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		<title>Too Small a World</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I saw these books side by side in an airport bookstore: It&#8217;s too similar to be coincidental, which means that one of the book jacket designers accidentally (or intentionally) ripped off the other design. But we see this. We know about it. We point it out. It&#8217;s too small a world to copy other people. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I saw these books side by side in an airport bookstore:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisbrogan/3771132325/" title="Not so Differentiated by Chris Brogan, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3486/3771132325_43b82bc5ce.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Not so Differentiated" /></a></p>
<p>It&#8217;s too similar to be coincidental, which means that one of the book jacket designers accidentally (or intentionally) ripped off the other design. But we see this. We know about it. We point it out. </p>
<p>It&#8217;s too small a world to copy other people. If you&#8217;re rehashing other people&#8217;s points, it comes out fairly quickly. It&#8217;s great to draw inspiration, but be wary of copying versus &#8220;drawing inspiration.&#8221; You&#8217;ve got better things to do. Build on other people&#8217;s works some times, but more often, use them to inspire your own ideas. </p>
<p>I&#8217;m always on the lookout for new stuff from you that will blow my head off. Share some of your big thinking? What&#8217;s got your head occupied these days? Let&#8217;s talk about it. </p>
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