A small over-view about Google Hangouts. Its feature, advancement,capability and strength. How to connect with the world on hangout.

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BY – MCA-1331710
MCA -4th Sem
GOOGLE HANGOUTSAmit Fulay
Works at Google
Attended University of California, Berkeley
Lives in Seattle, WA

2. CONTENTS
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 Introduction .
 Get ready to hangout.
 System requirements .
 Start , join and invite.
 Features and apps.
 Safety and security.
 Hangouts on air.
 Specs and Limitations .
 Conclusion.
 Refferences.

3. DEFINITION
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 Hangouts is a free video chat service from Google that enables both one-on-one chats
and group chats with up to ten people at a time.
 Users can share documents, scratchpads, images and YouTube videos with other users.
 Offers a "Hangouts on Air" feature .

4. GETTING STARTED WITH HANGOUTS
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 Check for supported browser and operating system, and that your processor
and bandwidth are sufficient.
 Latest version of the plugin.
 Drivers for webcam.
 Connect your head set to your device!
 Install video chat plug-in

5. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR HANGOUTS
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 Supported Browsers: Google Chrome 10+
Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 8+
Mozilla Firefox 3+
Safari 4+
 Supported Operating systems : Mac OS X 10.5+
Windows 7
Windows Vista with SP1 or later
Windows XP
Chrome
 Processor Min. Requirements: Any 2 Ghz dual core provessor.

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 Bandwidth : 1 mbps/1 mbps (up/down) or 1 mbps/2 mbps (up/down)
 Minimum bandwidth required: Outbound from the participant: 256 kbps
Inbound to the participant: 512 kbps.
 Ideal bandwidth for the best experience: Outbound : 1 mbps
Inbound : 2.5 mbps
 Group hangouts : Outbound : 900kbps
Inbound : 3mbps

7. GETTING START WITH HANGOUTS
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Start a hangout:
 Go to plus.google.com/hangouts ,click Start a Hangout
 Click the Hangouts .
 Can also start a Hangout and send and receive Hangout invites
 Your friends may also send you the URL to a hangout .

8. START A HANGOUT..JOIN…OR INVITE
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9. SETTINGS
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 Verifying your settings :
 Click the Options button at the bottom of your chat list.
 In Google+ click the arrow next to Chat and select Settings.
 Select Chat settings... from the menu.
 Click Verify your settings.

10. BANDWIDTH SETTING : WHEN?
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 Video quality isn’t clear or freezes at times.
 Sound pauses or breaks up.
 Your internet connection is slow .
 Want to conserve laptop’s battery.
 Your computer seems to run slowly while you’re in a Hangout, or gets very
hot with a noisy fan.

11. HOW TO USE THE BANDWIDTH SETTING
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Highest to lowest bandwidth :
 Auto-detect connection speed : Default mode.
Use all available bandwidth.
Bandwidth can be in excess of 1000 Kbps in each
direction.
 Low speed connection : Bandwidth approx. 500 Kbps in each direction.
 Ultra low bandwidth : upstream bandwidth reduced by employing a visual effect.
Bandwidth approx. 150 Kbps up & 500 Kbps down.
 Audio only : focus on best possible audio experience.
Bandwidth approx. 35 Kbps in each direction.

12. FEATURES AND APPS:
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 The Google+ Hangouts API allows : develop collaborative apps .
 Apps ability : Control aspects of user interface,
Synchronize data b/w hangout participants.
Respond to various events in the hangout.
 Apps in Google+ Hangouts : not supported on tablets & mobile devices.
 Chat face to face .
 Host virtual meetings .
 Broadcast to the world .

13. ADD OR REMOVE AN APP
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 Click the + Add Apps tab.
 Browse through available apps by clicking on the Featured or Recent tabs.
 Select the app, click Add to this hangout.

14. SHARE YOUR SCREEN
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To share:
 Click Screenshare .
 choose the window you want to present.
 Click Share Selected Window.

15. SAFETY AND SECURITY:
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 Each hangout : specific URL which can be shared as a link to invite others.
 Block for single hangout or permanently.
Permanent blocking :
 The person won’t be able to join future Hangouts with you.
 During the remainder hangout you won’t see or hear each other.
 Everyone will see that you’ve blocked the person, including the person
you’ve blocked.

16. TO BLOCK SOMEONE:
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 Hover over their video feed or image .
 Option : mute or block the person .
 Click the block icon .
 Select the checkbox .
 Confirm block the person .
 Minors are currently unable to use Hangouts on Air.

17. REPORT ABUSE IN PUBLIC HANGOUTS :
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To report abuse:
 Hover over the person's video thumbnail.
 Click the ignore icon .
 In the window that appears, select Report Abuse.

18. HANGOUTS ON AIR:
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 Terms of service :
YouTube uses Content ID to detect whether or not a Hangout On Air is broadcasting
copyrighted content. If your content has been flagged for copyright infringement
please visit the YouTube Help Center.
 Broadcast a hangout:
 Edit and share the recorded hangout:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3pmSWh2BQco

19. START HANGOUT ON AIR
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20. LIVE STREAM WITH HANGOUT ON AIR
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Go live from your laptop
Save Instantly to YouTube
Share to the world

21. SPECS AND LIMITATION
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 Maximum 10 participants.
 There's a 150 minute check-in to make sure you're still there.

22. GOOGLE HANGOUTS AT A GLANCE
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 Bottom-line: Looks great and is both fun and easy to use.
Can choose people’s .
Start video conference in seconds.
 Pros: Browser-based.
Incredibly intuitive.
Voice & video quality : great.
YouTube integration.
 Cons: Need for an invitation to Google+.
Inappropriate user : reported , not kicked out .
Need to update plugins & restart browser.
 Price: Free .

23. REFFERENCES:
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 http://support.google.com/plus/bin/static.py?hl=en&page=known_issues.cs
 http://support.google.com/plus/bin/static.py?page=ts.cs&ts=2474473
 http://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/forum/#!categories/google-
plus-discuss/hangouts
 http://support.google.com/plus/bin/answer.py?&answer=1215275
 http://www.google.com/intl/en-US/+/policy/content.html
 http://support.google.com/plus/bin/answer.py?answer=1355579
 http://support.google.com/plus/bin/answer.py?answer=1216376

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