Essay On Google Hangouts

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The world is shrinking day by day. Distance is not a constraint anymore. Technology has brought the entire world under one roof connecting anybody and everybody. People can connect to others just at the blink of an eye. People can stay connected from whichever part of the world they are in.

Google has always been the masters of innovation. With continuous advancement in their features and their tools, Google has always astonished their users. Yet again, Google has come up with an instant messaging and video chat facility that has gained huge popularity in the social media marketing circle as Google+ Hangouts, which is an innovative chat facility.

Google Hangouts was launched on 15th May 2013 and since then its usage has outnumbered many other communication tools like skype, Facebook chat etc. Google Hangouts can be …show more content…

If these unique features are optimised and used to the fullest of their ability then it would becomea technological marvel.

The following are the various features of Google Hangouts:

1. Google Hangouts can be used in laptops, desktops and android and iOS based mobile phones.

2. One can share documents, images and YouTube videos over Google Hangouts.

3. The major focus is on group chats or conferences. The technology is such that when an individual speaks during a conference the focus shifts to that person and thus everybody can see the speaker.

4. Hangouts on Air is a unique feature being provided by Google Hangouts. It enables the speakers in a conference to share live video conversation which can be accessed on a web browser. It is the coolest tool ever developed. Nine people can chat or be in a video chat at a time. If more people would want to view the conversation, Hangouts on Air is the perfect tool to be used. The following are the steps to be followed:

One needs to click on Start Broadcast tab to go

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