@fediverse hello! thank you for the GREAT service you're providing. I wonder if there is a chart that shows the fediverse user growth year over year (in terms of number of users)? I would need that for my fediverse promotional film - and would give credit for it obvi
My daughter and I safely made it to Italy. I started editing this morning at 8am - grazie nonni ❤️
I've been trying to find the very first #Pixelfed post to include it in my short film promoting the fediverse - with no luck.
The best I could find was @dansup's post on Xmas 2018 saying Pixelfed was federating. If you happen to have a screenshot of the first official post announcing the launch of Pixelfed, you'll get a thank you in the film ✨
I'm spending every second of free time creating motion graphics for my short film introducing the Fediverse to people not familiar with it. It's coming together nicely but it's so much work 😅
Once it's done, I will release the animations with a CC license that allows other creators to re-use them.
I feel bad I haven't been able to interact with you on here but I will be done soon(ish). Maybe for a release during #FediForum?
Thank you for the outpouring of support to my latest post. 599 of you wrote in to consent to the use of your profile pic in my upcoming Fediverse promotional video. I’m really touched ❤️
And a little sad that Nicole the Fediverse chick didn’t chime in. No no just kidding I don’t wanna summon her and her bot farm 😆
We are working on motion graphics for the Fediverse promotional video... and we would love to do a sequence at the end with a mosaic of people's profile photos. For that, I need your consent.
If you'd like to have a small cameo in our video, can you let us know if we can use your profile pic?
I'm preparing a presentation for a conference. The title: "The Rebellion will be self-hosted: Resisting the Digital Coup with #YunoHost"
I'm trying to describe how @yunohost has had a positive impact on my life. It's so hard to do so in 10 minutes or less 😅
A routine reminder that #YunoHost has a fundraising drive for the year so if you self-host through them and can afford to donate, any euro / dollar / yen counts: https://yunohost.org/donate.en.html Their volunteers are amazing ❤️
Today I'm feeling excitement over the fediverse intro video we're making... and fear about the feedback it will generate. SO. MUCH. PRESSURE!
The #Fediverse has become my happy online place. With this video project I'm putting myself out there so much (with my face, my voice) advocating for it. I'm stepping out of my comfort zone daily... but I know it's for a great cause.
Please be kind once the video is out... it'll be the result of tens of hours of work 🥲
I've been busy filming and doing motion graphics for my first Fediverse video. Things are going splendidly so far and I cannot wait to unveil it - target release date: May 29th.
Just now I saw an article describing Bluesky as the “billionaire-proof” social platform - you should have seen my eye roll. Sure, “billionaire-proof” (quote marks necessary) AND funded by the crypto bros at Blockchain Capital.
I wonder if the person who came up with the hype of Bluesky decentralization is the same who built up the myth of Space Karen as a genius.
Sure Jan - but you can’t fool me.
Media literacy and digital literacy are more needed than ever. I miss the late Neil Postman 🥲
3 THINGS I'm grateful for when it comes to the #Fediverse:
1: I (almost) never see any AI slop. I'm subscribed to @404mediaco and I'm constantly horrified by their articles on AI slop - so common on Meta platforms. Not here. So #ThankYouFedi.
2: I'm never force-fed content by people I don't follow – so common in other places where algorithms rule. My time & attention are treated with RESPECT.
3: People here protect the privacy of children / don't post their pics. Consent is BIG. #ThankYouFedi
Please join me in giving a warm welcome to my interns Riyen (@patel.riyen) & Sam (@samaaberg). They will be working with me through the end of June on videos promoting the Fediverse. This is their #introduction.
Sam & Riyen are two talented film students who are #NewHere: a mere 7 days ago they had no idea what the Fediverse was. I have the immense honor of introducing them to it.
We are filming this week! Send us good vibes 🎥✨ #EleFediVideos
The day starts on a bright note, seeing the results of the Canadian elections 🇨🇦
Yesterday was the 1st day of pre-production for the Fediverse promo video. FASCINATING discussions with my interns. I understood so many things about the Fediverse from the POV of people not familiar with it.
The concept of servers / instances and software can be confusing. I finally got a breakthrough thanks to FediDB.
@stooovie they know we'll make videos about the Fediverse and are super intrigued. But I told them to hold off (for now) from looking into details about various software. We'll go over this together
So, following your encouragement, I will do weekly blog posts sharing a behind-the-scenes look at the making of my Fedi video(s).
My two amazing interns will be helping out for the next 8 weeks... and they know NOTHING about the Fediverse (we kept things this way so they'll look at the script with fresh eyes and provide feedback from the POV of our ideal audience).
Today I get to tell them about #ActivityPub - exciteeed 🥰
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