Why I Don’t Allow YouTube Comments
Because people actually asked my why I don’t have comment enabled on my YouTube channel. The post Why I Don’t Allow YouTube Comments appeared first on Berin Kinsman.
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Let’s Have a Conversation
“In its most profound sense, to have a conversation is to bring one’s soul nearer to others in order to reveal and illuminate his or her core”. – Rabbi Abraham Skorka What I post to my websites and on...
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Why I’ve Stepped Away From Social Media
Social media used to be like a big, open coffee shop. You sat at a table with your friends and had a conversation. Friends of friends would come over and join in. People at the next table might...
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My Personal, Common-Sense Internet Policy
…acknowledging that there’s very little common sense on the internet. When I write something on my page, my wall, any of the internet spaces that are theoretically “mine” (acknowledging that social...
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The Best Social Media Advice Ever
Katie and I were watching Craig Ferguson’s stand-up show Does This Need to Be Said?, and in it he offers the best advice ever on using the internet in general and social media in particular. There’s a...
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Follow Me on Instagram
Yes, I finally have an Instagram account. I’ll be using it to post pictures of Finland, mainly. Follow me there. Give me feedback. Do whatever you’re supposed to do on Instagram. And tell me what...
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#GamerGate: Transforming Anger Into Something Approaching Wisdom
Misogyny: bad. Lack of ethics in journalism: also bad. Beyond that, it seems difficult to discuss #gamergate without drawing down the wrath of someone, whether it’s a well-intentioned activist, a...
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Where to Find Me On the Internet
Berin Kinsman is my home base, my domain, my personal and professional website, centered around being an American writer living in Finland. You can subscribe there to receive an email whenever the site...
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Changing My Internet Habits
You can tell that I’m a business major, because lately I’ve been thinking about how life is an ongoing cost/benefit analysis. What am I getting out of [whatever], compared to what I’m putting into it?...
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Nominalization: The Verbing
For a brief moment, the title of yesterday’s post was “Changing the Way I Internet.” That title was supposed to be satirical, riffing on the penchant some denizens of the web have for converting nouns...
View ArticleCommonplace Book: My New Tumblr
This is an idea I’ve toyed with before, and now I’m going to make another run at it. Commonplace Book, my Tumblr page, is based on two things. The first is the “commonplace book” that H.P. Lovecraft...
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Because people actually asked my why I don’t have comment enabled on my YouTube channel. The post Why I Don’t Allow YouTube Comments appeared first on Berin Kinsman.
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Better Connections with Readers
After I wrote Why The Comments Are Closed, I started getting a lot of email. I’m responding to all of it, and will probably take me a few days to get caught up, but so far it’s all been positive....
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Your Data Contradicts My Anecdote
99% of the arguments I’ve been avoiding are really pissing contests over who has better facts. This often boils down to how my interpretation of the facts is better then yours, because I’m more...
View ArticleNo Kickstarter, No New Release, No Sale
It’s exciting to be part of a big event. To get swept up by the buzz. To be in on the cool new thing that everyone is talking about. When it’s all over, though, it’s still about sitting down with your...
View ArticleQuitting Facebook Makes You Happier
While I don’t want to beat a dead horse about leaving Facebook, after only a few days I’m already seeing benefits. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not knocking people who are still there, enjoy it, and find it...
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