[-] _elena@mastodon.social 1 points 2 days ago

@laurenlopes@mastodon.social see I was totally serious - your comment made my day πŸ˜‚

[-] _elena@mastodon.social 1 points 2 days ago

@laurenlopes@mastodon.social haha I love it! ❀️ I'll screenshot this and print it out / tape it to my monitor πŸ˜‚ 🀣

[-] _elena@mastodon.social 1 points 2 days ago

@laurenlopes@mastodon.social I'm not sure about that.

But the Fediverse is really all about building genuine connections (as opposed to growing followers / vanity metrics) so I wouldn't worry about that

[-] _elena@mastodon.social 1 points 2 days ago

@laurenlopes@mastodon.social P.S.: Lauren it may be a good idea to write an #introduction post (using that hashtag) and pin it at the top of your profile πŸ€— https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/08/mastodon-quick-start-guide/

[-] _elena@mastodon.social 1 points 2 days ago

@laurenlopes@mastodon.social πŸ˜‚ people here are the nicest!

Welcome again Lauren 😊

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Dear Fedi friends, (mastodon.social)

Dear Fedi friends,

Can you please join me in giving a warm welcome to @laurenlopes@mastodon.social?

Lauren and I interacted on Threads, where she stumbled upon some of my posts from #TheFutureIsFederated and became curious about the #Fediverse (please Lauren correct me if I'm wrong).

Well, earlier this week Lauren joined #Mastodon πŸ₯³

It always gives me a warm fuzzy feeling when I see someone climb over the walled gardens of Big Tech platforms to explore the Fediverse.

Welcome Lauren!!!

[-] _elena@mastodon.social 1 points 2 days ago

@pixelfed@mastodon.social @loops@pixelfed.social @nlnet@nlnet.nl congratulations @dansup@mastodon.social !!! πŸ₯³ πŸ₯³ πŸ₯³

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This is what the future of publishing looks like πŸš€

It makes me feel so happy to log onto my #Wordpress site and see this new #ActivityPub menu item about the number of followers of my blog from the #Fediverse. And comments awaiting moderation, which are usually Fediverse replies to my federated blog post. It's just so cool!!! (Yes, I will probably keep gushing about this for another month or so, please bear with me) πŸ€—

Where it all began: https://elenarossini.com/2024/07/hello-fediverse/

#blog

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Hello Fedi Friends! (mastodon.social)

Hello Fedi Friends!

Please do not think that my interest in the #Fediverse has waned because I haven’t published a new piece for #TheFutureIsFederated in 2 weeks.

I’ve been writing an EPIC post about the values of the Fediverse - a love letter to it, really - that has ballooned to 12 min reading time (and I only covered 2/3 of the points I wanted to make).

I’ll split the post in 2 parts… and may publish something this afternoon. Thank you for everything, I think you may enjoy this new piece ❀️

[-] _elena@mastodon.social 2 points 1 week ago

Follow-up:

I posted a poll on Threads about #alttext (which likely nobody will see) and I replied to my own message with a photo with an alt text description.

Once the photo is published I cannot read the alt text I had written. Am I doing something wrong? The post is here: https://www.threads.net/@elenarossini/post/DAS8jb-Ntl-?xmt=AQGzU6RVWnVjBvoDGP6ft8CGHZwncy-1-vRAQxtB7ldFRA

And sorry for linking to a Meta website, but for the record I only use Threads to post messages about the #Fediverse πŸ€—

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I'm preparing a new article for #TheFutureIsFederated about the values of the Fediverse & FOSS communities (vs. Big Tech platforms).

Something that I LOVE about the #Fediverse is the encouragement to use #AltText in pics... for accessibility / people with visual impairements / ppl using screenreaders.

I see you can add #Alttext to images posted on #Threads but where do you read those descriptions?

Or is nobody using it on Threads?

If you have an example, please LMK. Thanks! πŸ™

#AskFedi

[-] _elena@mastodon.social 1 points 1 week ago

@jeroen@sociabl.be @josh@josh.tel I just subscribed via a remote account (i.e. this one) on your PeerTube. LOVE the Fediverse and its interoperability ✨

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And #Peertube gets a shout out by @josh@josh.tel during the opening & welcome at #MatrixConf:

"The conference is being livestreamed on YouTube right now... on PeerTube someday". YESSSSSS!!! πŸ™Œ

#TheFutureIsFederated #fediverse

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Oh what a wild ride these past 3 months have been.

