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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendments No. )*



                         Pulsepoint Communications Corp.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           (Title of Class Securities)


                                    745913103
                      ------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)



                                    12/31/98
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

         [X]     Rule 13d-1(b)

         [ ]     Rule 13d-1(c)

         [ ]     Rule 13d-1(d)

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosure provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).




Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information  contained
in this form are not  required  to respond  unless  the form  displays a current
valid OMB control number.

                               Page 1 of 12 pages
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>      <C>
CUSIP No.  745913103

     1.  Name of Reporting Persons.
         I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

         Strome Susskind Investment Management, L.P.
         95-4450882
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     2.  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

         (a)  .....................................................................................................................

         (b)  .....................................................................................................................
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     3.  SEC Use Only..............................................................................................................
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     4.  Citizenship or Place of Organization     Delaware.........................................................................
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number of Shares   5.  Sole Voting Power   0
Beneficially       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Owned by Each      6.  Shared Voting Power   0                                                                                      
Reporting Person   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
With:              7.  Sole Dispositive Power  0                                                                                    
                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   8.  Shared Dispositive Power  666,668                                                                            
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     9.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person     666,668..................................................
                                                                       ------------------------------------------------------------

     10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)     ..................................
                                                                                              -------------------------------------

     11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)     11.34%..............................................................
                                                            -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   IA, PN..........................................................................................................................

The shares  reported herein are Series B Preferred  Stock  (convertible  into 446,250 shares of Common Stock) and Series C Preferred
Stock (convertible into 220,418 shares of Common Stock).............................................................................

   ................................................................................................................................

   ................................................................................................................................

   ................................................................................................................................

   ................................................................................................................................

</TABLE>
                                                         Page 2 of 12 pages


<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>      <C>
CUSIP No.  745913103

     1.  Name of Reporting Persons.
         I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

         SSCO, Inc.
         95-4450883
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     2.  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

         (a)  .....................................................................................................................

         (b)  .....................................................................................................................
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     3.  SEC Use Only..............................................................................................................
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     4.  Citizenship or Place of Organization     Delaware.........................................................................
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number of Shares   5.  Sole Voting Power   0
Beneficially       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Owned by Each      6.  Shared Voting Power  0                                                                                       
Reporting Person   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
With:              7.  Sole Dispositive Power  0                                                                                    
                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   8.  Shared Dispositive Power  666,668                                                                            
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     9.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person     666,668..................................................
                                                                       ------------------------------------------------------------

     10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)     ..................................
                                                                                              -------------------------------------

     11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)     11.34%..............................................................
                                                            -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   CO, OO (Control Person).........................................................................................................

The shares  reported herein are Series B Preferred  Stock  (convertible  into 446,250 shares of Common Stock) and Series C Preferred
Stock (convertible into 220,418 shares of Common Stock).............................................................................

   ................................................................................................................................

   ................................................................................................................................

   ................................................................................................................................

   ................................................................................................................................
</TABLE>
                                                         Page 3 of 12 pages



<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>      <C>
CUSIP No.  745913103

     1.  Name of Reporting Persons.
         I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

         Mark E. Strome

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     2.  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

         (a)  .....................................................................................................................

         (b)  .....................................................................................................................
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     3.  SEC Use Only..............................................................................................................
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     4.  Citizenship or Place of Organization     United States....................................................................
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number of Shares   5.  Sole Voting Power   0
Beneficially       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Owned by Each      6.  Shared Voting Power  0                                                                                       
Reporting Person   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
With:              7.  Sole Dispositive Power  0                                                                                    
                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   8.  Shared Dispositive Power  666,668                                                                            
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     9.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person     666,668..................................................
                                                                       ------------------------------------------------------------

     10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)     ..................................
                                                                                              -------------------------------------

     11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)     11.34%..............................................................
                                                            -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   IN;OO (Control Person)..........................................................................................................

The shares  reported herein are Series B Preferred  Stock  (convertible  into 446,250 shares of Common Stock) and Series C Preferred
Stock (convertible into 220,418 shares of Common Stock).............................................................................

   ................................................................................................................................

   ................................................................................................................................

   ................................................................................................................................

   ................................................................................................................................

</TABLE>
                                                         Page 4 of 12 pages



<PAGE>

                                                                    Page 5 of 12




Item 1.

