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Original Post at CNet News.com
May 7, 2003, 8:25 PM PT
Offering some insight to the recording industry as it struggles to boost sales online, a survey finds that Web surfers who download music from song-swap sites are more likely to buy music online, as well as offline at retailers.
The research put rap music as the No. 1 genre purchased by online fans, which may help record companies gain a better understanding of who their online customers are.
The survey released Wednesday was based on 36,000 Internet users and released by Web tracker Nielsen/NetRatings, a unit of NetRatings.
