Elena Rossini on GoToSocial ⁂@elena@aseachange.com
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 ❤
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I am also incredibly thankful for the work of @samaaberg@mastodon.social and @patel.riyen@pixelfed.social 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@social.dytrych.cloud @fritjof@social.riversouldiers.dk @erikkemp@tukkers.online @sknob@mamot.fr @severin@photos.grossermensch.eu @clabru@livellosegreto.it @tarcisiosurdi@bolha.one @hongminhee@hollo.social @danielcasanueva@mstdn.social @ainali@social.coop @nacly@floss.social
Lastly, I'm thankful for the opportunity I had to premiere the video last week at #FediForum - thank you @j12t@j12t.social and @anca@mastodon.xyz
The video is up on my self-hosted PeerTube instance (thank you @yunohost@toot.aquilenet.fr) 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