" This is Money Markets & More for Thursday September 24 2009. From the newsroom of the MarketWatch radio network I'm Steve Potisk coming up."

" There may be and no help wanted sign that many retailers this holiday season as Sam's Club -- pick up a -- a toilet paper and free tech support on Tracy junkie and I'll have that daily tech update."

" And on John -- it is a huge craze right now posting photos on FaceBook and that of course means bad news for other people out there that's right -- that has become the top photo sharing site in the country and consumer race and -- and I will talk about that in a moment but first -- is looking for other great podcasts checked out the Hulbert financial files with investment newsletter watchdog Mark -- every week."

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" On the daybook okay we've heard from the Fed leaving interest rates low seeing inflation state -- and yet seeing some improvement in the economy and so now it's back to the economic news. Look at the latest on the home front with -- existing home sales for August seen rising a little bit following the surge we saw in July. Also look at the weekly look at unemployment claims. On this date in history 1780 Benedict Arnold -- to The British Army. After his -- to surrender West Point was exposed by the arrest of British major Jon Andre. Seventy to 89 the office of the US attorney general and United States post office were established. 1869. Gold prices plunged after Ulysses S. Grant ordered the treasury to sell large quantities of gold. After Jay Gould and James Fiske's plot to control the market. 1906 president Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed devil's tower in Wyoming has the nation's first national monument. You need something. That still a great movie 1948 the Honda Motor Co. was founded it. And you know that sound in 196860. Minutes debuts on CBS. It's Money Markets & More on marketwatch.com."

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" Despite signs of -- gradually improving economy nearly half of the 25 biggest retailers in the country expected to a lot of hiring for the holiday shopping season. Human resources firm the hate group has found that chains like best buys Saxon American Eagle Outfitters expect to hire between five and 25%. Fewer. Temporary workers this year than last. When seasonal hiring already was down. And Marianne Morris at the hate groups says that retailers are getting more applications for fewer jobs."

" Will we used to see is people doing these jobs kind of inside command there may be even fueled by the discount that they would get. To kind of help out with their holiday gift buying now what you're seeing is people going after these jobs as a way to kind of -- afloat in this economy."

" says the best place to look for help wanted signs is a discount stores. And speaking of stores one of them is featured in today's daily tech update with Tracy Johnke."

" Maybe your camera isn't cooperating or your iPod is coping out and yes Steve that is a technical term I don't expect -- understand. Anyway -- club is urging you to stop by for help. Free help to boost the free tech support stars November 1 and of course getting Sam's Club to deliver and set -- a new TV. While still cost extra. And SM club gives it also takes away it is tightening its return policies starting November 1. He can't return to TV cam -- or iPod. After ninety days."

" And you see Tracy doesn't expect me to understand because I'm usually asking her for help when my computer here in the newsroom troops out. Anyway your photo happy these days taking a lot of pictures and posting them on the web. But as John -- and -- report this new trend is prompting some winners and losers on line."

" So you went to the county fairy gave a big blueberry pie got stuff all over your face and someone took -- pictures what did you do you ended up. Posting that picture on. FaceBook and it's happening more and more as Americans really get in to looking at pictures of people with blueberry pie on their face. Consumer race and Kate's and I. Of course post photos on FaceBook has too many Americans so and I guess this means bad news for other companies out there."

" really does other sites such as Shutterfly or Kodak -- snap fish that they've been around for a long time close to a decade. And that they used to be the places where you would go up poster photos and tell mom and dad to go look them up whatever. But as you said now FaceBook especially over the last year or so has really become. The place for photo sharing and I guess that means. You Pete growth will get to look at more photos of one another. Well actually that's -- and edit and comment on them and comment on actually the analysts say that's why FaceBook is probably becoming the most popular photo sharing site. Because instead of emailing a whole bunch of people a photo of the kids or. Putting it up on his other sites in the -- to register the site log in authority and FaceBook. He just posts on your page you tag yourself be tagged whoever's in the picture and everybody can see it instantly it's a lot more user friendly we've been talking about a lot lately. -- make it convenient for the consumer FaceBook has done that as long as you can follow the instructions for downloading the photos and all year all 2000 they're your friends that are happens to the photo."

" And of course if you have -- mobile device you take another device sure you take a picture of -- swallowed you know walking through the Maine woods. And all of a sudden you consent right here FaceBook page and."

" Uncle Charlie gets to see a picture the most instantaneously that's right so that's that's why it's become a big deal then this application is one of the most popular ones on FaceBook. Interesting thing is about a year ago. We had a photo traffic on FaceBook at 26 million. And now it's at 43 million some other numbers had guess how many pictures are posted on FaceBook in a month."

" Seven."

" Now to Bailey and look at which -- yeah aha. A networks two about seventy million today so people are really using this applications that this this featured."

" Well you know with unemployment rising I mean there are a lot of people who have nothing to do Lou. And you know TV stinks these days there's nothing on so why not -- on FaceBook."

" While John."

" But I I mean I I like the post of photos on FaceBook because a lot of my family members are on it so it is performing it's the same reason -- take a picture of the kids at school or whatever. So much easier for me to put on FaceBook and and they can all see it instantaneously."

" And now I know. That FaceBook k.'s. User friendly I know you know there's no charge. Attached to it but. You know something it's too bad they couldn't monetize. This photo crazies. And make money on -- so basic they -- to charge people. I don't know I haven't figured it out yet and obviously they haven't either. But when you look at FaceBook and Linkedin and other places it's obvious that. Boy you know they could probably be making a little bit more money. I'd I don't think people would probably not to attend the cost and final final I -- it's such a craze right now I mean people paid for all of hoops. They pace trio he knows why not controller. You know so lineup and trying to get the connection between hula hoops and photos of based on fads. Five years from now. Who knows what we're going to be taught them that -- moved onto the next free free social networking sites like Twitter I mean Twitter is coming up and you know it seems to be knocking out. People who want FaceBook times -- it's like. Quick."

" I got up -- this every 35 seconds I know there are some people on Twitter act slanted to block amount because I gathered just that that there -- at their just their critic of crazy."

" Now bizarre -- once described it Twitter. As the Internet on crack can I think it's pretty close -- but I love -- and we're on Twitter right and we are on Twitter -- MW radio John and we're also on FaceBook we are are also pays -- MarketWatch radio network and yes there are photos on the on the website I had -- convinced John to put them up and down well and wanted to put it. Put some risque why is there not. You know all those blueberry pie photos. And -- Toting you know that's PG thirteen kind of stuff they are gone now but there pancakes are consumer race thank you very much."

" Thank -- What do you think you post photos on FaceBook ballots so would you continue to do so FaceBook started to charge users for using the site. We'll hear from you you can write to us at MarketWatch radio newsroom at Yahoo.com. We'll read your comments in the future show. That's it for this additional -- more on Steve Potisk policy and next."