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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. 2)*

                        Pulsepoint Communications Corp.
 ______________________________________________________________________________
                                 (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
 ______________________________________________________________________________
                        (Title and Class of Securities)

                                   745913103
 ______________________________________________________________________________
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                               December 31, 1999
         ____________________________________________________________
            (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
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on 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).
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   CUSIP NO. 745913103                                PAGE 2 OF 11 PAGES
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     NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
1
     Strome Investment Management, L.P.
     95-4450882
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     CHECK THE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2                                                                 (a)  [ ]
                                                                  (b)  [ ]
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     SEC USE ONLY
3

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
     Delaware

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                             SOLE VOTING POWER
      NUMBER OF      5
                             0
       SHARES     ------------------------------------------------------------
                             SHARED VOTING POWER
    BENEFICIALLY     6
                             0
      OWNED BY    ------------------------------------------------------------
                             SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
       EACH          7
                             0
     REPORTING    ------------------------------------------------------------
                             SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
       PERSON
                     8       0
        WITH
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
                             0
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10   CHECK THE BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

     [ ]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
           0.0%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
     PN, IA
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   CUSIP NO. 745913103                                PAGE 3 OF 11 PAGES
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     NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
1
     SSCO, Inc.
     95-4450883
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     CHECK THE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2                                                                 (a)  [ ]
                                                                  (b)  [ ]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     SEC USE ONLY
3

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
     Delaware

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             SOLE VOTING POWER
      NUMBER OF      5
                             0
       SHARES     ------------------------------------------------------------
                             SHARED VOTING POWER
    BENEFICIALLY     6
                             0
      OWNED BY    ------------------------------------------------------------
                             SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
       EACH          7
                             0
     REPORTING    ------------------------------------------------------------
                             SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
       PERSON
                     8       0
        WITH
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
                             0
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10   CHECK THE BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

     [ ]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
     0.0%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
     CO, HC
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   CUSIP NO. 745913103                                PAGE 4 OF 11 PAGES
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     NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
1
     Mark E. Strome

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     CHECK THE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2                                                                 (a)  [ ]
                                                                  (b)  [ ]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     SEC USE ONLY
3

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
     United States

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             SOLE VOTING POWER
      NUMBER OF      5
                             0
       SHARES     ------------------------------------------------------------
                             SHARED VOTING POWER
    BENEFICIALLY     6
                             0
      OWNED BY    ------------------------------------------------------------
                             SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
       EACH          7
                             0
     REPORTING    ------------------------------------------------------------
                             SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
       PERSON
                     8       0
        WITH
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
                             0
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10   CHECK THE BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

     [ ]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
     0.0%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
     IN, HC
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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   CUSIP NO.  745913103                                  PAGE 5 OF 11 PAGES
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Item 1 (a)    Name of Issuer:

              Pulsepoint Communications Corp.

Item 1 (b)    Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

              6307 Carpenteria Avenue
              Carpenteria, CA 93103

Item 2 (a)    Name of Person Filing:  This statement is being filed by:

              a.    Strome Investment Management, L.P. ("SIM");
              b.    SSCO, Inc. ("SSCO"); and
              c.    Mark E. Strome ("Strome").

Item 2 (b)    Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

              a.    100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1500, Santa Monica, CA 90401
              b.    100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1500, Santa Monica, CA 90401
              c.    100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1500, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Item 2 (c)    Citizenship:

              a.    Delaware
              b.    Delaware
              c.    United States

Item 2 (d)    Title of Class of Securities:

              Common Stock

Item 2 (e)    CUSIP Number:

              745913103

Item 3.       If this statement is filed pursuant to (S)(S)240.13d-1(b) or
              240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a :

              (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 (S)(S)240.13d-
                        1(b)(1)(ii)(E).

              (f) [ ]   An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
                        with (S)(S)240.13d-1(b)(ii)(F).

              (g) [ ]   A parent holding company or control person in accordance
                        with (S)(S)240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).

              (h) [ ]   A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of
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   CUSIP NO.  745913103                                  PAGE 6 OF 11 PAGES
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                        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 (S)(S)240.13d-1(b)(ii)(J).

