I'm quite open with ideas. I don't think they are worth much. I'll share them with IRL friends, people I work with, online friends, strangers on IRC/forums/etc.

I'm quite open with ideas. I don't think they are worth much. I'll share them with IRL friends, people I work with, online friends, strangers on IRC/forums/etc. I'll even email a company, tell them I have this idea for X (that relates with Y which they already have) and ask them if they'd like to hire me to help them build X. Sometimes that will get you a nice contract job. Most of the time it will fall on deaf ears. I haven't had an idea stolen yet this way.