>>97894314Actually newgrounds is trying to do this.
They have regular animation contests with cash prizes with the requirement that they be made in whatever program the contests is about.
The same deal for games.
>>97894519Youtube has had a significant hand in the demise of indie animation on the internet.
google fudging search results to favor youtube doesn't help either.
The era of watching other people have fun on YT is now.
>>97894612NG has had a bit of a resurgence in recent years, in part because of what
>>97894661said but also because of user donations.
Google has blacklisted NG from it's AD network for being a competitor as an attempt to kill it.
The fact that it still survives as a bastion of creativity and art in an age of over-monetized and greed driven content fomulas and that it's creator still talks with and looks out for his community on a daily basis(more than can be said of 4chan) speaks wonders about it.
>>97894841In my decade of NG I've seen things shittier than you could ever hope to stoop to.
The community is very friendly and easily pleased, just don't expect helpful feedback too often, it's mostly "Good job" type of comments.
although the forums are better for talking to other artists.
