{"id":41879257,"date":"2011-02-03T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-03T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amichetti.posterous.com\/a-quick-rant-about-pulsd"},"modified":"2011-02-03T18:30:00","modified_gmt":"2011-02-03T18:30:00","slug":"a-quick-rant-about-pulsd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adriennemichetti.com\/apropos\/2011\/02\/03\/a-quick-rant-about-pulsd\/","title":{"rendered":"A quick rant about pulsd"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"posterous_bookmarklet_entry\">\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<div style=\"\">\n<div style=\"\">\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/pulsd.com\/new-york#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Valentines Day Cruise\" src=\"http:\/\/pulsd.com\/system\/images\/8989\/thumb\/queen-of-hearts.png?1296662374\" height=\"75\" alt=\"Valentines Day Cruise\" width=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pulsd.com\/new-york#\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pulsd.com\/new-york#\">Valentines Day Cruise<\/a><\/p>\n<p>pulsd Exclusive! Tickets From Only $15 For a Valentines Evening Cruise on The Hudson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"\">pulsd 2\/2\/11 at 7:19am EST<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"\">\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/pulsd.com\/new-york#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Vanessa Noel Sale\" src=\"http:\/\/pulsd.com\/system\/images\/8933\/thumb\/vanessa-noel-nyc.png?1296334966\" height=\"75\" alt=\"Vanessa Noel Sale\" width=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pulsd.com\/new-york#\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pulsd.com\/new-york#\">Vanessa Noel Sale<\/a><\/p>\n<p>70% Off At Vanessa Noel Shoe &amp; Cashmere Sale + Further Savings for pulsd Members<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"\">pulsd about 2 hours ago<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"\">\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/pulsd.com\/new-york#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Free Wine Tasting in NYC\" src=\"http:\/\/pulsd.com\/system\/images\/7610\/thumb\/wine-tasting-brooklyn.png?1295437180\" height=\"75\" alt=\"Free Wine Tasting in NYC\" width=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pulsd.com\/new-york#\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pulsd.com\/new-york#\">Free Wine Tasting in NYC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tonight, Enjoy An Evening of Free Tasting of Sustainable &amp; Organic Wines from Italy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>pulsd 8 minutes ago<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"\">\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/pulsd.com\/new-york#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Free Pizza\" src=\"http:\/\/pulsd.com\/system\/images\/9018\/thumb\/pizza-italian.png?1296695541\" height=\"75\" alt=\"Free Pizza\" width=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pulsd.com\/new-york#\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pulsd.com\/new-york#\">Free Pizza<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today &#8211; Get A Free Authentic Italian Pizza at Tresanti<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>pulsd 18 minutes ago<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"\">\n<p>I used to love pulsd. I follow them on Twitter, and used to visit their website often. They post amazing deals on free and cheap stuff (like the ones above) happening in the city (either NYC or SF). However, recently, they changed the way users access their sites. You now must either create an account with your email address, or connect with FB. There are *no* other options. You simply cannot access the site otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>If you choose to sign up with email (as I did initially), you also have no choice about receiving the daily email. So, signing up basically says, &#8220;Yes, please send me your spam.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dear Pulsd,<\/p>\n<p>It is the 21st century. Your users are media-savvy and want options. Please give me choices as to how to access your site without having to give you my contact information. I am afraid without these choices, I will not access your site at all, as I do not like being forced into decisions. There are other places online I can find the deals, just so you know.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<br \/>A once-upon-a-time fan, now very annoyed.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valentines Day Cruise pulsd Exclusive! 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