Techdirt Tagline Contest

from the help-us-out dept

Okay, so I've been thinking Techdirt needs a good "tagline" to summarize the site in one little sentence or so. I could probably come up with something if I thought hard enough, but I've already got a pretty bad headache, and you guys would probably come up with something better anyway. So, then I figured, hey, if you guys could come up with something better, then you should. Come up with a great tagline for Techdirt that expresses the Techdirt essence in a few words or a sentence, and email it over to tagline@techdirt.com. As with any of our past contests, the reward is simply your name mentioned on Techdirt, and the satisfaction of helping out this site you like so much.
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  1. identicon
    eric fader, 31 Aug 1999 @ 10:46pm

    tagline

    just the facts, with the dirt

    link to this | view in thread ]

  2. identicon
    Brian, 2 Sep 1999 @ 1:13pm

    techdirt tagline?

    1. One sloppy technology mudfight.
    2. We're turning the web into a giant mudpit!
    3. Spitting in the wind and ducking.
    4. We can't sellout fast enough.
    5. Mike and his minions...

    link to this | view in thread ]

  3. identicon
    Kip DeGraaf, 7 Sep 1999 @ 6:23am

    a Stab at a tagline

    Tech news isn't just for geeks anymore.

    Feel free to substitute nerds for geeks if you want to make the Slashdot reference more obvious.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  4. identicon
    prash, 7 Sep 1999 @ 3:53pm

    tagline suggestion

    Tagline? We don't need no stinkin' tagline.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  5. identicon
    mike, 17 Sep 1999 @ 3:39am

    tagline...

    where the Web catches the dirt...

    link to this | view in thread ]

  6. identicon
    Marcel Pamphile, 26 Sep 1999 @ 3:36pm

    No Subject Given

    Techie business food for the hungry !

    link to this | view in thread ]

  7. identicon
    erik, 1 Oct 1999 @ 2:44pm

    No Subject Given

    some slightly mangled movie lines:

    "if ignorance is bliss, then the web must be paradise."

    "never will you find a more retched web of scum and villiany."

    link to this | view in thread ]

  8. identicon
    Dave, 4 Nov 1999 @ 5:51pm

    A tagline attempt

    -Tech news from the underground
    -Ground-level tech news
    -Techdirt rocks the party that rocks your body
    -Tech news lovin' for you and yours
    -I want my techdirt!
    -News that makes you go Hmmm...
    -No techno-wussies allowed

    At least one or two of those are okay...

    link to this | view in thread ]

  9. identicon
    Zach Baker, 18 Nov 1999 @ 6:27pm

    Like Jolt cola...

    All the news, twice the dirt.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  10. identicon
    ScooterBoy, 7 Dec 1999 @ 8:59pm

    they're all great!

    how's about this for an idea? instead of picking one, we can use them all! we can just rotate them through..

    weee!

    link to this | view in thread ]

  11. identicon
    David A. Lane, 6 Jan 2000 @ 12:53pm

    Tag line

    Well, how about:

    techdirt:News from the trenches.

    DAVID

    link to this | view in thread ]

  12. identicon
    fake, 8 Jan 2000 @ 1:05am

    tagline

    "Techdirt: news as dirty as you want it to be."

    fake
    eyeP.net -- free dynamic dns

    link to this | view in thread ]

  13. identicon
    Zebulun, 10 Jan 2000 @ 3:39pm

    taglines

    1. what the others miss.
    2. we know IT (in ref to info tech)
    3. news. now.
    4. thrashin the web
    5. like grep on the web / like grep for the web
    6. feed your brain.
    7. wipe your feet at the door.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  14. identicon
    Scott K, 16 Jan 2000 @ 5:53pm

    tagline

    "All the Dirt That's Fit To Print"

    link to this | view in thread ]

  15. identicon
    Sean kennedy the @#$$% man!!, 2 Feb 2000 @ 3:24pm

    Tech dirt taglines

    News from your moms armpit.
    Kills bugs dead.
    We're not reporters, but we play ones on TV.
    The end is really, really near.
    It's a martha stewart smackdown.
    We never thought there was a spoon.
    Where god goes to get his info.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  16. identicon
    Stress, 18 Feb 2000 @ 10:02pm

    Possible taglines for techdirt

    * Get the lowdown on the high-tech.
    * Get the lowdown on the high up.

    * Wallow in it!

    link to this | view in thread ]

  17. identicon
    Stress, 18 Feb 2000 @ 10:44pm

    Three more possible tag lines

    * Screened topsoil for your mind.

    * Who knew mud pie was brain food?

    * Hot off our virtual shovel.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  18. identicon
    Mr.White, 14 Mar 2000 @ 5:22pm

    Taglines.......for TechDirt .....from Mr.White

    TechDirt: We pick up the eTrash.
    When white-collor meets dirty news.

