Google's HD Hangouts On Air

Get your business noticed with Google's Hangouts On Air now in High Definition.

Google Hangouts On Air is a live video conference event saved as a YouTube video.  If you know Google, you know they are a leader, innovator and the number one search engine in the world. Google has had a free product called Hangouts out for awhile now; it gives you the ability to video conference with up to 9 more people in a "Hangout".  This product works on desktop computers, laptops, tablets and mobile phones, all you need is the ability to connect to your Google account on the internet, a video camera and mic.

Ever the innovator, Google has taken this product to the next level.  Now you can; schedule your video event as a Hangout On Air (allows you to save to a YouTube video), invite your participants (your board members, club members, hobby, sales or professional groups), have your video conference event and then save the video to YouTube.  This will allow others, that could not attend your event live, to watch it at their leisure or for multiple times (this is a great tool for How To events).  Oh, and did I mention the participants can share things from their computers with each other or the audience; things like slide presentations, videos, music you're collaborating on and any How To presentations.  The event will also allow up to 300 or more to attend via chat and ask question and watch all participants.

Let me give you an example: a Realtor's wants to push information to his/her group of agents.  The Broker sets up a time, invites the agents to attend and prepares his/her informative presentation complete with new home videos.  At the appointed time, the agents (all scattered throughout the county) connect to the event and the Broker gives the presentation and does screen share of his/her computer.  The Broker can see which agents are struggling with the information or have questions because he/she can see each member of the event (remember up to 9 participants and up to 300 more can use Chat to chime in). Any question and answer session can happen in real time and the Broker can remote to the video participant agents computer (with their permission) to fix any glitches with software delivery.  The Broker may even share videos of new homes with the group. At the end of the event, the video is saved to YouTube (publicly or privately) and any agent that missed it can review it later.

This works just as well for sales presentations and school work.  Board or Civic Clubs can do meetings without leaving home.  For attorney's working from home on the weekend or traveling, collaborating this way may save multiple trips to the office and you don't have to save the video if you are discussing sensitive information.  Remember, this is a free service from Google.  Anything your business does with Google help's your business move up in the Google Search Rankings.  The only equipment you need, you probably already have; a computer or mobile device connected to the internet, a camera and a mic.

So where does Blue Marlin Computer Services come in?  Well, we do Hangouts!  This may seem intimidating to some the first few times, so we offer production help.  We show you the ropes on how to put these events together, show you all the nice tools you can use during the Hangout, help you through the Hangout event and show you how to save the event as a YouTube video afterwards.  We offer this production service for individuals and businesses getting started in Hangouts On Air or professional that don't have the time.  In most cases we do a practice session to show you the entire process from start to finish, this usually last 2 hours and will require a couple of participants. Next, we are there with you through your first Live event.  You Can Do This!  After that you can be Hanging Out on your own or with our help, you decide how much help you require and when.  If you want, we can handle everything for your club, organization or business.

This is where business connectivity is going, it saves money on travel, allows everyone to get a consistent messages, and you can insure any deliverable's make it onto your participants computer as intended.  The practical use for this technology is endless, so give Blue Marlin Computer Services a call at 636 208-4683 and let's get together and Hangout!