<s>
Nick.com	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
website	O
owned	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Nickelodeon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
previously	O
served	O
as	O
an	O
online	O
portal	O
for	O
Nickelodeon	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
offered	O
online	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
video	O
streaming	O
,	O
radio	O
streaming	O
and	O
individual	O
websites	O
for	O
each	O
show	O
it	O
broadcasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
now	O
promotes	O
the	O
Nick	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
which	O
replaced	O
it	O
(	O
websites	O
for	O
its	O
sister	O
networks	O
are	O
n't	O
affected	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nick.com	B-Protocol
has	O
received	O
positive	O
critical	O
reaction	O
and	O
various	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
Webby	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
's	O
popularity	O
grew	O
and	O
in	O
March	O
1999	O
,	O
Nick.com	B-Protocol
became	O
the	O
highest	O
rated	O
website	O
for	O
children	O
aged	O
six	O
to	O
fourteen	O
years	O
old	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nick.com	B-Protocol
also	O
maintained	O
a	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
respect	O
for	O
user	O
privacy	O
during	O
the	O
growth	O
of	O
the	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
2000	O
,	O
com	O
's	O
design	O
was	O
mainly	O
images	O
and	O
image	B-General_Concept
maps	I-General_Concept
allowing	O
navigation	O
through	O
the	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
,	O
in	O
June	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
website	O
was	O
expanded	O
and	O
redesigned	O
with	O
Flash-animated	O
buttons	O
and	O
advertisements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
design	O
has	O
changed	O
repeatedly	O
since	O
then	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
website	O
's	O
current	O
design	O
making	O
use	O
of	O
sidebars	O
,	O
web	O
banners	O
,	O
and	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2000	O
,	O
developers	O
started	O
discussing	O
expansion	O
of	O
Nick.com	B-Protocol
to	O
make	O
it	O
an	O
even	O
more	O
desirable	O
website	O
for	O
children	O
to	O
visit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
interface	O
was	O
revamped	O
and	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
appealing	O
to	O
children	O
and	O
the	O
most	O
significant	O
development	O
was	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
for	O
animated	O
graphics	O
and	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
message	B-Application
boards	I-Application
were	O
closed	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
Nick.com	B-Protocol
no	O
longer	O
makes	O
online	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
likely	O
due	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
's	O
changes	O
that	O
made	O
access	O
to	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
(	O
which	O
the	O
site	O
was	O
built	O
on	O
for	O
years	O
)	O
difficult	O
to	O
non-existent	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
's	O
phase-out	O
during	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
requiring	O
a	O
large-scale	O
rebuild	O
of	O
the	O
desktop	O
site	O
that	O
cannot	O
be	O
done	O
behind	O
the	O
scenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
possible	O
that	O
access	O
to	O
programming	O
and	O
games	O
for	O
desktop	O
visitors	O
could	O
be	O
restored	O
in	O
some	O
point	O
in	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
elements	O
having	O
full	O
compatibility	O
with	O
HTML5	B-Application
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
and	O
distribution	O
for	O
Nickelodeon	O
online	B-Application
games	I-Application
continued	O
internationally	O
until	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
watch	O
full	O
episodes	O
on	O
Nick.com	B-Protocol
was	O
brought	O
back	O
,	O
though	O
one	O
must	O
sign	O
in	O
to	O
their	O
TV	O
provider	O
to	O
watch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Nickelodeon	O
brought	O
back	O
access	O
to	O
online	B-Application
games	I-Application
on	O
Nick.com	B-Protocol
after	O
nearly	O
four	O
years	O
,	O
replacing	O
all	O
advertisements	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
on	O
the	O
games	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
currently	O
ten	O
games	O
now	O
available	O
on	O
Nick.com,	O
including	O
'	O
Nickelodeon	O
Lanes	O
 '	O
,	O
a	O
bowling	O
game	O
made	O
in	O
2021	O
,	O
but	O
which	O
has	O
never	O
been	O
officially	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
USA	O
until	O
this	O
change	O
to	O
the	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Nickelodeon	O
partnered	O
with	O
Networks	O
Inc	O
.	O
to	O
provide	O
broadband	B-General_Concept
video	O
games	O
for	O
rent	O
from	O
Nick.com	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skagerlind	O
indicated	O
that	O
over	O
50%	O
of	O
com	O
's	O
audience	O
are	O
using	O
a	O
high	O
speed	O
connection	O
which	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
gaming	O
options	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
6	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Nickelodeon	O
launched	O
New	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Week	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
service	O
that	O
showcased	O
an	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
game	O
based	O
on	O
Nickelodeon	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
service	O
was	O
launched	O
,	O
Nick.com	B-Protocol
had	O
over	O
228	O
million	O
game	O
plays	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
fiscal	O
quarter	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
partially	O
attributed	O
to	O
New	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Access	O
to	O
the	O
online	B-Application
games	I-Application
was	O
removed	O
in	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
been	O
somewhat	O
restored	O
in	O
August	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nick.com	B-Protocol
provided	O
streaming	O
videos	O
of	O
full	O
or	O
partial	O
Nickelodeon	O
episodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
originally	O
launched	O
as	O
TurboNick	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
popup	O
panel	O
showcasing	O
broadband	B-General_Concept
content	O
such	O
as	O
video	O
clips	O
and	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
then	O
revamped	O
and	O
relaunched	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
