On February 22nd, 2007, a new site called "[[Art is Resistance]]" appeared on the web, giving links to downloadables such as forum avatars, wallpapers, stencils, and stickers. This site heavily showcases the resistance flag, which was seen (perhaps even hinted at) on a [http://www.nin.com/current/photos/2_21_07.jpg photo of Trent] at nin.com the previous day. Also, a few hours after this site was revealed, the [[Year Zero]] website was updated with a teaser video and the finalized album cover.
On February 25th, 2007, several fans noticed a "glitch" next to the song "[[In This Twilight]]" on the [[www.yearzero.nin.com|yearzero.nin.com]]. Later that night, an [[Echoing the Sound|ETS]] member found a USB key at a concert in the UK. He handed it off to a friend who contacted several sources online to host the song and image which were on the USB key. Later, another website, [[Hollywood in Memoriam]], was discovered.
The [[Year Zero Research|Year Zero Research Page]] is being constantly updated to track recent developments, theories, and essentially organize the [[Year Zero]] events into a cohesive storyline. Check out the [[Research Timeline]] to see how the events unfolded.