DENVER
Aaron Allina was newly out of college with an engineering degree when a former employer asked him to do a computer programming task.
Allina scoured online search engines and forums looking for programming help. From Portland, Ore., it took him three weeks to find someone in New York who took him under his wing.
Now in Denver, Allina has created a business and Web site, StudyCurve.com, to make the search for expert help much faster.
“It goes back to wishing I had something like that,” Allina said.
StudyCurve melds social networking with education to help middle school to graduate school students find experts to answer questions and to form virtual study groups, Allina said.
StudyCurve users create online profiles with a list of their classes, interests and subject areas. They can post photos, form groups on various topics, and designate “study buddies.”
