Video is the new audio, as videoconferencing contender Vidyo grows 68% and raises $17M to grow even faster

"We want to price equivalent to a voice call," Shapiro says. "Our competitors offer an inferior product for more money: Blue Jeans 15 time more, and other competitors 300 times more."

Watch live: Google+ Hangout with the International Space Station

Ever wanted to hangout with astronauts? Well, today's your lucky day.

Google Hangouts provider Vidyo powers video chat for Wii U (and sees a $1B opportunity in Nintendo)

"Imagine the yoga teacher doing online yoga to 50 people," Shapiro said. "Think about an audience of 100 million people ... for instance buying a subscription for an online Zumba class."

NFL drafts Google+ to power fantasy football Hangouts

Google and the NFL have teamed up to make fantasy football more real for pigskin fanatics everywhere.

Wednesday, in advance of the 2012 football season, the companies announced that they’re adding Google+ hangouts to fantasy football pages. The team-up will …

No escape: Google adds Google+ Hangouts to Gmail

Google really, really wants you to use Google+. And we know one thing for certain: Resistance is futile.

In its latest move, the company is adding  Google+ Hangouts to Gmail, continuing its efforts to bring the services closer together. Hangouts …

Google Hangout competitor, Meetings.io, attracts 100K users in 2 months (exclusive)

Google Plus, eat your heart out. Group video conferencing service Meetings.io has grown to 100,000 users since launching in April. The startup’s three founders have been heads down developing screen-sharing and file transfer features, released today, with lofty plans of …

Google+ check-in offers go live on its Android app

Google recently revealed its social network Google+ will support check-ins for businesses providing discounts through their Google Places page. Today, the capability was launched, but only through the Google+ Android application.

The social network is purposefully getting outfitted with as …