[green_bananas]

Well,there's a whole field called Expert Networks for people to share their work experience, although it's in the commercial context. Currently is mostly targeted to investment funds and consultancy companies but it starts to be used by big corporates and smaller businesses.

[convolvatron]

thanks, but i was really looking for something more immediate and human. i've done pretty well providing metal fabrication for artists, but there are only are so many artists in my circle that need that kind of work and cant do it themselves.

would like to do tech - but not for money, and not really websites (?) i mostly do systems programming...have managed to do a little embedded

(i'm also less qualified to talk about investment and finance than a 3 yr old)