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  • Google+ Hangouts On Air Now Available To All Users

    When Google+ introduced Hangouts, it was a major win for Google’s social networking service. It was the major defining feature for a lot of people and set Google+ apart from the competition. Google then introduced Hangouts On Air to a limited number of users that introduced the power of live broadcasting of Hangouts to hundreds of people.

    After being only available to those select people for about a year, Hangouts On Air is now available to all Google+ users worldwide. Now you can broadcast video live to your friends and your followers around the world. Just think of the possibilities: host an improv comedy collab show that invites fans to participate over the Web, broadcast a live concert to your fans, or host a live gaming session to show off the new features coming to a tabletop game.

    While the launch of Hangouts On Air to everyone is already a big win for Google, the company is launching it with some extra features that make it even better.

    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.

    As Google points out, launching Hangouts On Air to every Google+ user is going to take some time. So the company will be rolling it out gradually over the next few weeks to make sure everything is in tip top shape. Some big names are already taking advantage of Hangouts On Air over the next week including CBS This Morning, Conan O’Brien and The Nerdist.

    If you’re one of the lucky folks who has access now, start sharing your original content with the world. Google Hangouts On Air is collaborative livestreaming at its finest. Hit up the Hangouts page on Google+ to see what people are broadcasting now. There’s bound to be something interesting going on.

    For help in setting up a Hangouts On Air, Google created a short video that shows you how to set one up. It’s an easy, yet powerful way to stay connected with your fans and followers. It will be really interesting to see how brands use it in the coming months.

  • Cadbury Makes a Scrumdiddlyumptious Chocolate Cake that Looks Just Like Their Google+ Page

    Cadbury UK loves their Google+ page so much that they made chocolate bars for the page’s co-founders and a chocolate cake that looks just like the Google+ page. The cake is so ornate that you would think the Cake Boss made it.

    The artist of this masterpiece is Prudence, a british chocolate artist. She says that she has a dream job because she “gets to play with chocolate all day and then eat it.”

    The cake’s layers of solid chocolate make it heavy, heavenly, and rich. Everything on the cake is edible.

    Prudence put the finishing touches on the cake while the process was was broadcasted through a Google+ On Air hangout. The artisan and her co-host were joined by a panel of viewers across the region who were invited to make suggestions about what the message on the cake should say. They were also given the opportunity to ask Prudence how she made some of her other concoctions.

    One female audience member said that she thought it was cool that Cadbury asked customers for their input and that this experience would make her more loyal to the brand.

    Google+ On Air is a valuable forum that companies can use to interact with customers. They can hold mini-sessions, run focus groups, host fun events like this one, and much more.