Did you say dogging or blogging? Brits confused

[jezebel]

A survey of British taxi drivers, pub landlords and hairdressers -- often seen as barometers of popular trends -- found that nearly 90 percent had no idea what a podcast is and more than 70 percent had never heard of blogging.

"When I asked the panel whether people were talking about blogging, they thought I meant dogging," said Sarah Carter, the planning director at ad firm DDB London.

Dogging is the phenomenon of watching couples have...

http://reuters.myway.com/article/2005092...NG-DC.html

[mandy]

[bargainbloodhound]

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American Revolution: YOU LOST ha ha ha 
War of 1812: YOU LOST ha ha ha 

that aside, these 2 quotes are interesting:

the survey results indicate that agencies may be pushing their clients to use new technology -- that is, to advertise on the new media formats -- too quickly.

and

Our research not only shows that there is no buzz about blogging and podcasting outside of our media industry bubble, but also that people have no understanding of what the words mean

[jezebel]

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American Revolution: YOU LOST ha ha ha 
War of 1812: YOU LOST ha ha ha 

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