Google 今天正公布 Helpouts 平台。Helpouts 就是一个网上视讯通话平台，可以让用家在平台寻求不同类型的协助教学，亦可以向其他用家提供帮助。
Today, we’re announcing Helpouts—a new way to get and give help over live video. Our goal is simple: help people help each other. We want to use the convenience and efficiency of the web to enable everyone, no matter where they are or what time it is, to easily connect with someone who can help.
Help might be a quick answer to a problem you’re having right now, like how to fix your garage door, or how to remove a computer virus; or it might be guidance completing a project, like building a deck. It might be learning a new skill, like how to speak conversational French or how to draw cartoons; or it might be general advice on how to improve your fitness or your writing (I could use this right now).
不同类型 Helpouts
在 Helpouts 平台上，已有不同的 Helpouts 服务提供，有电脑 IT 相关的 (设立网页, Debug, 电脑维修), 有教煮食, 运动, 音乐, 关于化粧打扮也有。有些是免费，亦有些是要收费的。收费形式亦有两种，可以是以一整节 Helpouts 作固定收费，亦可以是每分钟收费。
例如一些课堂形式教学就会以整节 Helpouts 收费，但一些较多互动又或是问答形式则可能以每分钟收费。
简单而言，就像是利用 Google Hangouts 跟对方视像通话进行 “教学帮助”，而 Helpouts 就是一个平台可以寻找各式各样的帮助。
下面是介绍影片
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-VFC9AQM1k
Google Helpouts 网址
https://helpouts.google.com/