I'm going to do some Group training with a few other people so we've been investigating Google Hangouts as a possible alternative.
Google Hangouts allows you to create a "Google Hangout On Air"
It seems that you invite the people that you want in the Hangout. Then start the hangout and go live, and it will start streaming to a particular URL or live in YouTube.
Some How Tos:
- KirstenSwanson.org
- Ultimate Guide
- Hints and Tips from Fraser Cain
- Hangouts on Air User Guide pdf
- Tara Hunt creating a smooth hangout on air
- LeadPages and Google Hangouts youtube video
- April Marie Tucker - How to Start and Embed a Google Hangout to your blog
- start the hangout from your Youtube account (you don't need to invite anyone yet, you can do that just before you start)
- get the embed code by clicking on the embed link at the top
- no-one can see it until you click broadcast
- once you stop the broadcast, that's it, you can't start it again
- then manage the video on your youtube video management page it will be public by default - so you might want to hurry off and delete it, if it was a test
- chatango.com
- sign up
- create a live chat
- choose box
- create a group name
- configure the size and colour of the box
- switch off sound etc.
- copy the embed code to your site
- if you to to the url of your cat then you can sign in with your chat name and password to manage the chat window, ban users, delete messages etc.
- chatzy.com
Or use google + or youtube comments.
Additional Options:
- WebinarExpress.com offer a wordpress plugin for $27 to wrap around the Hangouts
- http://hangoutplugin.com offer a similar plugin for $49
