Getting Involved in Google+ Hangouts

When it comes to getting your feet wet with Google+ Hangouts, you have two options: start your own or join someone else’s.

Starting Your Own Hangout

To create your own Google+ hangout, follow these steps.

1. On your Google+ stream page, click the “Start a hangout” button on the right sidebar (Figure 8.24).

Figure 8.24 To start your own Google+ hangout, click the “Start a hangout” button located on any of your Google+ streams. If you try to start a hangout while looking at one of your circle filters, Google+ will automatically add the circle to the list of people to invite.

2. On the right side of the window that appears you’ll see a listing of hangouts currently in progress from those in your circles (Figure 8.25). To join one of these hangouts, just click the Join this Hangout link below each listing.