"Nineteen percent of internet users say they have downloaded a podcast, according to a new report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project.

This number, while still pretty low, considering that podcasting first picked up steam in 2004, is up from 12 percent back in August of 2006, and just 7 percent earlier that year.

And that’s not to say that this is a regular habit. Only 3 percent say they do it on a typical day."


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