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rickgrimes 
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| Mark Zukerberg gives half a billion dollars to Silicon Valley charity (Posted on 12/19/12 at 12:28 am)
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is donating half a billion dollars in Facebook stock to a Silicon Valley charity in his largest donation to date. As reported by The Associated Press, the recipient is the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, which will decide, along with Zuckerberg, exactly how to dish out the cash. It has been said that the money will be used to focus on health and education issues.
The donation of 18 million shares had a closing price of $498.8 million on Tuesday, making it roughly five times the size of Zuckerberg’s 2010 donation to Newark, New Jersey’s public school system. Later the same year, Zuckerberg signed the Giving Pledge, an initiative engineered by Bill Gates asking the world’s richest to give away the majority of their fortunes.
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Carson123987
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| re: Mark Zukerberg gives half a billion dollars to Silicon Valley charity (Posted on 12/19/12 at 12:29 am to rickgrimes)
wow. good for him
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Nonetheless .gif)
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| re: Mark Zukerberg gives half a billion dollars to Silicon Valley charity (Posted on 12/19/12 at 12:29 am to rickgrimes)
It ain't tricking if you got it.
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Cecil D Diesel 
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| re: Mark Zukerberg gives half a billion dollars to Silicon Valley charity (Posted on 12/19/12 at 12:29 am to rickgrimes)
That is a real baller, ladies and gents.
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Kashonly
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| re: Mark Zukerberg gives half a billion dollars to Silicon Valley charity (Posted on 12/19/12 at 12:31 am to Cecil D Diesel)
meme generator
steals money, buys goodwill by giving some of it away
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Tmacelroy12
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| re: Mark Zukerberg gives half a billion dollars to Silicon Valley charity (Posted on 12/19/12 at 12:31 am to Cecil D Diesel)
This puts faith back in humanity, great news
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Nonetheless
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| re: Mark Zukerberg gives half a billion dollars to Silicon Valley charity (Posted on 12/19/12 at 12:32 am to rickgrimes)
If he was truly generous, he would've just donated a billion dollars.
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SlowFlowPro 
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| re: Mark Zukerberg gives half a billion dollars to Silicon Valley charity (Posted on 12/19/12 at 12:32 am to rickgrimes)
and thus the debate of impact emerges
had ole zuck invested $500M in a worthwhile business, would it affect more lives?
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Celery 
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| re: Mark Zukerberg gives half a billion dollars to Silicon Valley charity (Posted on 12/19/12 at 12:34 am to rickgrimes)
Somehow he'll make money out of this. Shady genius bastard. He's probably readin this right now.
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lsuwontonwrap
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| re: Mark Zukerberg gives half a billion dollars to Silicon Valley charity (Posted on 12/19/12 at 12:35 am to rickgrimes)
That's great, but considering how much he has/will have, that's really not a lot.
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JohnnyKilroy 
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| re: Mark Zukerberg gives half a billion dollars to Silicon Valley charity (Posted on 12/19/12 at 12:36 am to Celery)
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He's probably readin this right now.
He's probably a few inches deep into a mini coke mountain right now. Then he'll bang an OT 10 or two before hitting the bars.
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fightin tigers
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| re: Mark Zukerberg gives half a billion dollars to Silicon Valley charity (Posted on 12/19/12 at 12:37 am to Celery)
Wonder how long they have to hold the stock, or if it will be spread out over 10-20 years.
No way he gave all the stock at once with no stipulations. Could harm his company if they sell it all tomorrow.
10-20 years that stock could be more of a burden than a gift. 
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Cold Pizza 
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| re: Mark Zukerberg gives half a billion dollars to Silicon Valley charity (Posted on 12/19/12 at 12:41 am to rickgrimes)
All that $$$'s and OT Ballin' and his wife's still uglier than shite.
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CtotheVrzrbck 
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| re: Mark Zukerberg gives half a billion dollars to Silicon Valley charity (Posted on 12/19/12 at 12:41 am to fightin tigers)
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Wonder how long they have to hold the stock, or if it will be spread out over 10-20 years.
exactly what I was thinking. They need to cash it out now before it's only worth $420M next week.
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TigerDonk
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| re: Mark Zukerberg gives half a billion dollars to Silicon Valley charity (Posted on 12/19/12 at 12:49 am to CtotheVrzrbck)
Usually there is an exit strategy, for example, 25M/Year.
Biggest problem is the charity has to plan the use of the funds, sounds like ole zuckey wants to make sure it's spent well. (Smart)
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NATidefan 
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| re: Mark Zukerberg gives half a billion dollars to Silicon Valley charity (Posted on 12/19/12 at 12:55 am to rickgrimes)
Now I want to watch the social network. 
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That's BS
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| re: Mark Zukerberg gives half a billion dollars to Silicon Valley charity (Posted on 12/19/12 at 1:32 am to rickgrimes)
A half a billion dollars isn't cool. You know what's cool? A billion dollars.
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Ba Ba Boooey
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| re: Mark Zukerberg gives half a billion dollars to Silicon Valley charity (Posted on 12/19/12 at 4:38 am to rickgrimes)
Damn, why can't he pay my school loans off or something instead of this shite.
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Tru Adam3000
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| re: Mark Zukerberg gives half a billion dollars to Silicon Valley charity (Posted on 12/19/12 at 4:40 am to Ba Ba Boooey)
gg zukerburg.
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2close2Gainesville
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| re: Mark Zukerberg gives half a billion dollars to Silicon Valley charity (Posted on 12/19/12 at 4:42 am to Tru Adam3000)
Meh, half a billion dollars? Wake me up when I give a frick.
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