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Businesses invited to Social Media Week

With half a billion people on Facebook, UK businesses are rightly asking themselves – what’s the best way of getting involved? That’s just one of the questions that will be answered by internet marketing experts during Social Media Week, which kicks off next Monday (7th – 11th February). We’re working with TagTribe to host a series [...]

Giving you more for less with our new taxi campaign

At TalkTalk we believe that no one gives you more for less – and today we’re launching a new advertising campaign to highlight that fact. As part of the campaign we’re running ads on the sides of hundreds of taxis in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and Edinburgh. We’re also trialing free MiFi – or mobile WiFi hotspots [...]

Sofalising with The X Factor

Every weekend, Twitter trending topics are headed by the #xfactor hashtag as millions of people share their opinions and argue about who did well and who should go. With the popularity of the likes of Facebook and Twitter, X Factor fans have the opportunity to engage with fellow fans during the show. Nowadays, people don’t watch [...]

Why social games are changing the way we play

Has someone you know recently become obsessed with melon farming? Or spoken ominously of ‘whacking’ a friend? If so, they’re probably a fan of Farmville or Mafia Wars, two of the most popular social games on Facebook. Perfect for whiling away a few minutes of your lunch break, or a fallow period in the TV [...]

How Twitter will change internet search forever

The name alone instantly polarises reactions, but 'Twitter' looks set to have a far greater impact on our lives than anyone could have imagined.

Keeping it local

These days 'collecting' friends seems sometimes more important than keeping in contact with them (or so someone with 729 Facebook buddies told me). We were interested, therefore, to see that TalkTalk's research found that most people's closest friends still live within 15 minutes of their front door.

Facebook make-over takes the lead from Twitter

They say that imitation is the biggest compliment. If that’s the case, Twitter must be very pleased with itself as the new Facebook facelift pays homage to the world’s favourite micro-blogging service.