Rena Reich — Wikis, Content, Social Media and Cats

The more information I have the less I know

8 February 2010 observations

I live in Israel. Yesterday was the Super Bowl. I’m not that into football, but my husband and son are, and I’m originally from Dallas, so a Super Bowl Sunday can’t go by without some sort of recognition. We had the most American food that I could think of for supper (hot dogs and baked [...]

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Am I Blue?

1 February 2010 observations

After figuring out what color to paint my office a few weeks ago, I finally got down to the job of actually painting it. If you read my post on “What Color Should I Paint My Office?“, you should already know that I chose blue for its ability to enhance creativity. I was lucky enough [...]

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When stuff just doesn’t work

25 January 2010 ramblings

Last week was a bit of a frustrating week for me. I cut my leg pretty badly and spent most of the time in bed. Luckily, I have a laptop, so I was able to push on with work. At least that’s what I thought I’d do. I am a huge fan of the MediaWiki [...]

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My Favorite MediaWiki Extensions

11 January 2010 wiki

I talked about installing extensions last week. This week I figured that I’d dive into which extensions I love to use. Before I get started on my list of favorite MediaWiki extensions, I want to say that it is amazing how much people have contributed to making MediaWiki one of the most fun and useful [...]

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Adding Extensions to Your Wiki

4 January 2010 wiki

One of the most fun things about using MediaWiki to build your site is all the cool extensions that people have created to make your site better. When you look at your site and say “Wouldn’t it be great if…”, someone has probably already thought the same thing and has created an extension that you [...]

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The Importance of Good Content

28 December 2009 content

There has been a lot of talk about content lately. Well it isn’t really lately, there is always a lot of talk about the importance of content. Heck, without it, the internet would be a very boring place. Recently Demand Media and Answers.com have been on the hot seat for being content creation engines. Demand [...]

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No Vacation

21 December 2009 entrepreneurship

There’s something that I’ve been meaning to talk about for a while, but was afraid to discourage potential entrepreneurs from digging their heels in and getting into this new exciting world of going it on your own. There is no vacation. When you are a salaried employee of someone else they pay you to take [...]

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Writing a Business Plan

8 December 2009 entrepreneurship

When I started The Pet Wiki, a little over a year ago, it was nothing more than a hobby. I didn’t really set any specific goals. I was just out there to have fun. I took the two things that I loved, creating content and animals, and put them together. All was good. Things are [...]

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What color should I paint my office?

1 December 2009 working at home

After working off the dining room table for the last few months, I finally decided to take the big plunge and set up a home office. This may have seemed an obvious next step for most people, but it hasn’t been for me. I’ve been pushing off the big move because I wasn’t exactly sure [...]