Thank you Vodalok, Von Spookiness, BethAthena and Taris for helping Wulfsunus and I yesterday evening trying out multi-user video conferencing on Skype and Google Hangouts.
After Vodalok and Jamille returned with such good reviews from their video chat via Google, and after Wulfsunus found the free Skype Pro trial...We all became rather hopeful.
Multi-person video conferencing is definitely something we can try in the future for internal closed parlors, just like the one we had earlier this month. But to use it for a more solemn ritual I think it would be difficult and it would serve as one more distraction especially as the technology ebbs and flickers.
However... If you want to do it with another ritual participant, so that neither of you are alone, you certainly can. One on one video cam is still the most reliable.
Thank you Vodalok and Gigi for the great suggestion.