Where can I pay for expertise? Need a Google Answers-type site with VOIP.

October 2, 2007 3:26 PM

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 comments total)

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