              This statement is filed by Strome Investment Management, L.P., an
              investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of
              1940, its control persons, SSCO, Inc., its sole general partner,
              and Mark E. Strome.

Item 4.       Ownership:

              Amount Beneficially Owned:

              Common Stock:

              (a)   Amount Beneficially Owned:     0
              (b)   Percent of Class:              0.0%
              (c)   Number of shares as to which the joint filers have:
                    (i)   sole power to vote or direct the vote:   0
                    (ii)  shared power to vote or 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: 0

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 [X].

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.

              SSCO and Strome are each considered the equivalent of a parent
              holding company for purposes of this Schedule 13G. SIM, a
              registered investment adviser, is considered SSCO and Strome's
              subsidiary.

Item 8.       Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

              Not Applicable

Item 9.       Notice of Dissolution of Group:

              Not Applicable

Item 10.      Certification:

              By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
              and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are

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   CUSIP NO.  745913103                                  PAGE 7 OF 11 PAGES
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              held in 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 such securities and were
              not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any
              transaction having such purposes or effect.


Date:  February 10, 2000               STROME INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P.
                                       By SSCO, Inc., its General Partner

                                             /s/ Jeffrey S. Lambert
                                       By:__________________________________
                                             Jeffrey S. Lambert
                                             Chief Operating Officer

                                       SSCO, INC.

                                             /s/ Jeffrey S. Lambert
                                       By:__________________________________
                                             Jeffrey S. Lambert
                                             Chief Operating Officer

                                       MARK E. Strome

                                             /s/ Jeffrey S. Lambert
                                       By:__________________________________
                                             Jeffrey S. Lambert for Mark E.
                                             Strome by Power of Attorney
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   CUSIP NO.  745913103                                  PAGE 8 OF 11 PAGES
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                                    EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT A    Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

EXHIBIT B    Statement With Respect to Joint Filing of Schedule 13G

EXHIBIT C    Power of Attorney for Schedules 13D and 13G and Form 13F
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   CUSIP NO.  745913103                                  PAGE 9 OF 11 PAGES
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EXHIBIT A

           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
            Exchange Act of 1934, the members of the group making this joint
            filing are identified and classified as follows:


Strome Investment Management, L.P.       Investment Adviser registered under
(the "Adviser")                          the Investment 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 the controlling shareholder of the
                                         General Partner.
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   CUSIP NO.  745913103                                  PAGE 10 OF 11 PAGES
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EXHIBIT B

                 JOINT FILING AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1
                 ---------------------------------------------

This agreement is made pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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 Section 13(d) of the Act and
the Rules thereunder may be filed on each of their behalf on Schedule 13D or
Schedule 13G, as appropriate, and that said joint filing may thereafter be
amended by further joint filings.  The Joint Filers states that they each
satisfy the requirements for making a joint filing under Rule 13d-1.

Dated:   February 10, 2000

                              STROME SUSSKIND INVESTMENT
                                    MANAGEMENT, L.P.
                              By SSCO, Inc., its General Partner

                                    /s/ Jeffrey S. Lambert
                              By:__________________________________
                                    Jeffrey S. Lambert
                                    Chief Financial Officer

                              SSCO, INC.

                                    /s/ Jeffrey S. Lambert
                              By:__________________________________
                                    Jeffrey S. Lambert
                                    Chief Financial Officer

                              MARK E. STROME

                                    /s/ Jeffrey S. Lambert
                              By: _________________________________
                                    Jeffrey S. Lambert for Mark E.
                                    Strome by Power of Attorney
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   CUSIP NO.  745913103                                  PAGE 11 OF 11 PAGES
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EXHIBIT C

                           POWER OF ATTORNEY FORM FOR
                       SCHEDULES 13D AND 13G AND FORM 13F


     I, Mark E. Strome in my individual capacity and as a principal of Strome
Investment Management, L.P., hereby appoint Jeffrey S. Lambert as attorney-in-
fact and agent, in all capacities, to execute, on my behalf and on behalf of
Strome Investment Management, L.P. and to file with the appropriate issuers,
exchanges and regulatory authorities, any and all Schedules 13D and 13G and
Forms 13F and documents relating thereto required to be filed under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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 on this 15th day of March, 1999


/s/ Mark E. Strome
______________________________
Mark E. Strome


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