diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher/publisher_aspect_selector.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher/aspect_selector.js
similarity index 100%
rename from app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher/publisher_aspect_selector.js
rename to app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher/aspect_selector.js
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher/getting_started.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher/getting_started.js
index 815f05585..cee509884 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher/getting_started.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher/getting_started.js
@@ -3,63 +3,63 @@
  *   the COPYRIGHT file.
  */
 
-(function(){
-  // mixin-object, used in conjunction with the publisher to provide the
-  // functionality for displaying 'getting-started' information
-  app.views.PublisherGettingStarted = {
+// Getting started view for the publisher.
+// Provides "getting started" popups around the elements of the publisher
+// for describing their use to new users.
+app.views.PublisherGettingStarted = Backbone.View.extend({
 
-    // initiate all the popover message boxes
-    triggerGettingStarted: function() {
-      this._addPopover(this.el_input, {
-        trigger: 'manual',
-        offset: 30,
-        id: 'first_message_explain',
-        placement: 'right',
-        html: true
-      }, 600);
-      this._addPopover(this.$('.dropdown'), {
-        trigger: 'manual',
-        offset: 10,
-        id: 'message_visibility_explain',
-        placement: 'bottom',
-        html: true
-      }, 1000);
-      this._addPopover($('#gs-shim'), {
-        trigger: 'manual',
-        offset: -5,
-        id: 'stream_explain',
-        placement: 'left',
-        html: true
-      }, 1400);
+  // initiate all the popover message boxes
+  show: function() {
+    this._addPopover(this.options.el_first_msg, {
+      trigger: 'manual',
+      offset: 30,
+      id: 'first_message_explain',
+      placement: 'right',
+      html: true
+    }, 600);
+    this._addPopover(this.options.el_visibility, {
+      trigger: 'manual',
+      offset: 10,
+      id: 'message_visibility_explain',
+      placement: 'bottom',
+      html: true
+    }, 1000);
+    this._addPopover(this.options.el_stream, {
+      trigger: 'manual',
+      offset: -5,
+      id: 'stream_explain',
+      placement: 'left',
+      html: true
+    }, 1400);
 
-      // hide some popovers when a post is created
-      this.$('.button.creation').click(function() {
-        this.$('.dropdown').popover('hide');
-        this.el_input.popover('hide');
-      });
-    },
+    // hide some popovers when a post is created
+    this.$('.button.creation').click(function() {
+      this.options.el_visibility.popover('hide');
+      this.options.el_first_msg.popover('hide');
+    });
+  },
 
-    _addPopover: function(el, opts, timeout) {
-      el.popover(opts);
-      el.click(function() {
+  _addPopover: function(el, opts, timeout) {
+    el.popover(opts);
+    el.click(function() {
+      el.popover('hide');
+    });
+
+    // show the popover after the given timeout
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      el.popover('show');
+
+      // disable 'getting started' when the last popover is closed
+      var popup = el.data('popover').$tip[0];
+      var close = $(popup).find('.close');
+
+      close.click(function() {
+        if( $('.popover').length==1 ) {
+          $.get('/getting_started_completed');
+        }
         el.popover('hide');
+        return false;
       });
-
-      // show the popover after the given timeout
-      setTimeout(function() {
-        el.popover('show');
-
-        // disable 'getting started' when the last popover is closed
-        var popup = el.data('popover').$tip[0];
-        var close = $(popup).find('.close');
-
-        close.click(function() {
-          if( $('.popover').length==1 ) {
-            $.get('/getting_started_completed');
-          }
-          el.popover('hide');
-        });
-      }, timeout);
-    }
-  };
-})();
\ No newline at end of file
+    }, timeout);
+  }
+});
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher/publisher_services.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher/services.js
similarity index 100%
rename from app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher/publisher_services.js
rename to app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher/services.js
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
index 9a8cd2ee3..cf1f2fda0 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
  *   the COPYRIGHT file.
  */
 
-//= require ./publisher/publisher_services
-//= require ./publisher/publisher_aspect_selector
+//= require ./publisher/services
+//= require ./publisher/aspect_selector
 //= require ./publisher/getting_started
 //= require jquery.textchange
 
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ app.views.Publisher = Backbone.View.extend(_.extend(
       el: this.$('.public_toggle > .dropdown'),
       form: form
     });
+
+    this.view_getting_started = new app.views.PublisherGettingStarted({
+      el_first_msg:  this.el_input,
+      el_visibility: this.$('.public_toggle > .dropdown'),
+      el_stream:     $('#gs-shim')
+    });
   },
 
   // set the selected aspects in the dropdown by their ids
@@ -89,6 +95,11 @@ app.views.Publisher = Backbone.View.extend(_.extend(
     this.view_aspect_selector.updateAspectsSelector(ids);
   },
 
+  // show the "getting started" popups around the publisher
+  triggerGettingStarted: function() {
+    this.view_getting_started.show();
+  },
+
   createStatusMessage : function(evt) {
     if(evt){ evt.preventDefault(); }