January 14th, 2013 by Music Ally

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A small but important change to Google+ for music artists to tell you about today: its Hangouts feature now runs full-screen.

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November 1st, 2012 by Music Ally

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The latest music figures to use the Google+ Hangout video service to connect with people are J Sider, CEO of BandPage and Incubus' manager Steve Rennie.

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September 5th, 2012 by Music Ally

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Hangouts on Google+ is starting to pick up fans among music artists, with LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy the latest to chat to fans using the social network.

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August 14th, 2012 by Music Ally

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Google+ has launched a new Studio Mode for its Hangouts On Air service, in a move that suggests it wants to become the default choice for musicians to stream their live shows. The new mode lets users optimise...

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May 8th, 2012 by Music Ally

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The Google+ social network gets a lot of bad press, but one of its most interesting features is Hangouts On Air - a way for 'broadcasters' to hold videochats and make them available to an unlimited number...

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March 15th, 2012 by Music Ally

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Call it an intimate online gig or bespoke busking if you like: singer/songwriter Denison Witmer is playing songs for individual fans on Skype video calls, and charging $25 a go.

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December 15th, 2011 by Music Ally

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In the early days of the Google+ social network, some artists started experimenting with its Hangouts webcam feature to host intimate online gigs with fans.

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