|2.9.10Image:2 09 10b-775908.jpg|2.9.10Image:2 10 10a-711373.jpeg|2.10.10Image:2 11 10a-730019.jpeg|2.11.10 (Appears to be [[Atticus Ross]])Image:2 11 10b-701264.jpeg|2.11.10Image:2 22 10-749258.jpg|2.22.10Image:2 23 10-778130.jpg|2.23.10Image:2 24 10a-774843.jpg|2.24.10Image:2 25 10a-765208(v2).jpg|2.25.10Image:2 26 10-772509.jpg|2.26.10Image:3 01 10-749294.jpg|3.1.10</gallery> ==Hesitation Marks==The 7.0 layout from Fall 2008 continued into the first half of 2013. In February when a [[NIN 2013-2014|new tour]] was announced, the site gained a simple no-frills black intro page with a graphic containing the [[Logo History|NIN logo]] and the text 'nine inch nails' and 'twenty thirteen'. After clicking through to the main page, the 7.0 theme was still present. This layout continued until June, when ''[[Hesitation Marks]]'' was formally announced. It was then updated with visuals relating to that album. Links to the forum and the original user-populated photo/video sections were not present. A new fan content area for photo/video uploads was added to the tour.nin.com section in October. In 2014, the main page was set up to accommodate a feed from the [https://nineinchnails.tumblr.com/ official NIN tumblr account]. As the tour progressed, a photo from each city would also display at the top of the page, much like what was done during the With Teeth tour. <gallery>Image:Nincommarch2013.jpg|March 2013Image:Nincomjune2013.jpg|June 2013</gallery> ==2016-present==In December 2016, a fresh version of nin.com was launched with the announcement of ''[[Not The Actual Events]]''. This time, a very clean minimalist approach was taken, with an all-white background, [[Logo History|NIN logo]] and short menu on the left, and news items taking up the majority of the main space, per usual. The only other resources provided were a discography, tour dates, a link to the store, and social media links. The refresh was designed by [https://www.thecreativecorporation.com/portfolio/nine-inch-nails-official-website/ The Creative Corporation] with input from new NIN art director [[John Crawford]].  Coinciding with the site refresh was a change in web hosting providers. All previous nin.com sub-sites and resources associated with the old design, such as the forums and user-populated media sections, were no longer available. <gallery>Image:Nincomdecember2016.jpg|December 2016Image:Nincomjuly2017.jpg|July 2017</gallery> 

*'''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/].

*'''Nin.com/visuals''' - page from the ''With Teeth''-era website which is still operational, has had 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 22nd , 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/]*'''[[member.nin.com]]''' - a page for viewing your nin.com account, once set up.

*'''ninja2009.com''' - a page set up in March 2009 to promote the [[Wave_Goodbye_Tour#NIN.2FJA_2009|NIN/JA 2009 tour]] and contained a [[NINJA_2009_Summer_Tour_EP|free EP for download]].*'''nin.com/pub/strobelight/''' created on April 1st , 2009 as an April Fools joke, promoting the fake ''[[Halo_numbers#Strobe_Light|Strobe Light]]'' album. [http://www.nin.com/pub/strobelight/]*'''[[lightsinthesky.nin.com]]''' - created June 5th , 2009 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 *'''[[phm.nin.com]]''' - set up, for uploading Photos and Videosin 2010 to promote the re-release of ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]''.

*[httphttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/nine-inch-nails/107917 Apple Music]*[https://discord.com/invite/xxEA73DkNk Discord]*[https://www.facebook.com/ninofficial Facebook]*[httphttps://www.flickr.com/nineinchnails/ Flickr]*[httphttps://instagram.com/nineinchnails Instagram]*[https://www.imeemmyspace.com/artistsnin MySpace]*[https:/nine_inch_nails iMeem/soundcloud.com/nineinchnails/ SoundCloud]*[httphttps://wwwopen.lastspotify.fmcom/musicartist/Nine+Inch+Nails Last.fm0X380XXQSNBYuleKzav5UO Spotify]*[httphttps://www.myspacetiktok.com/nin MySpace@nineinchnails TikTok] *[httphttps://thepiratebaynineinchnails.orgtumblr.com/user/NINOfficial/ The Pirate BayTumblr] *[httphttps://twitter.com/nineinchnails Twitter]*[httphttps://vimeo.com/ninofficial/ Vimeo]*[httphttps://www.youtube.com/ninofficial YouTube] - [[Ghosts Film Festival]] group [http://www.youtube.com/group/ninghosts here]

*[httphttps://ninblogswww.wordpresspondbrain.com/ Unofficial thf/pgs/graphics.html Images from nin.com blog archivecirca 1999-2007]*[http://www.theninhotlinenindestruct.netcom/halo99/ Saved data nincom.html Images from nin.com circa 1999-2000]*[http://www.nin-pages.de/own_words.htm Archive of posts by Trent on The Spiral, nin.com, official boards, etc.]