Amazon's Jeff Bezos Turns to Twitter for Philanthropy Ideas
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos addresses a press conference in New York.
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Jeff Bezos made a fortune selling stuff online to American consumers. Now he’s turning to the masses for ideas on how to give some of it back.
Amazon.com Inc.’s billionaire founder tweeted a plea for ideas — from anyone — on how to spur immediate change through charity work. That request drew some 10,000 comments as of Thursday evening from people espousing aid for everything from homeless youths and the LGBT community to random cash payouts for Americans.