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pixies
I wouldn't call a wedding with 100 guests a "secret wedding".
KB3001
Hardly surprising, investing in Facebook at those prices is a MAD decision (i.e. ...
Facebook founder marries in secret ceremony
Sylvie Barak
5/20/2012 12:53 AM EDT
SAN FRANCISCO – As a pinnacle to a packed week, Facebook creator and CEO Mark Zuckerberg used his profile to announce his marriage to long-time girlfriend of nine years Priscilla Chan on Saturday.
Zuckerberg married Chan, who he met while still at Harvard, in a ceremony so secret, even guests didn’t know it was a wedding until they arrived at his home, in what they thought was a party to celebrate Chan’s doctorate graduation.
Chan graduated from medical school at the University of California, San Francisco on Monday, incidentally also Zuckerberg’s 28th birthday, and the same week Facebook became a public company.
Picture shared by Zuckerberg on his Facebook profile, Saturday
According to San Jose Mercury News, the wedding was attended by less than 100 guests, though Zuckerberg seems to have switched from his trade-mark hoodie to a suit for the occasion.
The wedding was apparently not planned around the IPO, whose date was a “moving target” said Mercury News sources.
Zuckerberg retained some 56 percent of Facebook’s voting stock when the company hit the Nasdaq on Friday, with 503.6 million shares.
Some investors were disappointed by the firm’s first day’s performance in the public markets, as stocks failed to skyrocket as predicted, closing almost level with their $38 starting price.
Zuckerberg married Chan, who he met while still at Harvard, in a ceremony so secret, even guests didn’t know it was a wedding until they arrived at his home, in what they thought was a party to celebrate Chan’s doctorate graduation.
Chan graduated from medical school at the University of California, San Francisco on Monday, incidentally also Zuckerberg’s 28th birthday, and the same week Facebook became a public company.
Picture shared by Zuckerberg on his Facebook profile, Saturday
According to San Jose Mercury News, the wedding was attended by less than 100 guests, though Zuckerberg seems to have switched from his trade-mark hoodie to a suit for the occasion.
The wedding was apparently not planned around the IPO, whose date was a “moving target” said Mercury News sources.
Zuckerberg retained some 56 percent of Facebook’s voting stock when the company hit the Nasdaq on Friday, with 503.6 million shares.
Some investors were disappointed by the firm’s first day’s performance in the public markets, as stocks failed to skyrocket as predicted, closing almost level with their $38 starting price.
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KB3001
5/20/2012 4:50 AM EDT
I cannot believe Facebook was valued at $100Bn+ ! It's the biggest scam of modern times IMO.... Social media like these should be, and I think will be, run as non-for-profit organisations a la wikipedia.
PS. Congratulations to Mark Zuckerberg on his wedding.
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D-FlipFlop
5/21/2012 9:58 AM EDT
Why do you think it is a scam? Just curious...
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KB3001
5/21/2012 10:50 AM EDT
For a start, there are billions of Facebook shares, which means the Earning Per Share is going to be abysmal. Secondly, this whole social media business is like a castle built on sand. Indeed, it would not take much for large numbers of people to switch to other providers or turn off their accounts altogether (e.g. in protest). What's the worth of Facebook then?? Thirdly, Facebook's monetising value has yet to materialise, so the jury is still out. In view of the above, do you really believe Facebook to be worth more than Google, GM etc.? No way....
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lazyhiker
5/21/2012 3:15 PM EDT
Mostly agree to all the points. Its hard to comment on worth of the stock, without much insight into monetization plans. But users are spending more and more time on Facebook. Theoretically, if Facebook introduces search feature as a way to mine data, I cannot see why they can't take a bite out of Google's (and others) revenue? (Ofcourse, this doesn't warrant 105bn market capitalization).
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Rick DeMeis
5/21/2012 5:53 PM EDT
Is Facebook this millennium's Dutch Tulip Mania? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Tulip_Craze
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D-FlipFlop
5/24/2012 3:00 PM EDT
Things not going so well after all for FB IPO: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-05-23/playing-the-facebook-blame-game
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KB3001
5/24/2012 4:13 PM EDT
Hardly surprising, investing in Facebook at those prices is a MAD decision (i.e. with no rational underpinning whatsoever). I repeat what I said above: Facebook IPO is a scam!
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Luis Sanchez
5/20/2012 7:08 AM EDT
Congrats Marck!
A week to remember I suppose.
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resistion
5/20/2012 7:24 AM EDT
She wasn't mentioned in the movie (??).
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wilber_xbox
5/21/2012 6:59 AM EDT
who cares
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resistion
5/21/2012 8:46 PM EDT
would have made the story even more interesting, given the character some depth, etc..:)
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SylvieBarak
5/20/2012 2:32 PM EDT
so he does own a suit..... ;)
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Charles.Desassure
5/21/2012 2:31 AM EDT
Very good Zuckerberg, don't tell everyone your business.
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Max the Magnificent
5/21/2012 5:41 PM EDT
I also would like to say "Congratulations" -- good luck to the both of them
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BicycleBill
5/21/2012 6:59 PM EDT
Where are they registered for gifts, I wonder?
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pixies
5/24/2012 4:32 PM EDT
I wouldn't call a wedding with 100 guests a "secret wedding".
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