sister	O
website	O
for	O
Nick.com	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
website	O
expanded	O
on	O
clips	O
and	O
content	O
on	O
Nick.com	B-Protocol
to	O
provide	O
full	O
length	O
Nickelodeon	O
television	O
shows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
ubiquitousness	O
of	O
online	O
streaming	O
,	O
TurboNick	B-Protocol
branding	O
was	O
also	O
phased	O
out	O
at	O
this	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
amid	O
declining	O
TV	O
ratings	O
in	O
its	O
third	O
season	O
,	O
Nickelodeon	O
stopped	O
airing	O
the	O
series	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Korra	I-Application
on	O
the	O
primary	O
Nickelodeon	O
network	O
and	O
shifted	O
its	O
distribution	O
to	O
online	O
outlets	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
show	O
had	O
proven	O
to	O
be	O
much	O
more	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moving	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
online	O
distribution	O
from	O
outlets	O
such	O
as	O
Nick.com	B-Protocol
and	O
third-party	O
outlets	O
such	O
as	O
Amazon	B-Application
Video	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Video	I-Application
and	O
Hulu	B-Application
reflected	O
what	O
series	O
creator	O
Michael	O
DiMartino	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
sea	O
change	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
industry	O
:	O
While	O
Korra	O
did	O
n't	O
fit	O
in	O
well	O
with	O
Nickelodeon	O
's	O
other	O
programming	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
did	O
extremely	O
well	O
online	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
season	O
2	O
finale	O
having	O
been	O
Nickelodeon	O
's	O
biggest	O
online	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
remainder	O
of	O
its	O
third	O
season	O
,	O
season	O
four	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Korra	I-Application
premiered	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
exclusively	O
through	O
online	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nick.com	B-Protocol
in	O
the	O
UK	O
does	O
not	O
offer	O
the	O
same	O
ability	O
to	O
watch	O
entire	O
episodes	O
,	O
but	O
offers	O
short	O
clips	O
from	O
Nickelodeon	O
TV	O
shows	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Episodes	O
and	O
videos	O
are	O
available	O
on	O
Nick.com	B-Protocol
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
the	O
videos	O
and	O
episodes	O
are	O
now	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Nick	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nick.com	B-Protocol
streams	O
Nick	O
Radio	O
,	O
a	O
radio	O
network	O
launched	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
iHeartMedia	O
(	O
then	O
called	O
Clear	O
Channel	O
Communications	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
network	O
is	O
also	O
distributed	O
through	O
the	O
iHeartRadio	O
web	O
platform	O
and	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
radio	O
station	O
WHTZ	O
as	O
a	O
secondary	O
HD	O
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nick.com	B-Protocol
maintains	O
informational	O
pages	O
on	O
Nickelodeon	O
's	O
current	O
programming	O
lineup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nicktropolis	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
provided	O
by	O
Nickelodeon	O
on	O
Nick.com	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Construction	O
of	O
Nicktropolis	B-Protocol
began	O
in	O
November	O
2004	O
,	O
by	O
Nickelodeon	O
's	O
developers	O
Mark	O
Zadroga	O
,	O
Alex	O
Westerman	O
,	O
Deborah	O
Levine	O
,	O
Patrick	O
Dorey	O
,	O
Sean	O
McEvoy	O
,	O
and	O
Jason	O
Root	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
remodeled	O
and	O
given	O
a	O
new	O
logo	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
home	O
page	O
was	O
remodeled	O
to	O
fit	O
in	O
with	O
com	O
's	O
new	O
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Nicktropolis	B-Protocol
Newsletter	O
"	O
was	O
launched	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
e-mail	O
service	O
to	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
November	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
became	O
ad-supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
3	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Nicktropolis	B-Protocol
had	O
over	O
7,000,000	O
registered	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
introduced	O
daily	O
events	O
on	O
weekdays	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Nicktropolis	B-Protocol
Blog	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
Nick.com	B-Protocol
message	B-Application
boards	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
area	O
to	O
support	O
The	O
Big	O
Green	O
Help	O
,	O
the	O
year-long	O
Nickelodeon	O
green	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
redesigned	O
as	O
The	B-Protocol
Club	I-Protocol
on	O
May	O
19	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Protocol
Club	I-Protocol
later	O
closed	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nick	O
Arcade	O
(	O
sharing	O
a	O
name	O
with	O
,	O
but	O
otherwise	O
unrelated	O
to	O
,	O
the	O
TV	O
series	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
Nick.com	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nick.com	B-Protocol
offered	O
a	O
moderated	O
Internet	B-Application
forum	I-Application
called	O
the	O
Message	B-Application
Boards	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emoticons	B-Protocol
were	O
represented	O
with	O
icon	O
GIFs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
redesigned	O
Nick.com,	O
the	O
Message	B-Application
Boards	I-Application
were	O
completely	O
redesigned	O
to	O
match	O
up	O
with	O
it	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
message	B-Application
boards	I-Application
were	O
then	O
closed	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
after	O
Nick.com	B-Protocol
removed	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
sign	O
up	O
as	O
a	O
user	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
critical	O
reaction	O
for	O
Nick.com	B-Protocol
has	O
been	O
mostly	O
positive	O
,	O
winning	O
numerous	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Nick.com	B-Protocol
received	O
a	O
Judge	O
's	O
Choice	O
Webby	O
in	O
the	O
Television	O
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Nick.com	B-Protocol
received	O
the	O
first	O
Internet	O
privacy	O
seal	O
from	O
BBBOnline	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
CBBB	O
that	O
assesses	O
privacy	O
issues	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
