Amit Chowdhry | July 12, 2010 | 929 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Social Media

We have just created a Facebook Fan Page for Pulse2.com that is connected to our RSS feed. Between our Twitter, RSS readers, e-mail subscription, and newly created Facebook Fan Page, we have many thousands of readers.
Below are several ways you can connect with us on Twitter
- Twitter (@pulse2dotcom)
- Facebook Fan Page
- RSS Feed
- Daily E-Mail Subscription
Amit Chowdhry | July 12, 2010 | 880 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under HuffingtonPost.com, Pollster, YouGov Polimetrix

The Huffington Post has acquired Pollster.com from poll firm YouGov Polimetrix. Pollster pulls political polls from big polling firms and integrates them into their own charts. This is The Huffington Post’s second acquisition within the last 3 weeks, the first being Adaptive Semantics. [paidContent]
Amit Chowdhry | July 12, 2010 | 3,938 views | 1 Comment
Categorized under Best Buy, Brian Maupin

Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) planned to fire Brian Maupin for making a couple of videos that refer to Best Buy. Initially we believed that he was going to be fired over a couple of videos where he made a couple of salespeople rip on the HTC EVO and the iPhone 4. Maupin was given a stay of execution of his hourly job, but he decided not to go back to the job. “I’m not sure if it would be comfortable returning to Best Buy considering the circumstances… but I will definitely consider all options,” said Maupin. Maupin said he decided not to go back so that he could “survey my current career plans.” Below are a couple of videos that Maupin made:

Amit Chowdhry | July 11, 2010 | 1,026 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Apple iPad
Geeky Gadgets has posted an innovative way to build an iPad stand on the cheap using nothing but pencils and rubberbands. While Griffin charges you $50 for the A-Frame tabletop stand for the iPad, this DIY idea could cost you nothing assuming you have some leftover pencils and rubberbands at home. Simply tie the pencils with the rubberbands as displayed in the image below.

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Amit Chowdhry | July 11, 2010 | 1,137 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under craigslist
This is the first time I’ve heard of a couch being described as “full of awesome.” This is definitely the right way to get rid of unwanted furniture on Craigslist.

[I Am Bored]
Amit Chowdhry | July 11, 2010 | 2,258 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Apple Inc., The Onion

The Onion has done a parody on the Apple Genius Bar. The Apple Friend Bar allows customers to talk to Apple employees about the most mundane topics, even after store hours through the use of a call center. Check out the video below (after the jump)

Amit Chowdhry | July 11, 2010 | 12,263 views | 2 Comments
Categorized under Lists, Microsoft Bing

As you type search queries into Microsoft Bing, the search engine gives you recommendations on queries that is commonly searched for. Below is a list of over 60 of the funniest suggestions that Bing gave me.

Amit Chowdhry | July 11, 2010 | 853 views | 1 Comment
Categorized under Ben Kazez, Jason Bornhorst, Mobiata

Ann Arbor mobile company Mobiata is best known for their FlightTrack application on the Apple App Store. Mobiata founder Ben Kazez worked at Apple as an intern in Minnesota relocated to Ann Arbor in early 2009. Now he plans to move Mobiata’s first office to the second floor of Nickels Arcade in downtown Ann Arbor, which is less than one mile from Google’s AdWords office. The company also plans to hire about 8 more employees this year, giving them 10 total employees.
