- Jinx.com
Infobox_Website
name = Jinx
favicon =
url = [http://www.jinx.com/ http://www.jinx.com/]
commercial = Yes
location =San Diego ,USA
type =Online Store /Internet Forums
registration = Optional
owner = Jinx: Clothing for Gamers and Geeks
author =Formed on 29 December, 1997, Jinx.com is an online store targeted atgamers ,geeks and hackers. The site features a wide variety of T-shirts, "hoodies", stickers, and other apparel. It is also well known for its forums.The company publicizes themselves with their name stylized as "J!NX", and the tagline "Clothing for Gamers and Geeks".
Business
Jinx shirts have also been seen being worn by the people on the
situation comedy "Scrubs" and "The IT Crowd ". Many of their shirts were also featured in the movie "Grandma's Boy ".Jinx produces and sells official merchandise for many organisations, particularly official RPG clothing, stickers and accessories. Examples include
World of Warcraft ,AdventureQuest andDungeons and Dragons .Jinx Forums
The site is well known for its forums, which are among the most widely visited computer-related forums on the Internet. Due to the forums' popularity, they receive a substantial number of newcomers to the "hacker" subculture; as a result, many consider the Jinx forums to be a forum for amateurs. Despite this reputation, the Jinx forums feature some very experienced and skilled programmers, system administrators, and computer hobbyists.
The forums cover a variety of subjects which include computer
security ,phreaking , networking,programming ,modding (case, hardware, and software),hardware , gaming, administration and social subjects (Mental Reality).It also has a section on the forum to discuss topics such as gaming, music, and television.As of 11 March 2008, the total number of members registered in the forums is 29,877 compared to 26,362 7 October 2006.
As of February 2nd, 2007, the Mental Reality (MR) forum was changed from open to all users to invite only. This was due to users "abusing" the MR forum. Only users who have contributed enough may get into Mental Reality.
External links
* [http://www.jinx.com Jinx] website
* [http://www.alexa.com/data/details/main?q=&url=jinx.com Information at Alexa]
* [http://forums.jinx.com/ Jinx Forum]
* [http://smallworldpodcast.com/?p=605 Interview with Sean Gailey of J!NX] - [http://smallworldpodcast.com small WORLD Podcast] 2007
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