absolutely fantastic ! I second the difficulty of google hangout with non tech audience. a true nightmare.
This is where I wish I has coding skills .. Christine On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 9:20 AM, John Baxter <[email protected]> wrote: > It's an intriguing and very promising piece of software! > > I imagine if people can get past the learning curve that it could be very > effective. We know OS works after all... > > I put this out to a few friends; see comments from Hailey in below email - > noting the entry barriers Collabforge have experienced getting people using > Google products, and how Unhangout might work their way around those in > future. > > *John Baxter* > jsbaxter.com.au <http://www.jsbaxter.com.au> > 0405 447 829 > @jsbaxter_ <http://twitter.com/jsbaxter_> > > *note my reclamation policy means I process my inbox once daily, if that.* > *happy to hear about anything urgent via phone or Twitter* > > *"Reclaiming quality of life one hack at a time"* > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Hailey Cooperrider <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 1:05 PM > Subject: Re: [OSList] unhangout > To: John Baxter <[email protected]> > Cc: David Hood <[email protected]>, Julian Waters-Lynch < > [email protected]>, jean russell <[email protected]>, > Rebecca Dahl <[email protected]> > > > Looks great. We've been using the Lobby/Breakout metaphor in discussing > our own Collabco platform. > > It's amazing how hard it can be to get people over the learning curve with > Google stuff. I've found that managing account creation, or having multiple > accounts with Google, is often the main blocker with folks who aren't > web-savvy. > > But as part of an event where all participants get a supported induction > to video conference, it'd be great. > > I think this sort of thing will get more fluid once we stop needing to > rely on a backbone like Google to supply the conferencing services. There > is an emerging web standard called WebRTC that will hopefully start > catching on soon: > > http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/webrtc/basics/ > > With WebRTC adopted widely, we'll be able to have audio and video chat > without special plugins or relying on Google, Facebook, etc. > > After a quick search, it looks like unhangout is open source, and they are > already looking at WebRTC over Google > https://the.hackpad.com/unhangout#:h=Directions > > Nice find John. One to watch / borrow from. > > -H > > > On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 1:14 PM, John Baxter <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello tech-savvy conversation hosts >> >> Have you used Unhangout? >> >> Looks like an online videoconferencing tool designed to mimic an Open >> Space event. Very curious about whether it works. I imagine it could work >> quite well if you can get people past the learning curve. >> >> >> >> https://unhangout.media.mit.edu/how-to-unhangout/ >> >> >> *John Baxter* >> jsbaxter.com.au <http://www.jsbaxter.com.au> >> 0405 447 829 >> @jsbaxter_ <http://twitter.com/jsbaxter_> >> >> *note my reclamation policy means I process my inbox once daily, if that.* >> *happy to hear about anything urgent via phone or Twitter* >> >> *"Reclaiming quality of life one hack at a time"* >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Michael Wood <[email protected]> >> Date: Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 11:18 AM >> Subject: [OSList] unhangout >> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> >> >> Anyone know anything about the 'unhangout' platform? Or used it? >> >> On first glace it looks rather like an on-line form of Open Space. >> >> >> https://unhangout.media.mit.edu/how-to-unhangout/ >> >> Michael Wood >> _______________________________________________ >> OSList mailing list >> To post send emails to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: >> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org >> >> > > > -- > *Hailey Cooperrider* > Collaboration and Strategy Lead > Collabforge > > @imhaileycoop <http://twitter.com/imhaileycoop>| www.collabforge.com > <http://www.collabforge.com> > m: 0468 954 779 | t: +61 3 9013 6743 > level 2, 673 bourke st > melbourne 3000 vic australia > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > -- [image: Christine Koehler, créatrice d'espace de Dialogue et de Coopération] Executive Coach, Médiateur www.christine-koehler.fr Tel : 06 13 28 71 38 Fax : 09 72 32 36 65 <http://christine-koehler.fr/2013/formation-de-levenement-au-processus-avril-2013/>
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