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Archive for August, 2011

Mark SchmidMark SchmidGood karma powers people helping others online

With only 11 days left to enter the TalkTalk Digital Heroes Awards we’ve been looking at why people help others out online. And we’ve uncovered some interesting traits amongst the online Good Samaritans out there.
Our latest research shows that whilst 42% of the population regularly ask questions online and read people’s answers, only one in [...]

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Mark SchmidMark SchmidQ&A with East Anglia Digital Heroes winner, Wendy Maxwell

Wendy is the East Anglia Digital Heroes winner, 2010. She volunteers for the charity, Chill4us, on a project that aims to get carers online and in touch with each other. Wendy campaigns for free laptops for carers, and has so far given out more than 100 computers. We took a few minutes of Wendy’s time [...]

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Tristia ClarkeTristia ClarkeTalkTalk’s taking The X Factor Live Final to Wembley Arena
– and you can join us there!

Britain’s favourite Saturday night in is back and we’re delighted to once again be the show’s sponsor – and this year it will be better than ever for our customers.
We’re giving away 100 tickets every day for 100 days to the Live Final exclusively to TalkTalk customers and, from today, you can enter the competition [...]

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Mark SchmidMark SchmidQ&A with Northern Ireland Digital Heroes winner, Michelle Gallen

Michelle is the Northern Ireland Digital Heroes winner, 2010. She has developed a social networking site, Talk Irish, where people can find and connect with Irish language learners, speakers and teachers.

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Mark SchmidMark SchmidDigital Hero profile: Sam Thomas – Men Get Eating Disorders Too

Sam Thomas, founder and project leader at Men Get Eating Disorders Too, entered the TalkTalk Digital Heroes Award in 2010 with the aim of making more people area of the issue of eating disorders amongst men and be a port of call for those affected or worried by it. And like many of the best projects, it was one that was born from personal experience.

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