Google+ invites have been very inconsistent. Just when you think you can send an invite or have received one and finally get in, Google closes new membership down again. (It really does seem like Google's doing that mean Lucy football trick and we're just poor Charlie Browns still going for the kick.) There's an odd Google+ "have and have not" dynamic going on now, a lesson in supply and demand, and more to be said about the lure of beta services, but for now, I want to say this--come join my circle when you get in and maybe we can hangout some time.
I'm not big on video chat, though. I know Facebook/Skype, Google, and even Apple with FaceTime are betting big on the video frontier--which means it will be big--and I know there are definitely advantages of video conferencing for distributed teams. I'm just not personally there yet. Still, Google+ Hangouts is one of the best features of Google+ -- its group video chat is free and it's fun to use (we like Skype for business, but it really is hard to beat free).
You can find me on Google+ at http://gpus.to/melaniepinola (a shortened link rather than that awkward numerical one thanks to Google+ vanity URL service Google Plus Nick, via Lifehacker). If you need invites or want to offer your invites with others, please feel free to post in the comments.
Related: Google Hangouts Review | Google+ for Android
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