GENERAL
What on earth is NecesCity?
Who or what is a ‘NeCitizen’?
What the heck is a ‘Pulsit’?
What then are ‘Nessential Pulsits ’?
How is NecesCity not SPAM?
How do I join?
What is MyArchive?
How do I save my favourite Pulsits in MyArchive?
How do I view all the Pulsits that have been saved in MyArchive?
How can I search for a particular Pulsit saved in MyArchive?
What is “MyGuide”? How can I create and print MyGuide?
How can I change my profile information?
What does NecesCity do with my personal information?
How do you choose what to recommend?
What are ‘Partner Pulsits’?
Can I make recommendations too?
What do your $ signs mean?

EMAILS
I subscribed to NecesCity, but why am I not receiving any emails?
I am receiving email recommendations everyday, but why do they look weird?
How can I receive email recommendations at a different email address?
How do I unsubscribe?

ADVERTISING
How can I advertise on NecesCity?
How will my advertisement be different from your featured recommendations?

What on earth is NecesCity?
NecesCity is a free daily email lifestyle wire for guys that distills the city's best of dining, nightlife, gadgets, services, fashion, leisure and travel.

Who or what is a ‘NeCitizen’?
You, of course! You may or may not be new to the city, but as brand-centric, trend-sensitive and culturally-aware as you are, you'll want to stay connected to the city’s latest happenings by subscribing to NecesCity.

What the heck is a ‘Pulsit’?
NecesCity wires NeCitizens to the city's pulse by delivering one short yet meaty tidbit (a.k.a. ‘Pulsit’) a day. Like most people, however, we take the weekend off too.

What, then, are ‘Nessential Pulsits’?
A Nessential Pulsit is just like a regular Pulsit in every way – it is not your run-of-the-mill gem of the city -- except.... it's not really that hidden. Most people you speak to will have heard of this gem, but it is worth mentioning, for it is a must-see, must-go-to, Nessential kind of place that will surely impress your friends who visit from out of town. Please note that Nessential Pulsits are not emailed to NeCitizens. Rather, they are archived on our website for future reference.

How is NecesCity not SPAM?
Our loyal readers (a.k.a. NeCitizens) are our friends or friends of friends or friends of friends of friends… you get the idea. Readers choose to become NeCitizens by subscribing to NecesCity on their own accord.

How do I join?
Just go to our homepage and enter your email address where it says "Subscribe"!


What is MyArchive?
Pulsits are not only archived on our website, but they can also be saved in “MyArchive”. With this personal members’ area, you as a NeCitizen can share your favorite Pulsits with friends, and print them out on a handy list to take with you wherever you go. In no time, your ever-growing collection of Pulsits will become your very own guidebook to the city.


How do I save my favourite Pulsits in MyArchive?
Once you’ve registered for MyArchive, log in before returning to the Pulsits on our website. When you come to your favourite Pulsit, click on the green “Save to MyArchive” icon beneath each Pulsit to save it in MyArchive.


How do I view all the Pulsits that have been saved in MyArchive?
Log into MyArchive from any page on our website, and immediately, you’ll come to your personal member’s area, where all your favourite Pulsits are saved.


How can I search for a particular Pulsit saved in MyArchive?
You can either search by keyword or filter your saved Pulsits by category and/or edition:
1. At the top right-hand corner of MyArchive, there’s a field labelled “search MyArchive”; enter a keyword and press the Enter button to view the search results;
2. To filter by edition (obviously, this function is only available once we have more than one edition) and by category (nightlife, dining, style, gadgets, leisure, services and travel), simply choose from the respective pull-down menus under “Filter MyPulsits” in the green toolbar near the top of the MyArchive page.


What is “MyGuide”? How can I create and print MyGuide?
You can print your favourite Pulsits saved in MyArchive on a personalized list, called “MyGuide”, and take it with you wherever you go. Say, for example, you wish to club hop one night and visit our recommended list of bars and clubs. Here’s what you should do:
1. Under “Filter MyPulsits”, filter your saved Pulsits by category (in this case ‘nightlife’), and select the Pulsits you wish to include in MyGuide. To select individual Pulsits, check the box located on the left of each saved Pulsit (you may have to click on “Deselect All” if all your saved Pulsits have been already selected by default). To select all of your saved Pulsits, click on “Select All”.
2. Once you’ve made your decision, click on “Add selected to MyGuide”. You will be informed of how many Pulsits you have just added into MyGuide. Under “Create MyGuide”, in the green toolbar near the top of MyArchive, you’ll see how many Pulsits you have selected in total.
3. Under “Create MyGuide”, you can also view the saved Pulsits that you have selected by clicking on the “View selected pulsits” link.
4. Once you’re content with your selection, click on “Create PDF” to view your personalized MyGuide in the form of an Adobe .pdf file, which you can then print and bring with you wherever you go or forward to friends (who are going to visit your city, for example).


