faberlic-nnov.narod.ru was a Nizhny Novgorod business-card site for a Faberlic cosmetics seller, hosted on the free Narod.ru platform from 2003 to 2006[1]. The site was listed in the nn.ru directory with the description "Sale of Oxygen Cosmetics FABERLIC in Nizhny Novgorod, product description"[1], and the seller could be reached at the Nizhny Novgorod phone number (8312) 63-49-00 or by email at faberlic-nnov@yandex.ru[1].

What the site looked like

The earliest recorded snapshot, from 17 February 2003, shows the page still under construction: the heading "FABERLIC in Nizhny Novgorod" was accompanied by a direct disclaimer, "(The site is under construction)," and a single offer — to order cosmetics by email or phone[1]. By the summer of 2004 the site had gained full navigation: the menu now included sections "Home," "Contacts," "About Me," "Offer," and "Job"[2]. The text on the home page had changed to an invitation: "We invite you into the world of FABERLIC novelties and discoveries and wish you pleasure and enjoyment from using them! Breathe life!" — as the home page put it[2]. By the time of the last recorded snapshot, in early 2006, the set of menu sections had shrunk to four: "Home," "Contacts," "About Me," "Looking for Work" — the "Offer" section had disappeared, and in place of "Job" appeared the personal phrasing "Looking for Work"[3].

Place in the Nizhny Novgorod internet

The site was noted in the "/rub/" section of the nn.ru directory[1], but no data on its standing in the Counter.nn.ru ranking or on its participation in the Nizhny Novgorod Internet Day vote was recorded in the surviving snapshots[1]. This is the home page of an individual Nizhny Novgorod cosmetics distributor, not a major hub of the Nizhny Novgorod Internet — judging by the few surviving menu sections, the site's audience was primarily potential customers and, by 2006, potential employers or partners of the page's author.

How it closed

The last recorded snapshot of the home page in the web archive is dated 6 January 2006[3]; the material contains no data on the domain being transferred or on the site's fate after that date.

Sources

  1. web.archive.org — Home page, 2003 (archive)
  2. web.archive.org — Home page, 2004 (archive)
  3. web.archive.org — Home page, 2006 (part of the dossier) (archive)