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Google Classroom adds Meet integration as premium video features extended, usage soars

Abner Li Apr 9 2020 - 4:15 pm PT

Distance learning amid the coronavirus pandemic has pushed many to tools like Google Classroom and Meet. Google today provided new usage figures for the two products, detailed a new Meet-Classroom integration, and extended how long premium features will be available for free.

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[Update: Google confirms] Don’t be surprised when ‘Hangouts Meet’ becomes ‘Google Meet’

Stephen Hall Apr 8 2020 - 1:05 pm PT

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The branding around Hangouts — in 2020, that means Hangouts Chat and Hangouts Meet — is a mess. Those two brands are derivatives of a pre-existing brand that never made much sense in the first place. In today’s suddenly-video-conferencing-centric world, Google needs to simplify things, and a new support page update suggests that change is finally coming.

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