If 2005 was the year of the blog, 2006 could be the year of the podcast. Indeed, the parallels are present: Dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster crowned "blog" the word of the year in 2004; "podcast" was named the word of the year in 2005 by the New Oxford American Dictionary. By November 2004, 32 million adult American Internet users had visited a blog, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project; by April 2005, more than 6 million adult American MP3 player or iPod owners had listened to podcasts, Pew estimated.
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机译：如果说2005年是博客之年，那么2006年可能是播客之年。确实存在相似之处：词典出版商Merriam-Webster在2004年“年度博客”上加冕“博客”； “播客”在2005年被《新牛津美国词典》评为年度最佳词。根据Pew Internet＆American Life Project的统计，到2004年11月，已有3200万美国成年人互联网用户访问了该博客；皮尤（Pew）估计，到2005年4月，已有超过600万美国成年MP3播放器或iPod所有者收听了播客。
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