Many people have completely ignored Google+ by labeling it as a copy of Facebook that is not needed. Google+, however, is not only an online place to share states and links but also a very powerful video chat application, completely free and without limitations.
Thanks to the Hangouts function (in English called Hangouts ) it is possible to video call relatives via webcam and microphone and also to create professional-level video conferences, in which several people see each other and communicate together.
The big news today is that, from Google Hangout, it is possible to broadcast live videos publicly visible from all over the world .
This means that the platform becomes a way to create a real online TV broadcast, where anyone, without spending a penny and only equipped with a computer, webcam and microphone, can open a TV channel via the web.
Every public broadcast, every live hangout, can be seen by everyone on Youtube, not just by subscribers on Google+.
UPDATE: How to go live on Youtube from PC and phone directly, quickly and quickly (new 2018 feature) without using Google+
The public hangout then becomes an online channel visible live on Youtube, by everyone, as if it were a normal video.
To broadcast live via the internet and be visible on streaming on Youtube, you must be of legal age and register and access Google+ with a Google or Gmail account and start a hangout by pressing the red button at the top right or starting from the Google Hangouts page live .
On the hangout configuration page, you need to set public visibility, give it a title, and then tick the " Enable live hangout " box.
Of course, you must also log in to Youtube (with the same Google account) and accept the terms of use.
The first time, you must then also enable the verification of the Google account in two steps by confirming your mobile number (which I recommend to all those who use Gmail or other Google services to avoid theft and security problems).
The confirmation of the mobile number also allows you to eliminate the limit of the videos that can be uploaded to Youtube, thus allowing you to broadcast live.
After logging in to the public hangout, you still don't go online, visible from all over the world until you press the Start Broadcast button .
Before transmitting, you can arrange the shot, the appearance and prepare the TV broadcast by sharing the link for viewing on social networks, on Facebook, on Twitter or on your blog.
The video becomes publicly visible, live, on its Youtube channel.
You can also embed the video in a web page as you can do for any Youtube video, through the Embed function.
When the broadcast starts, you will be able to see how many people are watching the event or hangout live and see their messages in the chat.
Furthermore, with a maximum level of interactivity, whoever is watching can also be seen or heard, as if he were in a videoconference.
When the live broadcast ends, what has been broadcast can be recorded and republished on Youtube and Google+ for later viewing.
All of this is clearly explained in the introductory video to Google + HangOuts on Air.
Google+ then becomes one of the sites to create a Web-TV channel online with streaming from webcams such as Facebook and Periscope .
