So I did my first Google Hangouts live stream using YouTube. I have to say the technological integration is not so seamless as you would expect, given that both pieces of software are owned by the same company. But at least it worked, so I shouldn't complain. The early parts of the video are pretty rough, but at some point we start to develop a rhythm in the conversation. So if you want to watch it, you probably want to just skip some of the earlier parts. Maybe the first third should be thrown out. I'm not too worried about it, though, since it was just a maiden voyage.
I look forward to doing this on a fairly regular basis. At this point, I'm thinking I'd like to do it about once a week. And I'll probably want to add a couple of people, but I won't want more than say 5 at a time in there. But it was fun to do, so why not. And it might even do some good, too, so sure. I'm in.
I figure that as I use the software I will get better at using it. Once I don't have to dedicate so much of my attention on what the software is doing I can focus on the conversation a bit better. So I'd like to think the quality will continue to improve over time.
Please let me know if you want to get involved with this stuff. It's an exercise in community building, so it's kind of by definition that I can't do it by myself.
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