How Google+ Hangouts Are Changing Social Media For The Better

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How Google+ Hangouts Are Changing Social Media For The Better

Posted by Mike Stenger on Jul 11, 2011 | 30 comments

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“Have you done a group video chat before? What were your initial thoughts?”

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cheechew 5 pts

thanks for hanging... :)

.chee

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mikestenger 45 pts moderator

cheechew No, thank you :-)

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StephRWong 73 pts

Seems like this hangout thing is great! (at least much better than Facebook's new video chat). I'm wondering if G+ will come out with a mobile version soon and if this video chat hangout will work on a phone. That'll really set G+ apart as well :)

Thanks for the vid!

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mikestenger 45 pts moderator

StephRWong When it comes to one on one video chat, Facebook's offering is better in my opinion than the desktop version of Skype. When it comes to group video chat, hangouts are great, no question.

The thing about hangouts coming to mobile is 1) It will take up a good amount of bandwidth so would only want it to work on Wifi only if you've got a data cap and 2) Would require a good amount of processing power so would need a dual core phone or better (quad core phones/tablets coming out soon).

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StephRWong 73 pts

mikestenger Good points. Well it's great that G+ has come out with what they have so far and it's all really impressive for something that has not become public yet. I'm excited to see what it becomes in the near future!

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whosChrisHughes 12 pts

I've been in a couple group chats so far and absolutely love them. You were the first person I did a video chat with and it ended up evolving into a nice little group of 6 people. It's amazing how simple it is to connect and truly meet people using this tool. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing what G+ evolves to in the future.

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mikestenger 45 pts moderator

whosChrisHughes The potential for business use is insane. Very much looking forward to the integration there.

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HeatherSolos 60 pts

We talked about this, in a hangout no less, but I've been using these sessions to get over my fear of being on camera. I know the only thing that will get me through it is more time spent in front of a lens. The more minor flubs I make -where I can internalize that the consequences are minimal- the more I can deal with the whole thing. So far it's going well.

Well all but the staying up way too late part. 2am? Who is this girl? I don't know. . .

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mikestenger 45 pts moderator

HeatherSolos You're doing great Heather and it's great seeing you on video as I'm sure others will agree. Now, I can't comment too much on the staying up late in a hangout part. I'm guilty many times over...

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