<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>I already suggested a solution that's dead-easier, actually. </div><div><br></div><div>Set up a microphone on a laptop or even a raspberry pi (my favorite solution, you can run it off a battery pack), use darkice to feed an icecast server.</div><div><br></div><div>Then all you have to do is point ppl to the URL for the service. It's really simple and free, no Facebook login or ads...</div><div><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Feb 6, 2014, at 6:42 PM, spinach williams <<a href="mailto:spinach.williams@gmail.com">spinach.williams@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><p><br>
On Feb 6, 2014 5:34 PM, "Jeffrey Carl Faden" <<a href="mailto:jeffreyatw@gmail.com">jeffreyatw@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Good point. Google+ Hangouts can be audio-only - it's as simple as turning off the camera, or not giving the site+plugin permission to access it. A screen or other media can be displayed instead.<br>
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> Hangouts can either be two-way or one-way. There's the concept of inviting someone to participate, in which the audio (or, optionally, video) signals are interspersed, and then there's the "on air" aspect which allows people to view on YouTube without joining anything.<br>
why not use twitch or ustream or some other dead basic oneway streaming service with chat if folks don't want to use a google service</p>
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