Dear Fedi friends,
I'm really proud to share with you a video I made: "Introducing the Fediverse: a New Era of Social Media" https://news.elenarossini.com/fediverse-video/
In this 4-minute video I explain what the #fediverse is to people not familiar with it, mentioning some of its great features and benefits (interoperability, no ads, no surveillance...) and I set it in contrast to the world of Big Tech social platforms. I argue that, with the rise of Big Tech oligarchs and the current political climate, there has never been a better time to join the fediverse.
I hope you will enjoy this video and that you will find it useful (maybe as a tool to introduce your friends, family, colleagues, school administrators, local government officials to it).
The fediverse has truly changed my life, making me a better, more empowered digital citizen. I am endlessly grateful for it, so this is my contribution to the cause ❤️
I am also incredibly thankful for the work of @samaaberg and @patel.riyen who helped me bring my vision to life with their amazing cinematography skills and their assistance throughout the process, providing brilliant feedback to the script / edits from the POV of fedi newbies.
And I was also moved by the generous help of people of the Fediverse who volunteered to translate the script into many foreign languages: @jan @fritjof @erikkemp @sknob @severin @clabru @tarcisiosurdi @hongminhee @danielcasanueva @ainali @nacly
Lastly, I'm thankful for the opportunity I had to premiere the video last week at #FediForum - thank you @j12t and @anca
The video is up on my self-hosted PeerTube instance (thank you @yunohost) and for now it is unlisted as I have no idea how my VPS will hold up. I also included an alternate location in the blog post.
I hope you'll enjoy it! It's been a real labor of love (a month of full time work on it)... I see it as my love letter to the fediverse 💌
Edit/update: THANK YOU for all the people who volunteered to have their avatar show up in the last shot. There were 750+ submissions and only 135 spots - sorry I couldn't include everyone 🥲
#TheFutureIsFederated
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Good morning Fedi friends!
I’m spending the weekend with my extended family. Yesterday a family member said “I hear you released a video this week that got popular. Are you monetizing it?”
Me: “No! That’s not the point. Not everything is about money - I’m doing it for the cause.”
This is not virtue signalling. I firmly believe it’s vital to normalize doing things for their own innate value and the greater cause. I believe this is how we change the status quo ✊✨🚀
Hello Fedi friends!
A lot of folks asked: how can we share your video on Big Tech platforms to spread the word about the #Fediverse?
Well, we got you covered: @patel.riyen and @samaaberg created short clips (in portrait & landscape mode) optimized for social media sharing.
Link on this landing page:
https://elenarossini.com/portfolio/introducing-the-fediverse/
Plus: 8 downloadable stills and links to Vimeo & YouTube.
I hope you can get your friends & family curious about the Fediverse 🤗
Dear Fedi friends, may I ask you a favor?
I would really appreciate it if you could boost this message. I have created a French version of my Fedi promo video - and a French landing page – that I hope can spread far and wide in the Francophone world:
https://news.elenarossini.com/fedivers-video/
Cette vidéo explique ce qu'est le fédivers en 4 minutes. N'hésitez pas à partager cette page avec vos amis et vos proches qui ne sont pas ici... J'espère que cette vidéo éveillera leur curiosité 💙🤍❤️
Good morning Fedi friends!
Now that my Fedi promo video is out and I'm no longer spending 7 hours a day doing motion graphics, I have time to pick up again writing for the blog #TheFutureIsFederated.
🔗: https://news.elenarossini.com/tag/the-future-is-federated/
This morning I will create a roadmap for the rest of the summer. There is so much I have yet to explore and write about.
At the top of my list: trying out #BookWyrm and the #Friends plugin for #wordpress
Any other requests? 👀
Wishing everyone a great day! 🌞