Over the past few weeks, Google Apps has been rolling out several updates to Google+ and Google Hangouts that integrate perfectly into social enterprise strategies!
These updates include:
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New admin controls
Editions: Google Apps for Business, Education
Note: Google+ Hangouts is not automatically on for domains using these editions – after opting in, Admins can choose to out for the domain or for organizational units within the domain at any time
Admins can now control which Hangout features are available to employees, so that regardless of the size of your organization, you have control over how your users communicate – whether that’s through voice, video or text. Admins can opt to limit Hangout chat messages to be internal-users only, or have it set off completely as the default. Admins can also decide whether internal users can contact one another without sending or accepting formal invitations first, or whether to turn on or off video and audio chat. Learn how to enable the new Google+ Hangouts here. -
Restricted Google+ communities
Editions: Google Apps for Business, Education and Government
We already wrote a blog post mentioning how Google+ communities, but thought it was noteworthy to mention here: having the choice between internal-use only Google+ communities and externally facing communities is another way organizations can manage exactly who should be seeing what content, and when. Learn how to set up a Google+ community and check out what your privacy options are. -
Domain-restricted videos in YouTube
Editions: Google Apps for Business, Education and Government
Corporate Google+ users that also use their G+ identity in YouTube can now post domain-restricted videos (note: at this time, these videos can only be viewed through the web UI) – perfect for any internal-use only videos, such as training! Learn more here.
How have you been leveraging these updates? Let us know!
