Section 5: Hangouts

Hangout Information

• Hangout 101 Tutorial (brief slideshow) by Carmelyne Thompson
• How to Get Someone Into Your Google+ Hangout by Katherine Gramann
• The Difference Between Regular Hangouts and Hangouts with Extras by Pooja Srinivas
• 5 Free Tools for Recording Google+ Hangouts by Mashable
• 10 Tips for Participating in a Live Streamed Google+ Hangout by Keith Barrett
• 10 Tips for Live Streaming a Google+ Hangout as a host by Keith Barrett
• (Advanced tip) How to Connect Multiple Hangout Sessions to Increase Room Capacity byMohamed Mansour
• (Advanced tip) How to Stream and Record Google+ Hangouts by Jeff Lebow

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Creative Uses of Hangouts

• A sample of types of hangouts and the people who organize them by Amanda Blain
• More examples of hangouts and hosts to follow by Johnathan Chung
• Set Up a Home Surveillance System with Google+ Hangouts by Whitson Gordon from Lifehacker
• Use Google+ Hangouts as a Baby Monitor by Thomas Stromberg
• 9 Creative Uses of Google+ Hangouts by Business Insider

Hangout Resources

• GPHangouts – Schedule and find active or upcoming public hangouts
• Hangout Hut – A list of a variety of pubicly broadcasted hangouts
• Active Hangouts – Find public Google+ Hangouts instantly
• Schedule Hangout – G+ Hangout scheduling made simple
• Hangout on GPlus – Longest continuously running hangout
• Hangout Party – Live streaming of public hangout events for the “overflow crowd” (audience members who cannot get into a jam-packed hangout)
• Hangout Cast – Occasionally streams public hangouts like HangoutParty.com
• Hangout Academy – Streaming educational hangouts and notable events
• Hangout Canopy – Chrome extension to discover hangouts from around the world
• GPTutorials – Find and create tutorials using Google+ Hangouts
• Hangouts Finder – Less popular place to occasionally find a hangout
• Plus Roulette – Join a random public hangout
• Hangout Planner – Search for Google+ Hangouts that suit your interests
• List of hangout “power users” on Google+ Circles (GPC) website nominated by other G+ users
• Hangout Graphics – Create your own Hangout graphic overlay banner