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Welcome to the TalkTalk blog. Here you'll find regular entries from our Chairman Charles Dunstone, our CEO Dido Harding and members of the TalkTalk team.

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Archive for February, 2010

Gordon KellyGordon KellyWhy Google missed a beat with Buzz

The attraction of social networking is undeniable. Posting status updates, photo tagging, ‘poking’ and telling each other how pretty we look has been like catnip to web surfers for many years now. In fact, if Facebook were a country its 400m members would make it the second largest country in the World behind China and India and 25% larger than the United States. Understandably, as widely recognised king of the Internet, Google felt it was being left behind. It wanted to catch up, and – as is Google’s obsession – fast.

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Tristia ClarkeTristia ClarkeWe’re giving away 24 Spotify Premium accounts, with TalkTalk Pro

To celebrate TalkTalk Pro, our broadband service with unlimited downloads, we’ve decided to give away 24 Spotify Premium accounts worth £120 each, every day.

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Mark SchmidMark Schmid60 seconds with the man behind Dear Lily: Dan Bull

Worcestershire singer-songwriter Dan Bull made a name for himself last year with his song Dear Lily, which lambasted Lily Allen’s views on filesharing. His follow up song Dear Mandy, became the inspiration for our Sing Our Petition competition, so we thought it was only right to catch up with Dan and find out more about his musical inspirations, views on filesharing and what made him write Dear Lily.

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Mark SchmidMark SchmidTalkTalk launches We’ll Call You

Today we’re announcing the launch of a new service for our older customers called We’ll Call You.

The aim of this service is simple: to provide older people who live alone with a guaranteed weekly natter, free of charge.

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Mark SchmidMark SchmidLove is in the air… and on the phone

Britain’s romantics are putting the finishing touches to their plans for Valentine’s Day. Have you sent your loved one a card? Or are you one of the growing number of Brits who is showing their love for the environment by picking up the phone and telling your Valentine how you feel?

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