TECH - Do You Know What Podcasting Is?

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Working in the tech-biz, I sometimes think that what I know is common knowledge, but it's like the plumber thinking that everyone knows that a "riser" is vertical water pipe carrying the mains water supply. Internetnews published an interesting article that puts it back in perspective for me.

Not sure of what the terms Podcasting (define), RSS (define) or Phishing (define) mean? You're not alone.

Though the tech news media regularly use those terms in stories, most Americans are not familiar with the digital audio file nature of Podcasting, the Web site syndication protocol RSS or the e-mail scam known as Phishing, according to a recent survey by Pew Internet and American Life Project.

Pew surveyed a sampling of 1,336 people over the phone between May 4 and June 7. Sixty-five percent of respondents indicated they weren't really sure what RSS is, and 26 percent said that they had never heard of the term.