How can I change my profile information?
You can change your contact info and/or additional profile information by logging into MyArchive and clicking on “Update Profile”.

What does NecesCity do with my personal information?
We at NecesCity take the privacy of your personal information very seriously. We will never disclose your e-mail address, or any other personal information, to any third party without your express consent. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for more details. If you have any queries regarding these matters please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

How do you choose what to recommend?
We at NecesCity make it our mission to weed out the uninteresting and mundane, and uncover the city's most hidden of hidden gems, from the hippest hangouts and eclectic eateries to the coolest comings and goings around town. We pride ourselves on maintaining a high standard and will only ‘NeCertify’ (i.e. give our stamp of approval) something that we think you would find most interesting and worth your while.

What are ‘Partner Pulsits’?
Occasionally, our readers receive email recommendations marked ‘Partner Pulsits’ in the email header. Although these Pulsits are content paid for by our sponsors, we would never NeCertify (i.e. give our stamp of approval to) something that does not come to par with our editorial standards.


Can I make recommendations too?
Why, of course! We at NecesCity more than value any recommendations that you may have. Just tip us off at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

What do your $ signs mean?
We at NecesCity think it useful to warn you of the damage to your wallet at a restaurant that we recommend. Here's our price guide for a three-course meal per person (including appetizer, main entree, dessert and one drink, though not wine):
$         less than $200
$$       $200-$499
$$$     $500-$799
$$$$   over $800

I subscribed to NecesCity, but why am I not receiving any emails?
Your email client could be mistakenly filtering our emails as SPAM. Depending on which client you’re using, there are different steps to set things right.

Gmail:
Click the ‘Spam’ link on the left
Click on any email sent by NecesCity
Click the ‘Not Spam’ button on the top of the email

Hotmail
Click ‘Options’ at the upper-right corner, and then click ‘More Options’
Under Junk e-mail, click Safe and Blocked Senders
Click ‘Safe Mailing Lists’
Add This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to the list

Yahoo! Mail
Click ‘Options’ at the top right
Click ‘Filters’
Click the ‘Add’ button
Name this filter
Where it says ‘From header contains’, enter This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Where it says ‘Then...Move the message to’, select ‘Inbox’
Click ‘Add Filter’

Microsoft Outlook
From the ‘Tools’ menu, select ‘Options’
On the ‘Preferences’ tab, under Email, click the ‘Junk E-Mail’ button
Click the ‘Safe Senders’ tab
Click the ‘Add’ button
Under the box that says ‘Enter an email address or Internet domain name to be added to the list’, enter This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and click the ‘OK’ button

I am receiving email recommendations everyday, but why do they look weird?
Our email recommendations are in HTML, which most email clients can handle, such as Gmail, Hotmail, MSN, Yahoo! Mail, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora Pro, Netscape Navigator, Netscape Communicator and Mozilla. However, Eudora Light and earlier versions of Eudora Pro do not support HTML emails.
If you think your email client can handle HTML, yet our email recommendations look weird to you, it could be that your email client is blocking the images in our email. Depending on which client you’re using, there are different steps to nip this problem in the butt.

Gmail
Open our email and in the green box on top, click on ‘Always Display Images from This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ’.

Hotmail
Open our email, click ‘open message’, and click ‘show content’ at the top.

Yahoo! Mail
Click ‘options’ to go to the ‘Spam Protection’ section.
Click ‘continue’ until you reach the 3rd step of the process.
Select the ‘Block images in messages that SpamGuard thinks are spam’ option.

Microsoft Outlook
Add NecesCity.com to your ‘safe senders’ list

How do I unsubscribe?
You can unsubscribe from receiving our Pulsits (email recommendations) at any time, by clicking on the ‘Unsubscribe’ link in the footer of our emails and following the instructions, or by clicking on the ‘Unsubscribe’ link at the bottom of our website homepage and following the instructions.

How can I receive email recommendations at a different email address?
First, unsubscribe your current email address; then go to our homepage and enter your name and a different email address.

How can I advertise on NecesCity?
You can advertise on NecesCity in several ways: in the form of a banner ad, website link or listing. They will appear next to our Pulsits (email recommendations) and/or our website. Simply fill out this form and we will send you all the necessary details as soon as we can.

How will my advertisement be different from your featured recommendations?
Should you wish for your advertisement to appear as a Pulsit (email recommendation), we can offer you advertorials, i.e. paid-for content, which we call ‘Partner Pulsits’, and we will label our emails as such on the subject line and in the email header. We reserve the right not to form such a ‘partnership’ should we feel that your establishment, product, service or event does not meet our editorial standards.