Where can I pay for expertise? Need a Google Answers-type site with VOIP.
October 2, 2007 3:26 PM   Subscribe

I want to pay money for expertise, but with less hassle than on guru.com. Maybe some sort of cross between Google Answers and Skype Prime.

There are all sorts of subjects I would like to talk about with an expert. My needs could range from simple questions ("How does technology X work?") to personal tutoring ("Teach me the basics of counterpoint in music.")

Preferably this should work via VOIP, so either some sort of voice-enabled Google Answers or a Skype Prime marketplace would work.

I could post each and every question on sites like Guru.com, but that would be too much of a hassle in these cases.

Oh hive mind, what canst thou recommend?

On a side note: Why did Google pull the plug on Answers anyway?

(Previously)
posted by Herr Fahrstuhl to Computers & Internet (2 answers total) 6 users marked this as a favorite
 
Best answer: Many of the researchers from Google Answers started uclue.

The most common answer to your side note question is that Google lost to Yahoo! Answers.
posted by Soup at 3:52 PM on October 2, 2007


There's Ask A Scientist, which is free and web-based, but staffed by many experts in scientific fields.
posted by Mr. Gunn at 6:00 PM on October 2, 2007


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