Having a Live Video and Audio Chat
It is possible to have video and audio chats in Google+ provided that your computer has a webcam attached to it, and most modern laptops and many desktops come with built-in webcams.
After you have the Voice and Video plug-in installed, initiating a video chat is similar to starting a text chat:
1. Click the name of a person in the Chat list.
2. Click the blue video icon in the top-left of the Chat window.
3. The person has to click Answer.
When you are connected, you see two video screens (as shown in Figure 7-10). The larger image is the person you are talking to, and the smaller one is how you look to the other person.
FIGURE 7-10 A video conversation in Google+.
As with regular text chats, it is possible ...
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