Google could launch ‘Google Helpouts’ for real help from real people in real time

August 21, 2013

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Google quietly launched a landing page for a possible new service called “Google Helpouts”. It appears to be a “get help” service that will be available via Hangouts. Google will signup experts for various categories that will be available to teach or help others. Categories include Arts & Music, Computers & Electronics, Cooking, Education, Fashion & Beauty, Fitness & Nutrition, Health & Counseling, Home & Garden, and Other.

Based on the landing page, some people have already been invited for Beta testing, but you can sign up to get notified when Helpouts is live and/or to show your interest as a possible expert. Our understanding is the service won't be free, so there is a chance for “experts” to make some money via a revenue sharing program with Google. Hit the source link to sign up.

source: Google Helpouts

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Robert lives in upstate New York where he was born and raised. Technology was always his passion. His first computer was a Radio Shack TRS80 Color that used a cassette tape to save programs, and his first laptop was a Toshiba T1200FB that sported a CGA greyscale screen and two 720kb floppy drives (no hardrive). From the early 90’s through late 2011, he only owned Motorola phones starting with the MircroTAC all the way through to the Droid X. He broke that streak when he bought the Galaxy Nexus. Now he's sporting a Galaxy Note 4, and absolutely loves it. He has a wonderful wife and a 6 year old son. In his free time he enjoys sports, movies, TV, working out, and trying to keep up with the rapid fast world of technology.