diff --git a/app/controllers/albums_controller.rb b/app/controllers/albums_controller.rb
index c6cf7a829..d3cad54e2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/albums_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/albums_controller.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class AlbumsController < ApplicationController
 
     data = clean_hash(params[:album])
 
-    if @album.update_attributes data
+    if current_user.update_post( @album, data )
       flash[:notice] = "Album #{@album.name} successfully edited."
       respond_with @album
     else
diff --git a/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb b/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb
index afc193413..d0cb1871e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class PhotosController < ApplicationController
 
     data = clean_hash(params)
 
-    if @photo.update_attributes data[:photo]
+    if current_user.update_post( @photo, data[:photo] )
       flash[:notice] = "Photo successfully updated."
       respond_with @photo
     else
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 06652a494..8f74e2233 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -122,6 +122,12 @@ class User
     post
   end
 
+  def update_post( post, post_hash = {} )
+    if self.owns? post
+      post.update_attributes(post_hash)
+    end
+  end
+
   def validate_aspect_permissions(aspect_ids)
     aspect_ids = [aspect_ids.to_s] if aspect_ids.is_a? BSON::ObjectId
 
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_publisher.haml b/app/views/shared/_publisher.haml
index 4645ec65c..130f136a9 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_publisher.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_publisher.haml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     = f.error_messages
     %p
       %label{:for => "status_message_message"} Message
-      = f.text_area :message, :rows => 2
+      = f.text_area :message, :rows => 2, :value => params[:prefill]
 
     %ul.aspect_selector{ :style => "display:none;"}
       going to...
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_reshare.haml b/app/views/shared/_reshare.haml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b4120d52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/shared/_reshare.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+-#   Copyright (c) 2010, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
+-#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3.  See
+-#   the COPYRIGHT file.
+
+
+
+:javascript
+  $(".reshare_button").toggle(function(e){
+    e.preventDefault();
+    $(this).parent(".reshare_pane").children(".reshare_box").fadeIn(200);
+  }, function(e) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    $(this).parent(".reshare_pane").children(".reshare_box").fadeOut(200);
+  });
+
+.reshare_pane
+  %span.reshare_button
+    = link_to "Reshare", "#"
+
+  %ul.reshare_box
+    - for aspect in current_user.aspects_with_post( post.id )
+    
+      %li.currently_sharing= aspect.name
+
+    - for aspect in current_user.aspects
+      - unless aspect.posts.include? post
+        %li.aspect_to_share= link_to aspect, :controller => "aspects", :action => "show", :id => aspect.id, :prefill => post.message
diff --git a/app/views/status_messages/_status_message.html.haml b/app/views/status_messages/_status_message.html.haml
index dcee761d1..33764453f 100644
--- a/app/views/status_messages/_status_message.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/status_messages/_status_message.html.haml
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
       \--
       = link_to "show comments (#{post.comments.count})", '#', :class => "show_post_comments"
 
-    = render   "comments/comments", :post => post 
+    = render "comments/comments", :post => post 
 
   - if current_user.owns?(post)
     .destroy_link
       = link_to 'Delete', status_message_path(post), :confirm => 'Are you sure?', :method => :delete, :remote => true, :class => "delete"
+      = render "shared/reshare", :post => post, :current_user => current_user 
+    
diff --git a/config/app_config_example.yml b/config/app_config.yml.example
similarity index 100%
rename from config/app_config_example.yml
rename to config/app_config.yml.example
diff --git a/config/initializers/_load_app_config.rb b/config/initializers/_load_app_config.rb
index 521f9f0a0..e739941e9 100644
--- a/config/initializers/_load_app_config.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/_load_app_config.rb
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ end
 
 if File.exist? "#{Rails.root}/config/app_config.yml"
   all_envs = load_config_yaml "#{Rails.root}/config/app_config.yml"
-  all_envs = load_config_yaml "#{Rails.root}/config/app_config_example.yml" unless all_envs
+  all_envs = load_config_yaml "#{Rails.root}/config/app_config.yml.example" unless all_envs
 else
-  puts "WARNING: No config/app_config.yml found! Look at config/app_config_example.yml for help."
-  all_envs = load_config_yaml "#{Rails.root}/config/app_config_example.yml"
+  puts "WARNING: No config/app_config.yml found! Look at config/app_config.yml.example for help."
+  all_envs = load_config_yaml "#{Rails.root}/config/app_config.yml.example"
 end
 
