Todd Lyden

Seriously, there are times when I wish I weren't so jaded about the state of what happens on the internet. Here are the results when you run that sentence through Google:  https://www.google.com/search?q=I+wish+I+weren%27t+so+jaded+about+the+state+of+what+happens+on+the+internet.&oq=I+wish+I+weren%27t+so+jaded+about+the+state+of+what+happens+on+the+internet I ran that same sentence through several FREE online plagiarism detectors. Thankfully, Quetext did not find a copy. Searchenginereports was 100% clean. Even NoPlag.com came back ok. Why do I ramble about this? Because I have found yet one more example of "re-worded" plagiarism of one "business consultant" of another's work.  I won't tell you where I found these examples, but based on the dates of the sites, this paragraph came out first in 2015:  "The definition of success is a very personal one. It’s unique to each individual and only they can know if they’ve reached it. Unfort...

I find it hard to believe how often I see small businesses and more importantly people who would work for small business who have no problem stealing from others. Entrepreneur Magazine is a great resource for start ups and businesses looking to get some quick tidbits of info and knowledge. They have a pretty standard Terms of Service for their publication you can find here:  http://www.entrepreneur.com/page/225367 I've seen local and now not-so-local "consultants" pushing their material as if it was their own. It's hard to believe we haven't gotten past the days when cut-n-paste enabled plagiarism wasn't eliminated, but I guess with so much out there, it is hard for a publisher to protect themselves. But then again, maybe you ought not to do business with someone too self-involved to give credit to another or just too lazy? Either way, take a look at the work of who you are working with to make sure they are not essentially thieves. If they can do i...