       (a)    Name of Issuer

              Pulsepoint Communications Corp.


       (b)    Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices

              6307 Carpinteria Avenue
              Carpinteria, CA  93013



Item 2.

       (a)    Name of Person Filing

              (i)    Strome Susskind Investment Management, L.P. ("SSIM")

              (ii)   SSCO, Inc. ("SSCO")

              (iii)  Mark E. Strome ("Strome")



       (b)    Address of Principal Business office or, if None, Residence

              (i)    100 Wilshire Blvd., 15th Floor, Santa Monica, CA  90401

              (ii)   100 Wilshire Blvd., 15th Floor, Santa Monica, CA  90401

              (iii)  100 Wilshire Blvd., 15th Floor, Santa Monica, CA  90401



       (c)    Citizenship

              (i)    SSIM:  Delaware

              (ii)   SSCO:  Delaware

              (iii)  Strome:  United States



       (d)    Title of Class Securities

              Common  Stock  (convertible  from Series B Preferred  and Series C
              Preferred Stock)



       (e)    CUSIP Number

              745913103

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                                                                    Page 6 of 12
<TABLE>

Item  3. If  this  statement  is  filed  pursuant  to  ss.ss.  240.13d-1(b),  or
240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
<CAPTION>
<S>                 <C>
              (a)   [ ]   Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
              (b)   [ ]   Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
              (c)   [ ]   Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
              (d)   [ ]   Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
              (e)   [ ]   An investment adviser in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
              (f)   [ ]   An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(F).
              (g)   [ ]   A parent holding company or control person in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).
              (h)   [ ]   A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).
              (i)   [ ]   A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the
                          Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).
              (j)   [X]   Group in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(J).
</TABLE>

              This statement is filed by Strome Susskind  Investment Company, an
              investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of
              1940, its control  persons,  SSCO, Inc., its sole general partner,
              and Mark E. Strome. (See, also, Exhibit A.)

<TABLE>

Item 4.       Ownership
<CAPTION>

              Common Stock:
<S>                  <C>
              (a)    Amount Beneficially Owned:   666,668

              (b)    Percent of Class:   11.34%

              (c)    Number of shares as to which the joint filers have:

                     (i)    sole power to vote or to direct the vote:   0

                     (ii)   shared power to vote or to direct the vote:   0

                     (iii)  sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:   0

                     (iv)   shared power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of:   666,668
</TABLE>

                     The shares  reported  herein are Series B  Preferred  Stock
                     (convertible  into  446,250  shares  of Common  Stock)  and
                     Series C Preferred Stock  (convertible  into 220,418 shares
                     of Common Stock).


<PAGE>

                                                                    Page 7 of 12

Item 5.       Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

              If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
date hereof the reporting  person has ceased to be the beneficial  owner of more
than five percent of the class securities, check the following [ ].



Item 6.       Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.  
                                           N/A

Item 7.       Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
              the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
                                           N/A

Item 8.       Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
                                       See Exhibit A

Item 9.       Notice of Dissolution of Group.
                                           N/A

Item 10.      Certification:

              (a)   The  following   certification  shall  be  included  if  the
                    statement is filed pursuant to ss. 240.13d-1(b):

                    By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
                    and belief,  the securities  referred to above were acquired
                    and are held I the ordinary  course of business and were not
                    acquired  and are not  held for the  purpose  of or with the
                    effect of changing or influencing  the control of the issuer
                    of the  securities and were not acquired and are not held in
                    connection  with  or as a  participant  in  any  transaction
                    having that purpose or effect.


                                     SIGNATURE
Date:  February 11, 1999
                                     STROME SUSSKIND INVESTMENT
                                           MANAGEMENT, L.P.
                                     By SSCO, Its General Partner

                                     /s/   Jeffrey S. Lambert
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                                    Signature

                                     Jeffrey S. Lambert for SSCO, Inc.
                                               By Power of Attorney

<PAGE>

                                                                    Page 8 of 12

                                     SSCO, INC.