As I deepen my explorations of the #Fediverse and #foss projects I feel like I've become a new person.

As outlined in this post from last week, in early June I "only" had a Mastodon account: https://blog.elenarossini.com/fediverse-summer-3-lessons/

Fast-forward to mid-September and I now have 9 Fediverse accounts, I'm exploring Matrix and its bridges, I'm watching videos from #Fosdem and I say things like "Misskey is my Everest" (because most of its servers are in Japanese)

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And I just joined another #Fediverse project (#Matrix) so that I can write about it for a future issue of #thefutureisfederated

LOVING the #Element app - it looks really modern and elegant. And it's very intuitive and easy to use.

If you have any Matrix rooms to recommend, I'm all ears πŸ€—

Funny how this blog post of mine from 5 DAYS ago is already out-of-date, as I "only" had 9 Fediverse accounts then: https://blog.elenarossini.com/fediverse-summer-3-lessons/

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πŸš€ The Future is Federated - issue no.10 πŸ‘©β€πŸš€

"My Fediverse summer & the top 3 lessons I learned"

https://blog.elenarossini.com/fediverse-summer-3-lessons/

with shout-outs to: @poliverso@mastodon.online @phanpy@hachyderm.io @ivory@tapbots.social @MonaApp@mastodon.social @pixelfed@mastodon.social @Tusky@mastodon.social @MoogleMaestro@lemmy.zip

#TheFutureIsFederated #blog #tech #bigtech #socialmedia #FOSS #Fediverse #Mastodon #Wordpress #Friendica #Pixelfed #Lemmy #Kbin #Mbin #Firefish #Ivory #Phanpy

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As I prepare a new blog post for #TheFutureisFederated, I am curious about something:

How many #Fediverse accounts do you have (including content aggregators and federated #Wordpress sites)?

I went from 1 to 9 in just 3 months! πŸ™ˆπŸ™Š

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Good morning Fedi Friends!

I hope you had a lovely weekend.

I'm working on a new blog post for #TheFutureIsFederated reflecting back on my "Fediverse summer".

Before I started the blog, I "only" had a #Mastodon account.

⏩ 3 months and I now have 8 accounts on the #Fediverse (incl. my federated #Wordpress sites).

I've become the biggest fan of the #Fediverse and #ActivityPub and I can't wait to share the biggest lessons I learned.

Sign up here to get my new posts: https://blog.elenarossini.com

an animated GIF showing moving stars in the background with the title "the future is federated" over it

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A moment of gratitude for @imdavidpierce - The Verge's editor-at-large - for his coverage of the #Fediverse.

While most other tech publications and reporters ignore it, David has been a great champion of it.

He covered the asterism symbol debate on Friday (https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/23/24226755/til-what-an-asterism-is) and wrote a fantastic piece last year: "2023 in social media: the case for the fediverse" https://www.theverge.com/23990974/social-media-2023-fediverse-mastodon-threads-activitypub (thank you @liaizon@wake.st for pointing out Friday's piece).

Thank you David! πŸ™

[-] _elena@mastodon.social 1 points 1 month ago

@nicolaottomano@mastodon.uno @informapirata@mastodon.uno ah grazie mille Nicola! Allora farò così 😊

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Good morning Fedi Friends!

πŸ“¦ It's a (virtual) moving day for me 🚚

I'm moving to a new #Friendica instance and thus trying out #Fediverse account migration for the first time. I'll keep you posted on how it goes πŸ€—

[-] _elena@mastodon.social 1 points 1 month ago

@kevinrutherford@mastodon.me.uk thank you for the feedback and kind words, Kevin.

This latest post was a tour de force - I thought I would just cover Lemmy and that interoperability would be far easier πŸ˜…

Will absolutely cover Matrix soon - I heard a lot of good things about it. Thanks again! πŸ™

[-] _elena@mastodon.social 1 points 1 month ago

@informapirata@mastodon.uno thank you! I was thinking that maybe it could be a problem with my Friendica instance. I’ll edit my piece to include this theory - may I quote you?

[-] _elena@mastodon.social 3 points 1 month ago

@kenkenken I totally agree with you, the term "Threadiverse" makes me cringe because of the Meta connection... but it's what people have been calling content aggregation projects on the Fediverse. I didn't come up with it πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

Really liking #Mbin so far and happy about its interoperability

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