[shoham]

Agreed. Let me know what you think about a little project I launched over a year ago with a friend: http://www.feed-forward.net

A few things about FeeForward, from an earlier post:

FeedForward (A)Gives incentive for artists to give constructive feedback and positive reinforcement for each others work (helping to overcome what I call "The crabs in a barrel effect" whereas artists often ignore each other, spam each other or troll each other online and IRL, on Feedback the discourse is both constructive and insightful) (B) I take no cut or commission from sales, either digital or physical -- so artists keep their earnings (minus a small PayPal transaction fee)! and (C) FeeForward features artists of all disciplines: writers, flash developers, musicians, visual artists as well as film makers. Artists help support and promote each other, and thereby earn more exposure for themselves.

My primary interest is in doing exactly what you're talking about, supporting struggling artists (like me) :D

Let me know what you think. -Shoham