" This is Money Markets & More for this Thursday June 18 2009. From the newsroom at the MarketWatch radio network I'm Adrian Mitchell. Coming up part of Apple's big iPhone release has already happened."
" And I'm John word doc do you belong to a social networking site they're very big these days consumer race and case tells us that's right do you FaceBook or Twitter. Or deal MySpace -- linked to end. We'll talk about that in a moment but first this important news now."
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" The new iPhone three GS comes out tomorrow and as promised apple has already released the iPhone three point oh software update that makes it run. The new operating system includes more than hundred new features and enhancements PC -- dot com executive editor Jeremy Kaplan tells us this will pave the way for lots of even cooler rats."
" This is absolutely the next operating system the Smartphone platform. In particular the iPhone platform."
" AT&T meanwhile says -- at some current iPhone owners upgrade to a new model at the same price as new buyers. Many iPhone owners have complained they'd be charts 399 dollars for the new phone while new buyers could get it for just 199. Disney has introduced a netbook computer just for kids. It's called the Disney -- pal and it'll be sold starting next month by Toys 'R' Us and Amazon.com. It's meant for kids six to twelve it'll go for 350 dollars. -- Quit updating your FaceBook page and listen up yeah we see you. Pay attention now John -- rocket and Kate's have a story about you and all the people who friend did you."
" Do you visit a social networking site do you do it a lot do you go to FaceBook you go to Twitter. Apparently a more and more of you are doing so almost majority now are going of those sites we are on. Twitter and it's and W radio right consumer race and K that's right and we -- also on FaceBook at MarketWatch radio network so what is this all about wire people spending time on the social networking sites shouldn't they be hearted."
" We're well obviously people shouldn't be doing it work absolutely not unless its work related to I know people who sent up. FaceBook pages for their their companies and they have to maintain a but. In the last year or so that the use of these social network sites is just exploded it with FaceBook Twitter. MySpace ones like that I think people are getting online and finding it's a fun way to keep in touch with family -- find. Friends from high school or college or. 43%. People who are online belong to one of these social networking sites that's basically. Almost double from a year ago who's the lead on. Actually it's women more so than man and it's actually older women who are signing up even more 90% of women -- at least 55 years old belong to these social networking sites and the top site they're going to his FaceBook by a long shot at somebody percent compared to and MySpace is down and that in the 40% range. Linked in another Regan mentioned earlier that's a place to sort of network with with coworkers or of people in your business. That's at 70% Twitter I was surprised by this is only at 10% according to the conference board."
" Well it's relatively new give it some time right right right I guess so yes so is there any thing. Besides networking that we can get out of this city you know how. Hey he's going to make money off for this sir what's the point of spending time on this besides just keeping up with -- old girlfriend."
" if you're at right if your social user -- me and you post a lot of photos for example on FaceBook like you lies ask me to do. But that that separates a number of articles lately about how all people who are savvy business people are savvy can actually. Used Twitter and FaceBook and place like that to their advantage to to promote their business. Yeah and that makes sense it's it's like a storefront on the Internet for your business right it could set up a fan page or various other ways to -- promote yourself and you can also buy ads on places like based books so it is a way of if you that many. Millions of people going there it's certainly an audience that's Anderson to be there in the first place and you."
" Have a fan page do you not know. I heard a rumor that he did -- and -- and maybe we should start one. All the -- while we could put pictures up there and here's hand in in first -- I tell you what it if you post a picture you with your tattoos and -- of the and it's not this again and that. Okay. Ladies and gentlemen you're just joining us in this ongoing discussion about my tattoos. I have a tattoo on my left biceps and when -- complexity it says in stocks we trust. And has an upward arrow and it goes up. It's a green arrow that goes -- Just like the stock markets like John always wears long sleeved shirts and pants -- And has a problem with tattoos some sort of -- issue or something on on the what's gone on it and we're gonna move on to the next subject okay. Which is closing out this topic okay and where should we expect social networking to go."
" I think it's going to continue to gain in popularity elbow pads do come and go I think MySpace was real big for awhile now appears FaceBook. Has taken over that and I've heard some people say twitters the CB radio of online networking -- on if any that's true I guess it depends on. What people are interested and."
" Yeah and who knows what 22 year old out in California's cooking giving him -- Benning day is cooking up and his mom and dad's garage you know so who knows what's next very exciting stuff."
" And of course folks you can reaches Howell at MarketWatch radio newsroom at Yahoo.com. On Twitter at MW radio."
" And on FaceBook at MarketWatch radio network feel free to check a sound and all those sites and look for those pictures of me. With my in stocks we trust -- written now rank and hands of pictures from the third grade in okay thanks consumer -- decades but again thanks to on an N."
" And that's it for Money Markets & More -- Adrian Mitchell thanks for listening."
" Until next time. But to quote -- Did you help -- night. But -- I think if you got this -- says now and get any speed up when I'm about to -- a brand new help. About -- all people and -- yeah decree doesn't like to run. So I guess I'll get a -- but I don't know they don't give him out of Vietnam."