Sunday, March 3, 2013

Joining DearMYRTLE's G+ Hangouts on Air (HOA)

So you've been hearing about Google Plus Hangouts on Air, but haven't attended yet? This is our transition time period, and as you'll notice, DearMYRLE has blogged about little else.

It's a snap. Just log into Google+.

Join the FREE DearMYRTLE's Genealogy Community located here
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/104382659430904043232

UNLIKE WEBINARS
You cannot pre-register for a G+ HOA and t
he unique URL for JOINers isn't available until the HOA is created.

WHAT
DearMYRTLE Uncut is designed specifically to "practice" getting in and out of a hangout on air. So come on down.

WHEN
Friday 1 March 2013 through Thursday, 7 March 2013 

10pm Eastern US 
9pm Central US 
8pm Mountain US 
7pm Pacific US 

If you need a time zone converter, there is a great one located here: 
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html




HERE'S HOW TO JOIN A HANGOUT ON AIR
The first ten people who JOIN must have voice capabilities. The exact link cannot be shown until the Hangout on Air is created. Standby at DearMYRTLE's Genealogy Community on Google+ located here:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/104382659430904043232

JOINers will have full chat and voice capabilities, and video capabilities if they have a video cam. All JOINers may elect to share their screen when called upon by the moderator.



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If you attempt to JOIN the Hangout On Air and receive the notice that the Hangout On Air is full, then go to the VIEW option listed below.
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HERE'S HOW TO VIEW THE HANGOUT ON AIR LIVE
You may VIEW the Hangout On Air live on DearMYRTLE's YouTube Channel located here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/DearMYRTLE

The Hangout will not start appearing here until I press the record button at the top of the hour. It may take a minute for the video stream to kick in. 

HERE'S HOW VIEWers CAN POST COMMENTS
If during VIEWing of the live broadcast of this Hangout On Air you'd like to post comments do so back at DearMYRTLE's Genealogy Community on Google+, perhaps on a different tab on your web browser. Ol' Myrt's community is located here:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/104382659430904043232

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IF YOU MISS THE LIVE HANGOUT ON AIR OR WANT TO REVIEW IT LATER
The archived version of a Google Hangout On Air appears usually within 30 minutes of the close of the recorded session. You will find it on DearMYRTLE's YouTube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/DearMYRTLE

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