Kinzin - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

You and your family members all belong to many social circles. Teams, schools, clubs, families, friends, community groups and more. Within each of these groups there are events, schedules, funny quotes, photos, important moments, significant life experiences. Each member of the circle has his or her own unique perspective. We have created Kinzin to allow all of your individual social circles to privately post photos and words to extent that they are comfortable. Everyone creates the private Space and only the members invited can participate privately online. We call this Social Publishing.

There are two roles. One is the Space owner and the other is a member. If you set up the Space then you are the Space owner and administrator. This means you have the ability to invite and edit member information. You can add and delete any photo, content, comment or album that anyone adds. You have ultimate control over the content that is added by anyone.

If you are a member then you have been invited by an administrator to join the Space. When you use your special link to go to the Space it will set a cookie in your browser. This means that you can only view the Space using the same computer and browser that you initially viewed the Space in. Once you have gone to view the Space you can add, edit and delete your photos and content but you can’t change what other people have added. However, you can add comments to anything and if you find something inappropriate you can send a message to the Space owner.

You own the content that you add. We are not interested in owning your content. We will not sell your identifiable information or use it for advertising.

The old version was just for parents who wanted to share their kids and their lives with friends and family. The new Kinzin allows you to make multiple private Spaces for each of social circles. The new Kinzin is more collaborative. Everyone who is invited using an email address can contribute to the Space. We call it Social Publishing.

Here is a list that outlines what the differences are between the old and new version.

FEATURE	OLD (These Are My Kids)	NEW (Kinzin)
Terminology	Friends and Family are now called MEMBERS of a Space. What used to be called “These Are My Kids” is now referred to as KINZIN.	MEMBERS refer to people invited by the SPACE OWNER to participate on the Space.
Security	Nothing has changed. Please refer to next column for an exact explanation of how the security works using the new terminology.	Nothing in the security has changed except that Friends and Family are referred to as MEMBERS. As always, the SPACE OWNER manages security. When the SPACE OWNER fills in an email address next to the MEMBERS name it will send an email invitation. The MEMBER list can be created during the set-up process. It can also be added to or edited on the MEMBER page. The MEMBER will receive an email containing a link that will lead the new MEMBER to the SPACE. They can only see the SPACE again by using the same computer and browser that they initially viewed the SPACE on. This is because the email invite places a cookie on their computer and browser that is unique to the invitee. Invited MEMBERS cannot pass on this information. Each SPACE created requires a unique MEMBER list. They do not cross over. SPACE OWNERS can create as many SPACES as they like.
Kid Streams	This was a place where kids’ status updates, profile images, wishes and favorites were stored.	Content about children can now be collected in a MEMBER ALBUM. SPACE OWNERS can choose to create a MEMBER ALBUM on the MEMBER page. This allows content to be tagged using the MEMBER’S name. NOTES, NEWS and QUOTES can be used in place of wishes, status updates and favorites. MEMBER ALBUMS for their kids will be automatically created when people transfer from Version 1 to Version 2.
Books	This was a place to store photos using themes and titles. We now refer to Books as ALBUMS.	Books are now called ALBUMS and are located in the drop-down list.
Contributions	Visitors to the Space could only view the Space and add comments.	People you invite to the SPACE can now add PHOTOS, ALBUMS, NOTES, NEWS and QUOTES of their own. This makes your SPACE more collaborative. They cannot delete or edit anyone else’s content. They can only change what they have added. Only the SPACE OWNER can add, delete, edit and reorganize everyone’s content. They have full control and responsibility. MEMBERS can email the SPACE OWNER by way of the FEEDBACK button when they have questions and/or concerns.
Organizing	Pages in books could be reorganized. Kid streams could not.	Everything can now be reorganized. The same PHOTO can be tagged and added to multiple ALBUMS and MEMBER ALBUMS.
Viewing	Photos were viewable by going to a Book or a Kid stream.	PHOTOS along with intermingled NOTES, NEWS and QUOTES can be viewed as streams of information in MEMBER ALBUMS, ALBUMS and in the EVERYTHING section. The EVERYTHING section is a stream of content for people who want to see everyone’s contributions in one place.
Tagging	The only way for a SPACE OWNERS to organize content based on theme was to add photos to books.	PHOTOS, NOTES, NEWS and QUOTES can be tagged and organized into different ALBUMS by clicking on the box next to the ALBUM name while in EDIT mode. The EDIT mode button can be found at the bottom of each PHOTO, NOTE, NEWS and QUOTE page.
Sending Messages	Messages could be sent when the SPACE OWNER invited friends and family.	Messages will be sent to MEMBERS when the SPACE OWNER invites them. Only MEMBERS with an email address next to their name on the MEMBER page will receive an invite. SPACE OWNERS can send messages on demand. The link to send a message can be found on the MEMBERS PAGE. MEMBERS can also send a message to the SPACE OWNER from the MEMBERS PAGE.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why would I use Kinzin?

Who can do what on each Space?

Who owns the images and words that I add?

What’s the difference between “These Are My Kids” and the new “Kinzin”?