A New Earth Web Event: It Worked!

After a bumpy start, Oprah & her crew easily corrected the inherent problem of webcasts with wide appeal-bandwidth.

By reducing the optional image size & compressing the signal to more YouTube-like quality, the Oprah production team managed to maintain a steady 460 kbps stream throughout the program. Did she limit the viewership so that those who were watching could continue watching? That information is not yet available.

What we do know is that not only did the program stream flawlessly to our southern Arizona location, but the content improved as well. Some folks in our circles complained that Oprah dominated the first webcast, filling in the gaps or natural pauses that occur during a spiritual transmission to make sure there was no "dead air."

This was conspicuously absent in the 2nd installment, where Tolle was doing most of the talking not only during the Oprah-Eckart dialogue but also dominating the answers to listener questions. Early in this second program, Tolle asks Oprah if she could be silent for 10 seconds & she agreed while sharing how difficult it is for someone in broadcasting to simply allow complete silence.

Oprah demonstrated a depth of knowledge & familiarity with some of the subtler material which was delightfully surprising-allowing Eckhart to unequivocally set his own depth. It didn't matter how superficial a listener question might be; both of them seemed unrestricted in following their thread. Oprah also did an excellent job of "Devil's Advocate", questioning his teachings in a way that made them clearer. In short, the paradigm shift has arrived.