SAN FRANCISCO — Google is launching a live video chat service that connects people with personal trainers, contractors, music teachers and other experts who can teach them how to do stuff.
Think Hangouts with an expert on the other end — say, a yoga teacher or a math tutor. The idea is to get a helping hand when you need one, say if you want to learn to speak conversational French, remove a computer virus from your laptop, repair a hole in your wall or make Thanksgiving turkey stuffing.
The new Helpouts service, which has been rumored for months, will be staffed — at least initially — by experts vetted by Google. Health care professionals will have to be licensed.
“Google’s mission is to organize all the world’s useful information,” Udi Manber, a Google vice president of engineering, said.
