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The Age of Remixes

        There are countless articles on the Internet that advise you about blogging, more importantly, how to make your first post count. Listicles, more or less, dole out the same advice; be funny, intriguing, offer incentives etc. However, none of them include "being original" in their pointers.         Is that really an unrealistic expectation? In a podcast by Ted Radio Hour, titled "What is original", Mark Ronson talks about the art of sampling music, something that over 500 artists have been doing including, and yes we didn't believe it either, Bob Dylan. No hate comments, please. The proof is in the podcast  (What is Original - Ted Radio Hour) . But, Ronson's full disclosure on the practise of sampling music leads to a wider scope of debate that touched upon where ideas come from, and the distinction between building on something that already exists and crude imitation, which is not always flattering. We have been on a steady diet of information eve