Pulse 2.0 is looking for a few writers interested in publishing news about Internet companies and social networks from around the world. Pulse 2.0 focuses on social network updates, startups, Silicon Valley gossip, technology funding, mergers & acquisitions, and general business. Writers must work fast, accurate, and focus on topics that readers are interested in. Writers must also have strong interpersonal skills and must be willing to work in a rewarding and challenging environment.

Pulse 2.0 will be paying on a per blog basis. Depending on performance, the pay per blog post will gradually increase. Also send how many hours you spend online and the instant messaging software you use.

If interested, send a blog entry link to info [at] pulse2.com discussing your favorite Internet startup or social network.

Benefits include:
* Work remotely
* Gain experience in a growing Internet startup
* Sharpen journalism skills

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Currently there are three individuals involved with Pulse 2.0.  Amit Chowdhry, Mo Kakwan, and Shan Sadiq.  We’ve pretty much been a team and worked with each other on various web projects since 1999.  We spent 3-4 hours yesterday planning on how we should give Pulse2.com a new look.

First thing we knew is that we wanted it to be simple and unique from other existing technology blogs with a major focus on content.   The white background and the navigation at the very top symbolized the simplicity of the new look.  One of the unique aspects of the site is that we’ve dropped the author title for each blog post.  This is because that we figure that it doesn’t matter who wrote the article, what matters is the content! 

When we read an article from TechCrunch or GigaOm or Mashable or Profy or ReadWriteWeb or paidContent, we just care about the information that is on each blog post and don’t pay much attention to who actually wrote the article.  This is the same case for the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.  The name is always there.  We decided that we want to make a goal for 2008 to increase the amount of content on Pulse 2.0.

Shan is very skilled at using AJAX, JavaScript, MySQL and other web technologies and he wants to use his knowledge to create some sort of free flow of information within Pulse 2.0 by putting sample scripts.  We hope to fully deploy this feature shortly. 

The logo change is currently just a placeholder for now.  We may change it within a couple weeks.  And lastly, we encourage any feedback that you may have.  Thanks for reading and have a great year!

1. PEOPLE’S CHOICE

Mainstream and Large Social Networks

Applications and Widgets

Social News and Social Bookmarking

Social Search

Sports and Fitness

Photo Sharing

Video Sharing

Start Pages

Places and Events

Music

Social Shopping

Mobile

Niche and Miscellaneous Social Networks

2. JUDGE’S CHOICE

These sites were chosen from the nominees list by top bloggers from more than 30 partner blogs. This is a confirmation of the results posted earlier this week.

Mainstream and Large Social Networks

Applications and Widgets

Social News and Social Bookmarking

Social Search

Sports and Fitness

Photo Sharing

Video Sharing

Start Pages

Places and Events

Music

Social Shopping

Mobile

Niche and Miscellaneous Social Networks

Open Web Awards Blog Partners
Techdirt
/Message
Blognation
Andy Beard
Collective Thoughts
Gadgetell
Watch Mojo
How to Split an Atom
Luca Filigheddu.com
Marketing Pilgrim
Pulse 2.0
ParisLemon
UnBlogged (Spanish)
Stuff We Like
Kineda
Crenk
WebAppers
RotorBlog
Small Business Trends
Skype Journal
BuzzMag (Czech)
Disruptive Conversations
Akimoto@CybozuLabs (Japanese)
BlogOnExpo
Under the Radar
Alarm:Clock
901am
LiewCF
Social Networking Watch
Download Squad