Tech problems could prevent you from voting during the meeting

1) How can we be sure that questions being asked are really those of concerned shareholders instead of pre-determined ones by the BoD?

2) If a shareholder asking a question loses the connection or has their question ignored, how would they know if it was a legitimate technical problem instead of being booted on purpose?

http://www.cdmblogs.net/virtual/?p=671

3) There is a reasonable risk that virtual-only meetings could lead to fewer retail votes being cast. This is because shareowners who otherwise would vote in advance of the meeting date might now wait for the live meeting and then miss the opportunity to vote for any number of reasons, such as not being able to connect to the meeting during work hours, which typically is when meetings are held.

It’s noteworthy that most of the companies opting for online-only meetings thus far have been fairly closely held by insiders and a handful of big institutional investors, who typically always vote their shares. There are few potential downsides to these companies if retail investors fail to vote.

http://irwebreport.com/20100331/virtual-annual-shareholder-meetings/