 if all_envs[Rails.env.to_s]
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index ae757499c..0ac115b76 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 Diaspora::Application.routes.draw do
   resources :people, :only => [:index, :show, :destroy]
   resources :users, :except => [:create, :new, :show]
-  resources :status_messages, :only => [:create, :destroy, :show]
+  resources :status_messages
   resources :comments, :except => [:index]
   resources :requests, :except => [:edit, :update]
   resources :photos, :except => [:index]
diff --git a/db/seeds/backer.rb b/db/seeds/backer.rb
index 8fa72f23d..20fe90fdf 100644
--- a/db/seeds/backer.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/backer.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def create
 end
 
 def set_app_config username
-  current_config = YAML.load(File.read(Rails.root.join('config', 'app_config_example.yml')))
+  current_config = YAML.load(File.read(Rails.root.join('config', 'app_config.yml.example')))
   current_config[Rails.env.to_s] ||= {}
   current_config[Rails.env.to_s]['pod_url'] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
   current_config['default']['pod_url'] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
diff --git a/db/seeds/dev.rb b/db/seeds/dev.rb
index 4ffa947e7..e2d8a5495 100644
--- a/db/seeds/dev.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/dev.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 require 'config/environment'
 
 def set_app_config username
-  current_config = YAML.load(File.read(Rails.root.join('config', 'app_config_example.yml')))
+  current_config = YAML.load(File.read(Rails.root.join('config', 'app_config.yml.example')))
   current_config[Rails.env.to_s] ||= {}
   current_config[Rails.env.to_s]['pod_url'] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
   current_config['default']['pod_url'] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
diff --git a/db/seeds/tom.rb b/db/seeds/tom.rb
index 50d41eb91..cc3000d0b 100644
--- a/db/seeds/tom.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/tom.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 require 'config/environment'
 
 def set_app_config username
-  current_config = YAML.load(File.read(Rails.root.join('config', 'app_config_example.yml')))
+  current_config = YAML.load(File.read(Rails.root.join('config', 'app_config.yml.example')))
   current_config[Rails.env.to_s] ||= {}
   current_config[Rails.env.to_s]['pod_url'] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
   current_config['default']['pod_url'] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
diff --git a/public/javascripts/view.js b/public/javascripts/view.js
index 4713c7164..092d69f16 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/view.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/view.js
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
     }
   );
 
+  $("#publisher textarea").keydown( function(e) {
+    if (e.shiftKey && e.keyCode == 13) {
+      $("#publisher form").submit();
+    }
+  });
+
 });//end document ready
 
 
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/application.css b/public/stylesheets/application.css
index 9e8561cc2..82bbd8b6d 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -171,6 +171,41 @@ li.message {
       li.message .content div.info .time a {
         color: #666666; }
 
+.reshare_pane {
+  margin-left: 5px;
+  margin-right: 5px;
+  display: inline;
+  position: relative; }
+  .reshare_pane ul.reshare_box {
+    width: 150px;
+    display: none;
+    z-index: 10;
+    position: absolute;
+    margin-top: 5px;
+    padding: 0;
+    background-color: #fafafa;
+    list-style: none;
+    border: 5px solid #666666;
+    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 5px #666666;
+    -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 5px #666666;
+    text-shadow: 0 2px white;
+    color: black; }
+    .reshare_pane ul.reshare_box > li {
+      font-weight: bold;
+      padding: 8px;
+        padding-right: 15px;
+      border-top: 1px solid white;
+      border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; }
+      .reshare_pane ul.reshare_box > li:first-child {
+        border-top: none; }
+      .reshare_pane ul.reshare_box > li:last-child {
+        border-bottom: none; }
+      .reshare_pane ul.reshare_box > li a {
+        display: block;
+        height: 100%; }
+        .reshare_pane ul.reshare_box > li a:hover {
+          background-color: #eeeeee; }
+
 form {
   position: relative;
   font-size: 120%;
@@ -270,6 +305,9 @@ ul.comment_set {
   .destroy_link a, .request_button a {
     color: #999999;
     font-weight: normal; }
+    .destroy_link a:hover, .request_button a:hover {
+      text-decoration: underline;
+      background: none; }
 
 .destroy_link {
   display: none;
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index 88145b6df..7c77a0b79 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -225,6 +225,59 @@ li.message
         a
           :color #666
 
