diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 87c9cd862..ed6074c6e 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -71,4 +71,8 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   def all_services_connected?
     current_user.services.size == AppConfig[:configured_services].size
   end
+
+  def popover_with_close_html(without_close_html)
+    without_close_html + "#{link_to(image_tag('deletelabel.png'), "#", :class => 'close')}"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_publisher.html.haml b/app/views/shared/_publisher.html.haml
index 20982f675..f51a3802e 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_publisher.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_publisher.html.haml
@@ -19,32 +19,7 @@
   :javascript
     $(document).ready(function() 
       {
-        $("#publisher .dropdown").popover({trigger: 'manual', offset: 10, placement:'below'});
-        $("#publisher .dropdown").bind("click", function(){$(this).popover("hide")});
-
-        $("#publisher #status_message_fake_text").popover({trigger: 'manual', placement: 'right', offset: 30, id: "first_message_explain"});
-        $("#publisher #status_message_fake_text").bind("click", function(){$(this).popover("hide")});
-
-        $("#gs-shim").popover({trigger: 'manual', placement: 'left', offset: -5});
-        $("#gs-shim").bind("click", function(){$(this).popover("hide")});
-
-        setTimeout(function(){
-          $("#publisher #status_message_fake_text").popover("show");
-        }, 600);
-
-        setTimeout(function(){
-          $("#publisher .dropdown").popover("show");
-        }, 1000);
-
-        setTimeout(function(){
-          $("#gs-shim").popover("show");
-        }, 1400);
-
-        $("#publisher .button.creation").bind("click", function(){
-           $("#publisher .dropdown").popover("hide");
-           $("#publisher #status_message_fake_text").popover("hide");
-           $("#gs-shim").popover("hide");
-        });
+        Publisher.triggerGettingStarted();
       });
 
 #publisher.closed{:class => ((aspect == :profile)? 'mention_popup' : nil )}
@@ -57,7 +32,7 @@
             = link_to( image_tag('deletelabel.png'), "#", :id => "hide_publisher", :title => t('.discard_post'))
             %ul#photodropzone
             = status.text_area :fake_text, :rows => 2, :value => h(publisher_formatted_text), :tabindex => 1, :placeholder => t('.whats_on_your_mind'),
-              :title => "1. #{t('shared.public_explain.share')}", 'data-content' => t('shared.public_explain.new_user_welcome_message')
+              :title => "#{popover_with_close_html("1. #{t('shared.public_explain.share')}")}", 'data-content' => t('shared.public_explain.new_user_welcome_message')
             = status.hidden_field :text, :value => h(publisher_hidden_text), :class => 'clear_on_submit'
 
             #file-upload{:title => t('.upload_photos')}
diff --git a/public/javascripts/publisher.js b/public/javascripts/publisher.js
index 0e0b8ff1e..cf093856b 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/publisher.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/publisher.js
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ var Publisher = {
 
   triggerGettingStarted: function(){
     Publisher.setUpPopovers("#publisher .dropdown", {trigger: 'manual', offset: 10, placement:'below'}, 1000);
-    Publisher.setUpPopovers("#publisher #status_message_fake_text", {trigger: 'manual', placement: 'right', offset: 30, id: "first_message_explain"}, 600);
+    Publisher.setUpPopovers("#publisher #status_message_fake_text", {trigger: 'manual', placement: 'right', offset: 30, id: "first_message_explain", html:true}, 600);
     Publisher.setUpPopovers("#gs-shim", {trigger: 'manual', placement: 'left', offset: -5}, 1400);
 
     $("#publisher .button.creation").bind("click", function(){
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index c459533b9..daa3c2c1d 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -3453,3 +3453,7 @@ a.toggle_selector
   #tag_following_submit
     &.hidden
       :display none
+
+.popover
+  .close
+    :float right