2,999 and Counting

We have a very tech-savvy congregation at Park Community Church in Chicago.We also have a very transient and mobile population who lead very busy lives, thus we have worked hard to provide alternative methods for people to hear the Sunday message. By far the most popular has been our podcasts on I-Tunes. We have seen a huge increase in podcast usage over the last six months, as we have gone from 1,333 downloads in November 2006 (44 per day) to 2,999 downloads in April (100 downloads per day). Way to Go Aaron Stanski and your team who are ‘getting the Gospel out there’!.

According the the Pew Internet and American Life Project, some 12% of internet users   say they have downloaded a podcast so they can listen to it or view it at a later time. This growing percent compares to the 7% of internet users who reported podcast downloading in a similar April 2006 survey. They also found that men are more likely than women to report podcast downloading; 15% of online men say they have downloaded a podcast, compared with just 8% of online women. And those who have used the internet for six or more years are twice as likely as those who have been online three years or less to have downloaded a podcast (13% vs. 6%). According to their April 2006 survey, 20% of American adults and 26% of internet users also
reported ownership of an iPod or MP3 player.