                                     /s/   Jeffrey S. Lambert
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                                   Signature

                                     Jeffrey S. Lambert for SSCO, Inc.
                                               By Power of Attorney

                                     /s/   Jeffrey S. Lambert
                                     -------------------------------------------
   
                                     Jeffrey S. Lambert for Mark E. Strome
                                                 By Power of Attorney


<PAGE>

                                                                    Page 9 of 12

EXHIBIT A
<TABLE>


            Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
            ---------------------------------------------------------


Pursuant to Rule  13d-1(b)(ii)(J)  and Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities and
Exchange  Act of 1934,  the members of the group  making  this joint  filing are
identified and classified as follows:
<CAPTION>

                        Name                                              Classification
                        ----                                              --------------
<S>                                                    <C>
Strome Susskind Investment Management, L.P. (the       Investment Adviser registered under the Investment
"Adviser")                                             Advisers Act of 1940

SSCO, Inc. ("General Partner")                         A control person due to its role as General Partner
                                                       of the Adviser.

Mark E. Strome                                         A control  person of the Adviser and the settlor and
                                                       trustee of the trust that is Controlling Shareholder
                                                       of the General Partner.

</TABLE>



<PAGE>
                                                                   Page 10 of 12


EXHIBIT B


                  Joint Filing Agreement Pursuant to Rule 13d-1
                  ---------------------------------------------


This  agreement is made pursuant to Rule  13d-1(b)(ii)(J)  and Rule  13d-1(k)(1)
under the  Securities  and  Exchange  Act of 1934  (the  "Act") by and among the
parties  listed  below,  each  referred to herein as a "Joint  Filer." The Joint
Filers  agree that a statement of  beneficial  ownership as required by Sections
13(g) or 13(d) of the Act and the Rules thereunder may be filed on each of their
behalf on Schedule  13G or Schedule  13D,  as  appropriate,  and that said joint
filing may  thereafter  be amended by further  joint  filings.  The Joint Filers
state that they each  satisfy the  requirements  for making a joint filing under
Rule 13d-1.


Dated:  February 11, 1999
                                     STROME SUSSKIND INVESTMENT
                                           MANAGEMENT, L.P.
                                     By  SSCO, Inc., its General Partner


                                     By    /s/  Jeffrey S. Lambert
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                                   Signature

                                     Jeffrey S. Lambert for SSCO, Inc.
                                               By Power of Attorney

                                     SSCO, INC.


                                     By    /s/  Jeffrey S. Lambert
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                                    Signature

                                     Jeffrey S. Lambert for SSCO, Inc.
                                               By Power of Attorney

                                     /s/  Jeffrey S. Lambert
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Jeffrey S. Lambert for Mark E. Strome
                                     By Power of Attorney



<PAGE>

                                                                   Page 11 of 12

EXHIBIT C


                       Disclaimer of Beneficial Ownership
                       ----------------------------------



Pulsepoint Communications Corp.
Common Stock
666,668 Shares*


SSCO,  Inc. and Mark E. Strome  disclaim  beneficial  ownership as to all shares
beneficially  owned  for  Section  13(g)  filing  purposes  by  Strome  Susskind
Investment Management, L.P., as investment adviser.

*Convertible from Series B and Series C Preferred Stock


<PAGE>

                                                                   Page 12 of 12

EXHIBIT D



                           Power of Attorney Forms for
                       Schedules 13D and 13G and Forms 13F


I,  Mark E.  Strome  in my  individual  capacity  and as a  principal  of Strome
Susskind Investment  Management,  L.P. and SSCO, Inc., hereby appoint Jeffrey S.
Lambert as  attorney-in-fact  and agent,  in all capacities,  to execute,  on my
behalf and on behalf of Strome Susskind Investment Management,  L.P. and to file
with the appropriate issuers, exchanges and regulatory authorities,  any and all
Schedules 13D, 13G and Forms 13F and documents  relating  thereto required to be
filed  under  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Act of 1934,  including  exhibits,
attachments  and  amendments  thereto and request for  confidential  information
contained therein. I hereby grant to said  attorney-in-fact full authority to do
every act necessary to be done in order to effectuate the same as fully,  to all
intents and purposes,  as I could if personally  present,  thereby ratifying all
that said  attorneys-in-fact  and agents may  lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

I hereby execute this Power of Attorney as of this 11th day of February, 1999.



                                      /s/  Mark E. Strome
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                      Mark E. Strome


SF/63809



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