Tim Bursch

I joined a Google Hangout last week with Chris Carfi to talk about possible scenarios for Google+. Awesome experience. Watch his blog for more details and thoughts soon.

In addition to a lot of other great takeaways from that conversation, I am convinced that Hangouts are here to stay. Hangouts allow you to stay in the network. They have a positive peer pressure effect. When you see a Hangout in your stream with interesting people, you’re drawn in. And video creates deeper connections.

Here are some possible uses for Hangouts:

1. After writing a blog post, start a Hangout to answer questions or discuss.
2. Need help thinking through a business (or fill in the blank) problem? Create a Hangout to mastermind your issue.
3. Schedule a regular time weekly. Topical discussion, guest speaker, networking, the options are endless.
4. Research.
5. Education. Imagine teachers with a whiteboard in the background interacting with people from all over the globe.
6. Real-time customer service.
7. Internal meetings.
8. A non-profit could create an ad-hoc Hangout to crowd-source ideas for response to a local crisis.
9. A recruiter could schedule a Q&A for potential candidates.
10. Musician trying out a new song for feedback, live.
11. A VC could invite people to pitch their ideas.
12. Virtual conference with multiple Hangouts.

What would you add?

Check out the full conversation on Google+ Scenario Planning.

[Shameless plug for Gage] Also, check out the summary on Google+ for Marketing Executives here.