Google makes Hangouts On Air available to all and sundry

By Shahab Nafees May 8th, 2012 ( 1 Comment )

Washington: Google+ has launched Hangouts On Air to the users across the globe, enabling people to go live in front of a global audience.

Last year Goole+ introduced this facility to a limited number of broadcasters, enabling them to go live with friends and fans, for people all over the world. Since then, this small community has grown the feature in lots of creative ways.

Using Hangouts On Air, with just a few clicks, you’ll be able to:

Broadcast publicly. By checking “Enable Hangouts On Air,” you can broadcast your live hangout—from the Google+ stream, your YouTube channel or your website—to the entire world.

See how many viewers you’ve got. During your broadcast, you can look inside the hangout to see how many people are watching live.

Record and re-share. Once you’re off the air, we’ll upload a public recording to your YouTube channel, and to your original Google+ post. This way it’s easy to share and discuss your broadcast after it’s over.

Of course, launching millions of live stations takes some doing, so we’re rolling out Hangouts On Air gradually, over the next few weeks. In the meantime you can save the date for an upcoming hangout.