    I like both :)

    link to this | view in thread ]

  19. identicon
    BoogieChillum, 15 Mar 2000 @ 7:49pm

    Tagline


    tech dirt - When you really need a shovel.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  20. identicon
    lo-rez, 3 Apr 2000 @ 5:09pm

    Re: Tagline

    tech dirt, cause pimpin' ain't easy.
    tech dirt, that name again is tech dirt.
    tech dirt, there's some lovely filth over here.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  21. identicon
    lo-rez, 3 Apr 2000 @ 8:06pm

    Re: Tagline

    tech dirt, we're not John Tesh.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  22. identicon
    eric fader, 29 Apr 2000 @ 9:55am

    new tag line

    the other side of business

    link to this | view in thread ]

  23. identicon
    eric fader, 30 Apr 2000 @ 1:23pm

    tag line

    exposing the other side of business

    link to this | view in thread ]

  24. identicon
    Jack, 2 May 2000 @ 11:24am

    Tagline

    Sometimes the only news worth it.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  25. identicon
    Mark, 3 May 2000 @ 8:04am

    tag

    Nobody's mouthpiece.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  26. identicon
    Taranis, 4 Aug 2000 @ 8:29am

    Taglines

    Stinky IT news for all you llamas.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  27. identicon
    Frank, 10 Aug 2000 @ 6:07pm

    No Subject Given

    techdirt, cause our domain has only 8 letters and no dashes.

    or

    dont muddle around the net, get the news here, first.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  28. identicon
    Patrick Quinn, 21 Aug 2000 @ 10:36am

    Tagline

    techdirt. All the dirt, none of the digging.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  29. identicon
    pheloxi, 1 Sep 2000 @ 8:47am

    tagline

    1] the humanised netscan.
    2] revealedirt - revealed e dirt.
    3] e-heaven & e-hell

    link to this | view in thread ]

  30. identicon
    someguy, 21 Sep 2000 @ 12:46pm

    blah

    techdirt. our logo stepped in something.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  31. identicon
    dexter, 23 Sep 2000 @ 5:37pm

    techdirt?

    We clean up your minds.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  32. identicon
    mhh5, 26 Sep 2000 @ 2:07am

    how long will this last?

    Techdirt
    Technically, it's not clean until we say so.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  33. identicon
    richman, 28 Oct 2000 @ 3:37pm

    tagline

    Smells like burning.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  34. identicon
    Russell Miller, 4 Nov 2000 @ 6:36pm

    tagline

    Business news at net speed.
    Biz news at net speed.

    Faster than a speeding packet, more powerful than Larry Ellison, it's Techdirt!

    Techdirt: Because news doesn't sleep.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  35. identicon
    chica, 10 Nov 2000 @ 7:52am

    tagline

    it gets under your fingernails

    link to this | view in thread ]

  36. identicon
    Chris Simpson, 30 Nov 2000 @ 2:10pm

    Dirt

    Mmmmm.... Dirt

    link to this | view in thread ]

  37. identicon
    Jan Grewe, 22 Dec 2000 @ 7:29am

    tagline

    techdirt - fun for the whole family

    techdirt - the Real-Life(tm) nmap

    link to this | view in thread ]

  38. identicon
    Jan Grewe, 22 Dec 2000 @ 7:30am

    tagline

    techdirt - fun for the whole family
    techdirt - the Real-Life(tm) nmap

    link to this | view in thread ]

  39. identicon
    Jason, 28 Dec 2000 @ 6:26pm

    tag line

    Let us do all the dirty work for you!

    link to this | view in thread ]

  40. identicon
    Monica, 3 Jan 2001 @ 12:50pm

    tagline

    (1) What the mouse dragged in.
    (2) Here's mud for your eyes.
    (3) We dig deep.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  41. identicon
    Frodo, 10 Apr 2001 @ 12:02pm

    Tagline(s)

    The net's partyline.
    A random walk through swap space.
    The anti-spin vector.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  42. identicon
    steven allgood, 26 Apr 2001 @ 9:50am

    tag line

    1. direct from the source
    2. good clean information
    3. prelude to the next

    link to this | view in thread ]

  43. identicon
    Tom, 22 May 2001 @ 1:51pm

    No Subject Given

    Tales from the bit bucket

    link to this | view in thread ]

  44. identicon
    raven, 3 Aug 2001 @ 8:53am

    Cuz

    Cuz techs dig dirt
    Cuz chix dig techs/dirt

    link to this | view in thread ]

  45. identicon
    SpaceTrucker, 29 Aug 2001 @ 2:11pm

    tagline

    In the spirit of Netslaves and Fuckedcompany,
    how about:

    "Street sweepers for the new economy"
    or
    "Sanitation engineers for the new economy"
    or
    "Landfill management for the new economy"

    link to this | view in thread ]

  46. identicon
    Steve Ridder, 3 May 2002 @ 3:56pm

    Tech Filth for the entire family!







    link to this | view in thread ]

  47. identicon
    alison kayla bleiweiss, 13 Dec 2005 @ 3:53pm

    8 mile

    Hi i am a big fan of eminem and his movie 8 mile because i have seen it. the first time i saw it i cried because i have never seen such atroucscious behavior comming out of eminem when he epunche his moms boyfriwend in the face and that made his younger sister lily cry ro, i cried because i ahe never seen anyrhing in my life but i now know that rabbit wasonly trying to peotect his mother

    link to this | view in thread ]

  48. identicon
    alison kayla bleiweiss, 13 Dec 2005 @ 3:54pm

    favorite 8 mile sceen

    hi my favorite seen in 8 mile is at the end when rabbit wins the rap battle

    link to this | view in thread ]


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