Facebook Inc FB CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent part of the holiday weekend surfing on an electric hydrofoil-like contraption carrying the Star and Stripes. He posted a video of the surfing action online and soon enough it was turned into a meme.
What Happened: Zuckerberg’s watersports action video was accompanied by background music in the form of John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” A fact that was not lost on some social media users.
I wish they could bring John Denver back to life just so he could sue Mark Zuckerberg for this.
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) July 4, 2021
pic.twitter.com/SDAWsIByOh
Zuck tries to improve his public image by the only means possible. To out-do Fonzie jumping the shark. pic.twitter.com/anO57tqACk
— Mark Haden Frazer (@frazer_haden) July 4, 2021
Facebook's PR team spent years trying to craft Zuckerberg's image, which is funny because the strategy now seems to be "let the dude let his freak flag fly" https://t.co/XwFKJuUeZS
— Ryan Mac🙃 (@RMac18) July 4, 2021
Writer and editor Matthew Yglesias wrote that Mark Zuckerberg is “proving he’s not just richer than you, he’s more patriotic.”
Facebook user Mike Beltzner commented on Zuckerberg’s video, “Next year you need to add a cheeseburger and/or fireworks into this to go FULL AMERICA.”
The Facebook CEO replied sportingly, “Does it count if I ate a cheeseburger right after this?”
Why It Matters: Last year, Zuckerberg was seen surfing in Hawaii with copious amounts of sunscreen applied on his face in an attempt to disguise himself from paparazzi, and the image of that would soon turn into a viral meme.
Mark Zuckerberg surfboards in Hawaii with way too much sunscreen https://t.co/TYcdDmBbZG pic.twitter.com/INyGVPvNY6
— New York Post (@nypost) July 19, 2020
In May, the social media baron sparked off a cryptocurrency buzz after he posted on Facebook that he had christened one of his pet goats Bitcoin BTC/USD.
See Also: US Lawmakers Request FTC To File Antitrust Lawsuit On Facebook: Reuters
Facebook joined the $1 trillion valuation club in late June as the company’s market capitalization crossed that mark for the first time ever.
Price Action: Facebook shares closed mostly unchanged at $354.70 in Friday’s regular session.
Photo: Screenshot of the video posted by Mark Zuckerberg on Instagram.
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