w00t :-)
just for fun, i googled 'phd skypecast'.
(i'd done that just last week, in order to verify that the skypecast of my oral defence would indeed be the world's first)
to my utter (and, it must be said, very pleasant) surprise, it turns out that my skypecast is - for now, at least - the top hit, from among 10800 results!
thank You, God, for continuing to surprise me :-)