SXSW 2006: Cluetrain Revisited

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Seven years after The Cluetrain Manifesto proclaimed the imminent triumph of networked individuals over corporate marketers, Cluetopia is still unreached. Are we getting there?

This panel featured Henry Copeland, Doc Searls, Brian Clark from Indiewire, and Heather Armstrong. This lens, however focuses as much on the original contributors as this group of panelists. 

Where to Start 

For newcomers, and revisiters

The original manifesto and related commentaries are well worth returning to
The Cluetrain Manifesto
People of Earth... the original 95 theses
Cluetrain Buzz
Not all of the articles are still online, but some of them are
Clued in? Sign on!
Fast Company's 2000 piece still is, for example

More Things to Read 

Mentioned at the panel

Formative articles and newsletters worth checking out
Entropy Gradient Reversals
Rageboy's occasionally active newsletter
A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
John Perry Barlow's open letter predated the Cluetrain Manifesto
Saving the Net
"How to Keep the Carriers from Flushing the Net Down the Tubes"
Death from Above
Another piece by Barlow, for the March 1995 Electronic Frontier column in Communications of the ACM

The Doc Searls Weblog 

Straight from Doc's brain

Keep up with what he's working on and thinking about as it happens

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Joho the Blog 

What David's working on

The Weinberger feed bag

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Books Worth Reading 

Titles mentioned

Some of these Clark used to send to clients in ad agencies. Others came up in other contexts. All are recommended

The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business as Usual

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Media Virus!

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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

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Naked Conversations: How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers

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The One Camera You Need to Buy 

What Heather recommends

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Nikon D70S 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera Kit with 18-70mm Nikkor Lens

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