1. A method, comprising: a first party providing an advertisement on a media channel on behalf of an advisor, wherein the advertisement is listed to a user and includes at least a reference to establish a real-time communication connection with the advisor and indicates whether the advisor is currently available to communicate via real-time communication at a time when the user is viewing the advertisement; while the advisor is currently available, receiving a user selection of the reference corresponding to the advisor; and a central controller using the selection from the user to establish a real-time communication connection between the advisor and the user prior to the user submitting a question for the advisor, including the central controller establishing a real-time communication with the user and the central controller establishing a real-time communication with the advisor; and the first party charging an amount for the real-time communication connection established between the advisor and the user according to the advertisement.
1. A method, comprising: a first party providing an advertisement on a media channel on behalf of an advisor, wherein the advertisement is listed to a user and includes at least a reference to establish a real-time communication connection with the advisor and indicates whether the advisor is currently available to communicate via real-time communication at a time when the user is viewing the advertisement; while the advisor is currently available, receiving a user selection of the reference corresponding to the advisor; and a central controller using the selection from the user to establish a real-time communication connection between the advisor and the user prior to the user submitting a question for the advisor, including the central controller establishing a real-time communication with the user and the central controller establishing a real-time communication with the advisor; and the first party charging an amount for the real-time communication connection established between the advisor and the user according to the advertisement. 7. The method of claim 1 , further including: the first party providing advertisements on a media channel on behalf of multiple advertisers, the advertisements to include at least a reference to a telephonic connection with the respective advertisers; and the first party charging an amount each time a telephonic connection is established between a respective advertiser and a customer.