Editing Nickelodeon (section)

=== Nick.com ===
{{Main|Nick.com}}
'''Nick.com''' is Nickelodeon's main [[World Wide Web|website]], which launched in October 1995 as a component of [[AOL|America Online]]'s Kids Only channel before eventually moving to the full World Wide Web.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nick History|url=http://www.nick.com/all_nick/everything_nick/history_home.jhtm|publisher=Nickelodeon|access-date=October 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050127084900/http://www.nick.com/all_nick/everything_nick/history_home.jhtml|archive-date=January 27, 2005}}</ref> It provides content, as well as video clips and full episodes of Nickelodeon series available for streaming. The website's popularity grew to the point where in March 1999, Nick.com became the highest rated website among children aged 6–14 years old. Nickelodeon used the website in conjunction with television programs which increased traffic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-54675660.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624034451/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-54675660.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 24, 2011|title=Nickelodeon TV & Online Are Perfect Together as Nick.com Takes Top Ratings Spot in March|date=May 19, 1999|publisher=Entertainment Wire|access-date=November 28, 2008}}</ref> In 2001, Nickelodeon partnered with Networks Inc. to provide [[broadband]] [[video game]]s for rent from Nick.com; the move was a further step in the multimedia direction that the developers wanted to take the website. Skagerlind indicated that over 50% of Nick.com's audience were using a [[high speed internet|high speed connection]], which allowed them to expand the gaming and video streaming options on the website.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-10219501_ITM|title=Nick Looks to Gaming As High-Speed Revenue Play|last=Brown|first=Karen|date=November 12, 2001|publisher=MultiChannel News|access-date=November 28, 2008}}</ref>