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Penthouse Goes Upscale in March, But Can Anyone Beat the Internet? (NYO)
"I'll bet you that they're trying to skew it as young as possible," said Tom Hymes, publisher of XBiz magazine, an adult-industry publication. They're "going for that all-powerful 20's lifestyle demographic, and trying to make it as hip and sexy, without being too offensive."

MySpace Suit Dismissed by Judge in Texas (SF Chron)
A Texas judge has dismissed a lawsuit against MySpace that had blamed the popular Web site for not establishing enough safeguards to protect underage users. The family of an underage girl — referred to as "Julie Doe" in the lawsuit — had sued MySpace last year after she lied about her age and was sexually assaulted by a man she met on MySpace.

From Hallmark to HarperCollins, the Boggs Family Is Hot (Forbes)
The honeymoon continues for TV talker Bill Boggs and his magazine publisher bride, Carol Campbell Boggs (no hyphen, says Carol). His new hardcover book comes out in April from HarperCollins with the usual drumbeating. Her new mag, Hallmark, is pulling in the ads from Madison Avenue's blue-chippers and has already boosted its circulation rate base from 400,000 to 550,000.

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