The new videoconferencing system from Google: Google hangouts After an experimental beta hangout launched in 2011, Google decided that this group videoconferencing system can be used by all users of Gmail, Google and Orkut. The hangouts work very easy, once we entered in our Google+ account, we are available on air and we can invite those who wish to start the group video conference. The Google+ hangout is a chat system, albeit with the possibility of interacting free with up to nine people. Precisely this is the big difference with other videoconferencing systems, the maximum number of people that can be connected simultaneously is ten. The most talked hangout so far, not so much for its content but rather by the protagonist of the same, was released in January this year by Barack Obama, U.S. president Of course as an advertising tool is very powerful, both in Networking to Personal Branding campaign, very effective system, particularly by way of publication and eventual viral effect. The hangouts to offer products or used for commercial purposes can be extremely profitable, which is a tool that should be valued accordingly Community Manager. Initially hangout implemented in Gmail as extension services mail account and clear to be associated default with our Google+ account. Therefore, hangout enabled in both our Gmail account and from the account of Google+ or Orkut. The system features a pair hangout curio, other than to use some extra tools and effects, the highlight is that when users complete their group hangouts or video, it will be published by Google through their YouTube channel and in the Google+ profile of the person who issued it or organized. Of course there are privacy settings, which certainly should learn how to use it otherwise hangouts will be public and I insist, not only through the Google+ profile also YouTube. From the Options panel you can configure them and insist, should do. For those under 18, they must agree to participate in a hangout with people who are not within their Google+ circles. Even anyone who starts or organizes a group video conference can block their participation via "restrict access of minors to this hangout". If a child who participates in one and eventually enter a person from outside to their circles the system will pause and advise to follow it or not participating in the hangout. Technical characteristics of Google hangouts: The minimum technical requirements for using hangout videoconferencing system are as follows, according to Google I clarify this because in practice is another story: Supported Internet Browsers: Chrome 10, Firefox 3 and above and Internet Explorer 8 and 9. However, in any of the browsers listed above must install the appropriate plug-in, which to activate the hangout from our account automatically notify for download and installation. Supported Operating Systems: Windows XP onwards, i.e in versions that follow it also works, and Mac systems X 10.5 and up. Hardware Requirements: recommend using a minimum processor 2Ghz dual-core or higher, although tested on less powerful computers also works if certain parameters are set, the latter clarified is on me and is not officially endorsed by Google. Furthermore the system is available for use in mobile phones and they certainly do not have such powerful processors. Minimum bandwidth for hangouts: 1:1 connections, recommend using a minimum of 900 kbps (up/down), and for group videoconferencing 900kbps/1800kbps (up / down). There's nothing mystical about it, anyone using systems like Skype or ooVoo, you know perfectly well that the connection quality is highly dependent on the bandwidth of users. Standing before a group video conference, precisely because that is the essence and the thanks to the hangouts, need to have a bandwidth large enough to maintain a fluid connection between all participants. In addition to the maximum limit of ten participants per hangout, the system performs a check-in every 90 minutes to see if the user still activated, it is still there. Recall that we can activate the system and then start inviting others to join, which can happen that participants are late in joining the hangout or just give a blind or is it. The system can be used without hangouts video, which the screen will go black and only the sound resource used to maintain communication with other people. Something certainly convenient, especially if any of the participants do not have a good bandwidth on your internet connection. The great failure of Google: The point is that when errors have attempted to implement certain technologies or systems, rather than marketing mistakes have been basic psychology. To claim that over 100 million people who are used to interacting in the virtual world under a model, change their behavior overnight is almost a fantasy. That marketing has nothing to do, is pure psychology, tough and very simple indeed. The millions of Facebook users are accustomed to a functional model, a way to share and participate, to a clearly defined style and quite limited. Facebook, as a social network lacks basic functionality, which in other social networks can be found almost by default, however it is the queen of the social networking sites, at least in number of active users is concerned. Orkut was a strategic mistake fledged Google, if they had invested resources in trying to impose social network in the U.S. today, I dare say, would be the masters of social networks. Orkut still has millions of users, mainly from Brazil and India, now increasing active users of the platform or compared to Facebook. Precisely in a few weeks, almost surreal else certainly Orkut users can link their accounts automatically with Google+. This seems to confirm the rule, it is as if we were running late to implement and exploit its resources. Google Checkout in 2007 claimed to be the rival to PayPal, known and very effective internet payment platform. The matter was resolved to the old style and strength; eBay, which in those years was the main and most powerful Google advertiser, advertising withdrew its main search engine. Case solved, Google to commercial pressure to which he was subjected decided to leave the project without further side. The list of commercial failures of Google is almost inexplicable, because Picasa is not a bad service, although quite limited compared to others; Google Sites is for what works and little more. Blogger has enormous potential and no clutch still has limitations too big, I say this from experience and suffer almost daily limitations. Bookmarks service of Google is simply unfortunate, and I do not mean to compare it with delicious e.g because it would be unfair of me. Knowledge confirms the above, as Wikipedia literally flattened before leaving the stage beta project, leaving it buried in the trunk of the bad memories of Google. With Google Talk also tried, and indeed with little or no success. The system implemented for voice calls via Gmail Google was a failure and large, not because the system itself was bad from the functional, simply because users spent using it. Now with hangouts seem to have hit and in my personal opinion I think that they have succeeded in spades. But we have to wait, especially since it is associated with the Google+ hangout, social network that has not yet had an impact as significant as a prior suspected and on the other hand, the rivalry between Facebook and Google is not much help in this sense, the opposite. In my opinion, if the hangouts were implemented via Facebook of course they would be a success. Shyaan Siddique is a contributing writer this blog - a top resource for information on Conference Call Services [http://voipconferencecalls.org/] that includes reviews of conferencing Services like Google Hangouts [http://voipconferencecalls.org/google-plus-hangouts-full-tutorial/] as well industry news and information. 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