Notices by Elena Rossini ⁂ (_elena@mastodon.social)

Good morning Fedi friends! This is a routine reminder that #YunoHost is still doing a fundraising drive to cover its operating costs for 2025. They’re super close to the finish line and need a little push: https://yunohost.org/donate.en.html

@yunohost volunteers are like real life superheroes — working tirelessly to empower anyone to self-host and achieve #DigitalSovereignty.

If you could afford to donate to their efforts, any euro / dollar / yen counts.

Thank you! 🙏

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@Gargron bellissima! (the photo and your wife) ✨
@Ameboid

@dansup thank you! 🙏

@dansup P.S.: is it ok if I use the screenshot of that first Pixelfed pic in the video? (aw Drake 🥲 )

it will be in a timeline infographic that reads "2018 Daniel Supernault launches Pixelfed"

@torgo @fediverse Oh I LOVE Fedidb and visit it daily... but I can't find a graph that shows yearly user growth since 2008 😅

@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

@torgo thank you for the help Daniel! I love fediverse.observer but sadly I can't find data before 2023

@dansup thank you Dan!!! 🙏 ✨ 🏆

Good morning Fedi friends!

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 ✨

Have a great day!

@tchambers 3 of these are mine 🙋🏻♀️

@ele@elenarossini.com
@ele@theillusionists.org
@elena

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LOVE LOVE LOVE the #ActivityPub for #Wordpress plugin (even if these days I’m so busy I rarely have time to blog)

@pfefferle @mattwiebe @obenland @nuriapenya @donnacavalier @linos @fediversenews

Hello Fedi friends!

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?

Wishing you all a lovely day! 🌞

#EleFediVideos

@Gargron stunning photo! It’s been a real pleasure to follow your evolution as a photographer. Bravissimo 👏👏👏👏👏

Hello Fedi friends!

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 😆

Wishing you all a wonderful day!

#EleFediVideos

Dear Fedi friends, I need your help!

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?

Thanks! 🙏

Can you please boost this?

#EleFediVideos #AskFedi

Hello Fedi friends!

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 ❤️

Good morning Fedi friends!

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 🥲

Hello Fedi friends!

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.

Super thankful for the excellent work of my interns @samaaberg & @patel.riyen

Even if I hadn't done any motion graphics in 3+ years, it all came back instantaneously. I even remembered all the shortcuts right away 😅

Wishing you all a fantastic week!

#EleFediVideos

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