From the course: Google+ for Musicians and Bands

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Hangouts On Air overview

Hangouts On Air overview

One of the more intriguing features of Google Plus is Hangouts On Air, a video conference that although limited to yourself and nine others, allows you to stream what could be considered your very own television channel through YouTube. Of course, this is also possible with services like You Stream, Justin TV and Live Stream, but Hangouts On Air has a terrific video codec and lots of audio codec available. So the quality of the broadcast can be great. Hangouts On Air is extremely versatile, with far more to offer than one on the surface seems only like the video chat. For instance, you can broadcast your video on YouTube as well as on Google Plus. Your video streams both on your YouTube account and your Google Plus stream, which means that you can share your YouTube URL with anyone who wants to watch your broadcast live. You can live stream your Hangout on any website. While in your Hangout, you can grab the YouTube video embed code and paste it into your blog or website to make it…

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