Kickstarter, the wildly popular startup funding Website and past subject of Forge Ahead, has just helped raise $54,000 for the growing #occupywallst movement. Whether you’re for or against the protest, $54,000 is big money.

According to reports, backers on Kickstarter have picked up the printing bill for 50,000 copies of the newly printed Occupy Wall St Journal and have already chipped in enough money for a second issue. The New York Times says that at the time of its first issue, the paper had raised more than its goal of $12,000 using the site – more than four times more! If this trend in support of #occupywallst continues it could have a big impact on the coming election.

But more than serving as a major turning point for the movement, this cash infusion via social media signals the amazing cross promotional potential of Facebook, Twitter and other new media devices. Start a movement on Facebook and Twitter, pay for the movement on Facebook and Twitter, repeat. Sounds like a winning formula.