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In the spirit of: “Ask not what the Fediverse can do for you, but what you can do for the Fediverse” here are some initiatives I’ll be undertaking, starting next week:
1) Production of a 5 minute video about the Fediverse
I’m really lucky to have the help of two interns for this project: a video introducing the key benefits of the Fediverse to people not familiar with it.Our goal is to have the video ready by May 23rd, in time for my talk at a FOSS conference (more details about it coming soon).Naturally, I will release the video on my brand new self-hosted PeerTube instance (aka the Fediverse’s answer to YouTube).
2) A new blog series: “People of the Fediverse”
For the next two months I will be busy planning, shooting and editing videos… and won’t have time to sit down and write 2,000 word, deep dives of Fediverse software for The Future is Federated. So, I had an idea: how about doing written interviews with fascinating people on the Fediverse, showcasing the interesting ways they communicate on it and the initiatives they’re spearheading? This project would allow readers to discover new interesting people to follow on the Fediverse – or to get to know better people they are already familiar with. And on my end, I could use the same blueprint for the interviews – and thus save a lot of time writing. Win/win!
3) Stock video: a collection of motion graphics animations showing Fediverse software
Earlier this year I created a Fediverse “stock photo” that journalists and bloggers could use to illustrate articles about the Fediverse… since most articles on the topic showed mobile phones with apps by Big Tech.Well, since I will be already creating motion graphics animations for my Fediverse videos, I thought: I could release these on my PeerTube instance and add a special Creative Commons license that would allow anyone to download and re-use my clips. I’ve noticed how online creators who talk about the Fediverse often use still images from websites… and well, my gift to the Fediverse could be cool motion graphics animations that look a little more polished and sophisticated.Hopefully when my little one will be a teenager, I will have stuff to show her: “Look at what mommy did to fight against Big Tech.” I’m trying my best, I really am.If you have any other ideas about how I could help the Fediverse – as a creative person – I’m all ears. And if you’re doing something similar, please let me know how I can support your initiatives.Thanks for being here,Elena
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My Fedi activism: Q2 2025 edition — Elena Rossini
Here are the initiatives I'm undertaking in May-June 2025 to help promote the FediverseElena Rossini
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in reply to Elena Rossini • • •Thanks for your efforts and #CollectiveAction
Quite relevant for artists to become independent from gafam again .
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First step. On my opinion is following you there
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aiquez
in reply to Elena Rossini • • •Great !
Looks like functioning .
Btw, i wanted to see the film #theRealists soon.
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Marian Steinbach
in reply to Elena Rossini • • •Sounds really great! I can see myself using the stock material you produce soon.
BTW, do we need a new hashtag? #fedivism ? #fedvertising ?
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in reply to Elena Rossini • • •> “Ask not what the Fediverse can do for you, but what you can do for the #Fediverse”
.. ohh look, a quote from #johnMastodon!
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in reply to Elena Rossini • • •May I ask you ohne question? Which Camera are you using? Sony xdcam ex, and the number? Iam just interested, because Iam also a camerawoman. Do you like the Camera?
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in reply to MiaWake • • •Phil B
in reply to Elena Rossini • •I tried to sign up to The Future is Federated, but I just get the error message "Failed to sign up. Please try again."
Any idea what's wrong?
Elena Rossini
in reply to Phil B • • •Phil B
in reply to Elena Rossini • •No joy, I'm afraid. Here are a couple of screenshots. The first is a normal Firefox browser window, the second is a private window. But the result is the same.
I'm on a Mac, by the way. And when I tried using Safari, I got "Too many different sign-in attempts, try again in 3 minutes". I'll try once more in a bit.
Phil B
in reply to Phil B • •Two more attempts. One, using a private window in Safari, which produced the "Failed to signup" message. And one in an ordinary Safari window, which complained "Too many different sign-in attempts, try again in 9 minutes".
I think I'll have to give up. 🙁
Alyn Sparkes
in reply to Elena Rossini • • •Re: the motion graphics: Would you be open to releasing the actual creative files as well as the final videos? I think it'd be cool if users of minority software (like me here on #iceshrimp) could make MGs that matched the style without needing to ask you to put effort into making them.
If that was something you could do, it'd obviously be great if they were made using free/libre software so everyone could get to play.
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