December 2010
8 posts
Facebook feeds on your Pulse: Take 1
Huge thanks to all the support we’ve received in the last 2 weeks. We have been pleasantly surprised by our user growth across all three platforms - iPad, iPhone/iPod and Android. We are also grateful to all the people who rated the app, posted a review or sent us feedback via email/forum. You should know that we have been looking at them very closely and working hard to implement changes...
November 2010
7 posts
A Pulse Thanksgiving: News for Everyone!
We hope you all enjoyed the turkey and pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving! While you were chowing down on the stuffing, we brought you some great news to add to your Pulse! From automobiles, cute things, fashion, data and movies, we’ve gathered news for everyone! We hope you share Pulse with your friends and family this holiday weekend, as we have something for each member of the family!...
Thanksgiving Goodness: Meals and Deals!
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we’ve featured sources giving you meals and deals for the holiday! With Serious Eats, Simply Recipes and The Food Network Dish, you can find recipes and techniques to cook your thanksgiving meal with ease. You’re guaranteed to feel the hunger pangs with these sources in your Pulse. Why wait for Black Friday to get all the deals? Deal News and Tech...
Front Page of New York Times Business! Hooray!
Ankit & I grew up in India, on the other side of the world. Growing up, we had small dreams. Get A+ in classes. Become good at playing Guitar. Get into a good college. And so on…
Somehow, both of us managed to make our way to Stanford University. Our two years there were probably the best two years of our lives. We learned a LOT. We also dreamed a little. Win business plan...
PULSE Brings You Good News: Now FREE Across All...
Today we’re announcing that Pulse is free across all platforms! We would like to thank our early users, who have given us both time and money to help build the product to this stage. You have given us the resources to build a company dedicated to improving your news reading experience. We’re now a team of 8 people working very hard to make Pulse better everyday.
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Funny Design: Laugh and Be Inspired with New...
Start your day off with a laugh! This week we have Spiked Math and Geek & Poke, which are fun sources that bring you daily comics. If you want to wake up to art and design to feel inspired, we have Fubiz, Holiday Matinee and +MOOD to get those creative juices flowing! Keep reading for more on these fantastic sources.
Fubiz: Fubiz is a French design blog giving readers a glimpse of the...
Refresh Galore: Pulse for iPhone 1.2 live in the...
Today, Apple approved version 1.2 of Pulse for iPhone! What’s in store for users this time around? A heavily requested feature - pull to refresh on all feeds and individual feeds in Pulse! We used the open-source pull to refresh feature originally found in the Tweetie 2 iPhone app thanks to the Three20 Open Source iOS Library! To refresh all your feeds in one easy step, pull down all your...
Design, Entertainment and 40+ News Sources in New...
It’s an exciting week for content in Pulse! Not only do we have fantastic new featured sources, but we’ve added over 40 new feeds to Pulse in brand new categories like Art & Design, Fashion, Food, Living and Fun! Make your way to the new categories section to discover some pulse-approved content!
We focused on design and entertainment for this Featured Friday to give you news...