+.reshare_pane
+  :margin
+    :left 5px
+    :right 5px
+  :display inline
+  :position relative
+
+  ul.reshare_box
+    :width 150px
+    :display none
+    :z-index 10
+    :position absolute
+    :margin
+      :top 5px
+    :padding 0
+    
+    :background
+      :color #fafafa
+
+    :list
+      :style none
+
+    :border 5px solid #666
+    :-webkit-box-shadow 0 0 5px #666
+    :-moz-box-shadow 0 0 5px #666
+
+    :text-shadow 0 2px #fff
+    :color #000
+
+    > li 
+      :font
+        :weight bold
+
+      :padding 8px
+        :right 15px
+      :border
+        :top 1px solid #fff
+        :bottom 1px solid #ccc
+
+      &:first-child
+        :border
+          :top none
+      &:last-child
+        :border
+          :bottom none
+      a
+        :display block
+        :height 100%
+
+        &:hover
+          :background
+            :color #eee
+
 
 form
   :position relative
@@ -360,6 +413,10 @@ ul.comment_set
     :color #999
     :font
       :weight normal
+    &:hover
+      :text
+        :decoration underline
+      :background none
 
 .destroy_link
   :display none
diff --git a/spec/models/user/posting_spec.rb b/spec/models/user/posting_spec.rb
index da52ed849..d307e7a43 100644
--- a/spec/models/user/posting_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user/posting_spec.rb
@@ -64,6 +64,16 @@ describe User do
         aspect1.posts.count.should be 1
       end
     end
+
+    describe '#update_post' do
+      let!(:album) { user.post(:album, :name => "Profile Photos", :to => aspect.id) }
+
+      it 'should update fields' do
+        update_hash = { :name => "Other Photos" }
+        user.update_post( album, update_hash )
+        album.name.should == "Other Photos"
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   context 'dispatching' do
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index 2249ae0b1..1608bbe58 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -7,54 +7,41 @@
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper'
 
 describe User do
-  before do
-    @user = Factory.create(:user)
-    @aspect = @user.aspect(:name => 'heroes')
-  end
+  let(:user)   { Factory(:user) }
+  let(:aspect) { user.aspect(:name => 'heroes') }
 
   describe '#diaspora_handle' do 
     it 'uses the pod config url to set the diaspora_handle' do
-      @user.diaspora_handle.should == @user.username + "@example.org"
+      user.diaspora_handle.should == user.username + "@example.org"
     end
   end
 
-
-
-  describe 'profiles' do
+  context 'profiles' do
     it 'should be able to update their profile and send it to their friends' do
-      Factory.create(:person)
+      updated_profile = { :profile => {
+                            :first_name => 'bob',
+                            :last_name => 'billytown',
+                            :image_url => "http://clown.com"} }
 
-      updated_profile = {:profile => {:first_name => 'bob', :last_name => 'billytown', :image_url => "http://clown.com"}}
-
-      @user.update_profile(updated_profile).should == true
-      @user.profile.image_url.should == "http://clown.com"
+      user.update_profile(updated_profile).should be true
+      user.profile.image_url.should == "http://clown.com"
     end
   end
 
-  describe 'aspects' do
-    it 'should delete an empty aspect' do
-      @user.aspects.include?(@aspect).should == true
-      @user.drop_aspect(@aspect)
-      @user.reload
+  context 'aspects' do
+    let(:user2)   { Factory(:user) }
+    let(:aspect2) { user2.aspect(:name => 'stuff') }
 
-      @user.aspects.include?(@aspect).should == false
+    it 'should delete an empty aspect' do
+      user.drop_aspect(aspect)
+      user.aspects.include?(aspect).should == false
     end
 
     it 'should not delete an aspect with friends' do
-      user2   = Factory.create(:user)
-      aspect2 = user2.aspect(:name => 'stuff')
-      user2.reload
-      aspect2.reload
-
-      friend_users(@user, Aspect.find_by_id(@aspect.id), user2, Aspect.find_by_id(aspect2.id))
-      @aspect.reload
-
-      @user.aspects.include?(@aspect).should == true
-
-      proc{@user.drop_aspect(@aspect)}.should raise_error /Aspect not empty/
-
-        @user.reload
-      @user.aspects.include?(@aspect).should == true
+      friend_users(user, Aspect.find_by_id(aspect.id), user2, Aspect.find_by_id(aspect2.id))
+      aspect.reload
+      proc{user.drop_aspect(aspect)}.should raise_error /Aspect not empty/
+      user.aspects.include?(aspect).should == true
     end
   end