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* Global digital music sales [nearly doubled in 2006][1], but still failed to over take CDs. The same report, from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) also claims that overall music sales were down 4 percent, something the report attributes to piracy, though it lacks any evidence to back that up.
[1]: http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_resources/digital-music-report.html "IFPI Digital Music Report 2007"
* MySpace will begin [offering parental notification software][2] in an effort to appease critics who claim the site is chock full of underage users. The software, dubbed "Zephyr," can be used to find out what name, age and location their children use to represent themselves on MySpace. No word on how that software might also be used by people who are not the parents of the children.
[2]: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=internetNews&storyid=2007-01-17T065753Z_01_N16209418_RTRUKOC_0_US-MYSPACE-ZEPHYR.xml&src=rss "MySpace to offer parental notification software"
* Despite Microsoft's claim of 100 million IE7 installs, Firefox's share of the U.S. browser market is at 14 percent and has [continued to grow][3] each of the last three months. The disparate claims can probably be attributed to the fact that most IE7 users are upgrading from IE6 rather than switching from anther browser.
[3]: http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=196901142 "Despite 100 Million IE 7 Installs, Microsoft's Browser Still Loses Ground"
* Bad news for my English friends: According to a UK survey one in eight men would [swap their girlfriend for an iPod][4] or similar must-have gadget. No word on how many lonely nerds would swap their aging 3G iPod for a girlfriend.
[4]: http://techdigest.tv/2007/01/1_in_8_men_woul.html "1 in 8 men would dump their girlfrend for an iPod"
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