Patent ID: 7027994

Claim:
A method for networked consulting, comprising: a) establishing a predetermined group comprising two or more members; b) receiving at a central location over a wide-area computer network, within computer network, within a predetermined first time period, a plurality of first messages from members of the predetermined group; c) dynamically generating at least one set of queries based on at least a portion of the first messages received from the members of the predetermined group; d) sending the at least one set of queries from the central location to the predetermined group; e) receiving at the central location over the wide-area computer network, within a predetermined second time period, a plurality of second messages responsive to at least a portion of the set of queries; f) preparing at least one analysis based on a query in the set and any corresponding responses; and g) sending the analysis from the central location to the predetermined group, wherein step (g) comprises sending the analysis only to those members of the predetermined group that responded to the set of queries.