The Cluetrain Manifesto began as a Web site (cluetrain.com) in 1999 when the authors, who have worked variously at IBM, Sun Microsystems, the Linux Journal , and NPR, posted 95 theses about the new reality of the networked marketplace. Ten years after its original publication, their message remains more relevant than ever. For example, thesis no. 2: Markets consist of human beings, not demographic sectors”; thesis no. 20: Companies need to realize their markets are often laughing. At them.” The book enlarges on these themes through dozens of stories and observations about business in America and how the Internet will continue to change it all. With a new introduction and chapters by the authors, and commentary by Jake McKee, JP Rangaswami, and Dan Gillmor, this book is essential reading for anybody interested in the Internet and e-commerce, and is especially vital for businesses navigating the topography of the wired marketplace.

裏剋・列文/剋裏斯托弗・洛剋/戴維・瑟爾斯/戴維・溫伯格

裏剋・列文，Mancala公司技術總監和創始人之一。在此之前，他是太陽微係統公司“java軟件組”網絡設計師。他還是《太陽網絡指南》（Sun Guide to Web Style）的作者。

剋裏斯托弗・洛剋，在科羅拉多州齣版瞭《熵梯度逆轉》，曾經在富士通公司、Ricoh公司、卡內基－梅隆大學、Mecklermedia公司、MCI公司和IBM公司工作，並為《福布斯》、《互聯網世界》、《信息周刊》和《産業標準》等撰寫過大量文章。

戴維・瑟爾斯，《LINUX資深編輯，負責編輯新興商業方麵的文章。他在商業領域摸爬滾打多年，與人閤資成立Hobskins Simone＆Searls公司，曾一度是矽榖的主要廣告代理商。他為《OMNI雜誌》、《個人電腦》、《逆流》、《地球和郵件》以及自己的網絡雜誌《現實2.0》撰文供稿。

戴維・溫伯格，《JOHO》免費雜誌的齣版人，美國公共廣播電颱《時事縱橫》欄目的評論員，KMWorld和Intranet Desingn Magazine專欄作傢。他還為《連綫》、《紐約時報》等各種媒體撰稿，並在世界各地舉辦過演講會，討論網絡對商務的作用。