The Google Hangouts Chrome Extension provides an effective way to start and receive invitations to Google Hangouts. With it, you can easily start a text based hangout, switch to audio/video, as well as create and save group conversations. For organizations that are not using Gmail, this is a great way to still be able to take advantage of Hangouts.
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