Wednesday, 27 August 2014

Tech Executives Who Took The Ice Bucket Challenge




You must be living under a rock if you aren't aware of what the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is. Internet is full of viral videos of actors, sportspersons, corporate czars and political figures from all over the globe taking up this challenge.

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge aims to create awareness about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or the Lou Gehrig's disease. According to the challenge, the participant has to pour a bucket of ice cold water on him and then go on to challenge three more candidates. Alternatively, one can donate $100 to ALS Association that does research on the disease.

With all this buzz around ALS challenge, how could the tech companies and CEOs be left behind? This challenge has taken over the tech world by a storm, with many of the biggest names taking the plunge. Here are 11 tech celebrities that have so far taken the Ice Bucket Challenge:




 Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was one of the first big names to take on this challenge. He was dared by New Jersey governor Chris Christie. He then went on to challenge Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Netflix CEO Reed Hastings.



— Bill Gates

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates accepted Zuckerberg’s challenge. He said he wanted to do it “better than it’s been done” and had built a contraption complete with pull-strings in order to complete the challenge. He then dared Elon Musk of Tesla Motors, TED curator Chris Anderson and American Idol host Ryan Seacrest to take on the Ice Bucket Challenge.

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