Panhandling Hits the Internet

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Panhandlers no longer need to rely on only a piece of cardboard and a sharpie marker when they have the internet. Tim Edwards is a homeless man who has been asked to take part in an internet experiment to get him some help at Pimpthisbum.com Visitors to the website can learn more about this homeless Houston man, and offer to buy him anything from a cup of coffee to 2 semesters at the University of Houston in hopes of helping him to get off the street. Sean Dolan created the Web site with his father, Kevin, who was recently laid off by a software company.The Dolans promise all of the proceeds go to Edwards, and the Dolans do not keep any of the donated money. They also pay Tim $100 per day to use his story along with live cam footage. So what do the Dolans get out of the deal? They said they're getting exposure. Their theory is if they can make Edwards popular, they can make anything or anyone popular, a bankable skill to attract big businesses. What is your take on this?