RTÉ's Dragons' Den Seeks Entrepreneurs

'One idea, one pitch, one deal away from the dream'

Here at Thornton MPR, we always encourage new business start ups and we love nothing more than seeing people go for it and taking a risk. So if you think you have what it takes, then download this application form and fill it in, what have you got to loose!

The hit RTE series Dragons Den is seeking Entrepreneurs. They are looking for applications from Ireland’s budding inventors and business minds with killer ideas, amazing inventions and new must have products.

Do you have a killer idea, an amazing invention or a new 'must have' product ready for investment?

Do you have the powers of persuasion needed to part the Dragons from their cash?

If so then apply online now at: www.rte.ie/dragonsden or download the attached application form.

*Applicants must be available from filming dates in November 2009 and January 2010

dragonsdenapplication2009.rtf

Twitter allows adverts

I was asked by one of my students in class the other day, how Twitter makes its money and up until now they didnt! So here is the latest news from Twitter...

Twitter, the fast-growing microblogging site has changed its terms for users to allow advertisers to reach its more than 45 million monthly visitors.

Twitter, the two-year-old venture capital-backed company that lets people send an unlimited number of 140-character messages, is just now beginning to ramp up efforts to monetise, or gain revenue from, its popular site. It has now revised its "terms of service" to specify that it may run ads. Advertising revenue is the time-honored way for websites to generate revenue while remaining free for consumers. Explosive growth in social networking is attracting interest: worldwide unique visitors to Twitter's site reached 44.5 million in June, up 15-fold year-on-year, according to ComScore.

Some analysts are sceptical that advertising will catch on in a meaningful way on social networks, arguing that companies are reluctant to juxtapose their brands with unpredictable, and potentially offensive, user-generated content. But some analysts point out that users of social networking websites tend to spend a lot of time on these sites, providing an attractive platform for advertisers to promote their brands - especially if preferences are tracked. Twitter kept its new clause on advertising open-ended, and stressed it was subject to change. (c) Reuters