The dawn of the Internet has brought instant messaging platforms and mobile technology to the business enterprise. Before, traveling from one city to another or from one country to another was required so people could meet with other colleagues and possible business partners. Now, you can just call the other person or set up a meeting over on Skype or Google Hangouts. Believe it or not, some people rely on Facebook Messenger, iMessage, WhatsApp, or Viber to connect with other business partners.
With the world getting smaller because of the internet, teleconferencing has become one standard in business communication. It’s okay to just use a social or instant messaging app if your boss would allow it. Even corporate meetings can now be done online. Hangouts video calling is one favorite. It used to be just Skype as the ideal for work. Before that, there was ICQ and then Yahoo Messenger. These days, Hangouts has captured a relevant market share but Google is believed to be working a new standalone app.
Google is said to be developing GMeet. Google+ user Florian Kiersch shared on his page this new app called Gmeet or Google Meeting. He came across this program he believes is something like Goto Meeting. This Gmeet seems to be just like the other similar apps where you can sign in to join a meeting whether a voice or video conference.
The app appears to be accepting Googler logins right now according to Kiersch. Details are not clear but it could also be just an internal app for use by Google employees. It could also be in beta mode. On the other hand, it could just be a concept for now.
Interestingly, Google Meeting or G Meet has been known since 2011. It could only be a concept then and it’s only now that the program is operational. Is this just Hangouts being renamed? We’re not sure but G Meet could use the same technology as Hangouts. One url (google.com/talk/meet) now redirects to the main landing page of Hangouts so there’s probably a connection. We’ll see how Google will use the GMeet. I think it’s a better name compared to Hangouts. What do you think?
VIA: Phandroid
SOURCE: Florian Kiersch
