Viewer's Guide
What is The Kind Life?
The Kind Life is an interactive online community where Alicia Silverstone, her friends, and members share inspiration and support each other in living The Kind Life. The site is an extension of Alicia's book, 'The Kind Diet', which is all about the benefits of a vegan diet. The site includes videos, photos, blogs, and other information about vegan and green living, posted by Alicia, as well as doctors, vegan friends, activists, and you! This is a place for all of you to share our favorite Kind foods, organizations, clothing lines, household products, and more!
Getting Involved
Joining the Kind Life is simple! Just create an account, and get started. You can upload blogs, videos, recipes, photos, and more to your account. You can also send Alicia messages, communicate with other site members in the forums, and read about Alicia's favorite items that are vegan and eco friendly!
Submitting Your Favorites
If you want to make sure that Alicia sees your blog post, photo, or video, just follow these simple directions. After you upload your blog/photo/video to your profile page (instructions for uploading content to your profile can be found below), Flag the submission as 'Cool'. To Flag the submission, go to your profile page and click on the photo, video and/or blog. On the page where the content is displayed, look to the right and you will see the Flag icon. Clicking on the Flag icon will show you different options to click; please click 'Cool'. This way, Alicia will get a chance to see what you posted, and she might just feature your post on the homepage!
Of course, The Kind Life welcomes anyone and you do NOT have to interact to enjoy the experience. Come to the site, browse through Alicia's blog posts, watch her videos, and learn about living the Kind Life. You can stop by every day, once a week, or as often as you like. Enjoy!
How do I participate?
Watch, read, and interact with the daily posts
Visit the website to view videos, photos, and blogs posted by Alicia, her friends, and people highlighted in The Kind Diet. You can check their profile pages, write on their boards, send them messages, and interact with them just like you would on a social network like Facebook or MySpace. To get started, visit Alicia's profile and say hello!
What else can I do on the website?
Create a Profile and Meet New Friends
The daily posts on the homepage of The Kind Life are just the beginning. Sign up for a profile page, upload photos and videos, write blogs, and make new friends. Get involved on the site by participating in the forum. You can talk with other users who are following the Kind Diet, and offer support and tips. The forums are also there to talk about any other issues you would like to know about on The Kind Life. Use that space to interact with other members, ask questions, and become a part of The Kind Life community.
How Do I Upload Photos to My Profile Page
In the Photo Albums section of your profile click the "Upload Photos" option. Enter a name and description for the album of photos you are creating, and then click "Submit". A pop up window will launch, asking you to "Trust" the java applet used to load the photo program. Please click "Trust" (this will NOT install software on your computer). Locate the folder where the photos are located on your computer, select the ones you want to upload, and click "Send". Once the album has been uploaded, you will be given the option to add captions to your photos.
How Do I post a blog to my profile?
In the Blog section on your profile click the "Write About Your Day" option. Enter a Title for your post, choose an optional Smiley Face, type in an optional song you are listening to, and then write your blog post in the 'Body' field. Once you have finished writing your blog, simply click "Submit"!
How Do I Upload Videos to My Profile Page?
In order to upload videos to your profile page, you need to first create a YouTube account and then connect that account to your EQAL account on www.TheKindLife.com. First, sign up for a YouTube account. Next, visit your Kind Life profile page and click "Edit my Profile". Next, click "External Accounts" in the "My Account" section. Next, click "YouTube accounts". Finally, enter your YouTube username and password into the appropriate fields and click "Submit". You will not be able to import videos from this YouTube account. If you'd like, you can link multiple YouTube accounts to your EQAL account on www.TheKindLife.com
How Do I Connect Twitter to My Profile Page
If you want, you can connect a Twitter account to your EQAL account on www.TheKindLife.com and use it to update your status on your Kind Life profile page. First, sign up for a Twitter account. Next, visit your Kind Life profile page and click "Edit my Profile". Next, click "External Accounts" in the "My Account" section. Next, click "Twitter accounts". Finally, enter your Twitter username and password into the appropriate fields and click "Submit". You will now be able to use your Twitter account to update your status on your Kind Life profile page. If you'd like, you can link multiple Twitter accounts to your EQAL account on www.TheKindLife.com.
How Do I Copy and Paste Images Into Forum Posts?
You can now incorporate photos into discussion posts. To do so, the images must be located on an existing website, not on your computer. The imaged must adhere to the Forum Behavior Policy, as they will be moderated.
To add images on a Mac, simply drag and drop and image from any web browser directly into the discussion text box. To add images on a PC, you can drag and drop like on a Mac, or you can right click on the image, copy the link location and paste it into the discussion post text box.
How Do I Report Offensive or Abusive Content or Users
You can flag a piece of content as "Offensive" and it will enter our moderation queue, at which point one of our moderators will take appropriate action. You can also email abuse@thekindlife.com to report abusive users or offensive content.
How Do I Report A Bug?
If you notice any problems with the website, send an email to Site Admin and we'll do our best to correct the problem as rapidly as possible.
Further Issues
If you are having any other trouble with the site, you can email the Site Admin