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1 Announcing the UK’s Digital Hero 2011
Yesterday afternoon we were at the House of Lords for the TalkTalk Digital Heroes Awards ceremony. It was a fitting finale for what has been a fantastic competition packed full of incredible individuals working for equally amazing projects. As well as recognising all twelve regional finalists, each of whom will receive a £5,000 grant for their [...] 		25-Nov-2011
17:41
2 Silver surfers catching up with younger generations
Despite not having grown up with computers or internet access, new research conducted by TalkTalk and F-Secure has found that the older generations are catching up when it comes to their internet use. Nine out of ten UK residents over the age of 60 who use the internet go online every day, with 68 per cent [...] 		24-Nov-2011
12:58
3 And the 2011 Digital Heroes Awards regional winners are…
Having whittled down the hundreds of entries for this year’s Digital Heroes Awards to a final 37 from across the UK in October, it was down to the Great British public to decide which projects would win the title of Digital Hero in our 12 regions and collect a £5,000 technology grant. As always, we were not disappointed by the support for our nominees, with tens of thousands of people from across the UK casting their votes in what has been another very competitive year. 		23-Nov-2011
14:11
4 Have You Voted For Your Digital Hero Yet?
With only 6 days to go before voting ends, the TalkTalk Digital Heroes Awards finalists are on the campaign trail searching for those extra votes that could help them scoop a £5,000 regional grant, or even the £10,000 national grand prize. This year’s 37 finalists are more diverse than ever before, each using digital technologies in amazing ways to make a difference in their communities. So, if you’ve not cast your vote yet, head on over to the Digital Heroes Awards voting page to select your winners - remember you can vote in every region! 		08-Nov-2011
12:01
5 Go ON, Get online with our Broadband Expert tutorials
In support of the ‘Go ON give an hour’ initiative our Chief Executive Dido Harding posted about earlier this week, we will be holding beginner internet sessions at our TalkTalk Customer Experience Centre in London over the coming weeks. The one hour tutorial sessions will be open to anyone who wants an introduction to the internet [...] 		28-Oct-2011
10:31
6 Thirty per cent of life tasks are now conducted online
Thirty per cent of life tasks are now conducted online according to an analysis we’ve just completed. We asked more than 20,000 people about their online habits and found that in homes with a broadband connection almost one third of everything we do – from communication to entertainment to shopping to life management – is now [...] 		27-Oct-2011
11:41
7 Introduce someone to the wonders of the web this weekend
This Sunday the clocks go back. For many that’s just an excuse to have an extra hour in bed, but this year Martha Lane Fox, the UK’s Digital Champion, is calling on us to use that time to help get someone online. Most of us couldn’t imagine life without the internet but there are still [...] 		25-Oct-2011
13:44
8 Digital Heroes Awards 2011 – cast your votes now!
After receiving a record number of entries for the TalkTalk Digital Heroes Awards 2011, we’ve now whittled it down to 37 amazing finalists. It’s no exaggeration to say that all of them are deserving of a Digital Heroes Award, so it’s down to you to decide who our winners are in a public vote. Last year [...] 		20-Oct-2011
09:00
9 Digital 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. 		17-Aug-2011
10:11
10 The winner of Digital Heroes Award 2010 – Ben Richardson
Ben Richardson was the overall winner of the TalkTalk Digital Heroes Awards 2010. Ben works for The Connection at St Martins, a charity which helps homeless people in London, where he runs a digital media group. Here Ben tells us what’s he’s been up to since winning last year’s Digital Heroes Awards. 		09-Aug-2011
09:13
11 Search for Britain’s Digital Heroes 2011 begins
Today we are launching the TalkTalk Digital Heroes 2011, our nationwide search to find and recognise people who are using digital technology to do amazing things for their community. The Digital Heroes Awards, which are run in partnership with Citizens Online and supported by Race Online 2012, is the UK’s only scheme to recognise inspirational people [...] 		02-Aug-2011
08:02
12 Making sure we’re always better value
Since TalkTalk started, we’ve consistently challenged ourselves to be the UK’s best value phone and broadband providers. Today, we’re proving our commitment to always deliver better value by reducing the prices of Essentials and Plus, whilst enriching our services. The cost of TalkTalk Essentials has been reduced from £6.99 to £6.50, while TalkTalk Plus has dropped [...] 		19-May-2011
08:33
13 Welcome to WoofWoof: Pet-to-Pet Networking!
100,000 BC: Homo sapiens invent language 1876: Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone 1990: Tim Berners Lee invents the world wide web 2011: WoofWoof invents Donglish 		01-Apr-2011
08:51
14 It’s official – TreeHouse is Ambitious About Autism
In February, we were thrilled to support our partner charity, TreeHouse, as they became known as ‘Ambitious About Autism’. Ambitious about Autism is a national charity dedicated to improving opportunities for people with autism. Originally established in 1997 as the TreeHouse Trust, the charity was founded by a group of parents whose children had been diagnosed [...] 		09-Mar-2011
09:28
15 Interview with Digital Heroes Awards winner: Ben Richardson
Ben Richardson is the overall winner of the TalkTalk Digital Heroes awards 2010 for his work at The Connection at St Martin’s – a project which aims to give homeless people new skills in digital media to help them get their lives back on track. The project started off with a small group of homeless people [...] 		15-Jan-2011
09:50
16 Ben Richardson crowned 2010 Digital Hero by UK digital champion
Last week I was lucky enough to attend the TalkTalk Digital Heroes Awards ceremony at the House of Lords where we honoured twelve outstanding individuals who are using technology to positively impact the people in their community. Being one of Britain’s biggest providers of broadband we are clearly passionate about the power of the internet. As [...] 		13-Dec-2010
10:19
17 Investing smartly in broadband’s future
The Government outlined its spending review on Wednesday.  Buried in the detail was spending plans for broadband where they have committed an extra £300m (from the TV licence fee) on top of the £230m already allocated. We wholeheartedly support the investment to get speeds up to a minimum of 2Mbps across the country – Lord Carter’s [...] 		22-Oct-2010
14:03
18 Who are your Digital Heroes?
Today marks the start of Get Online Week, the initiative to encourage more people to try out the internet for the first time, so it’s fitting that this morning we can also announce the opening of public voting for our very own Digital Heroes Awards.   We received hundreds of entries from people nominating their personal Digital [...] 		18-Oct-2010
12:46
19 IT and biscuits
Calling all internet beginners! We’re hosting a number of simple and easy to follow classes with Age UK on making the most of the internet This event on September 20th will cover the fundamentals of what the internet has to offer such as sending emails, paying bills online, internet shopping, and using search engines such as Google. [...] 		15-Sep-2010
08:20
20 Nominate your Digital Heroes today!
We’re looking for 12 more inspirational individuals who are using digital technology to improve the lives of people in their local communities. 		10-Sep-2010
09:23