diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 95dff0a71..9ae4b3f94 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -32,4 +32,9 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   def mine?(post)
     post.owner == User.first.email
   end
+  
+  def type_partial(post)
+    class_name = post.class.name.to_s.underscore
+    "#{class_name.pluralize}/#{class_name}"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/helpers/dashboard_helper.rb b/app/helpers/dashboard_helper.rb
index 810c2b74f..4e26c74d8 100644
--- a/app/helpers/dashboard_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/dashboard_helper.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 module DashboardHelper
 
-  def type_partial(post)
-    class_name = post.class.name.to_s.underscore
-    "#{class_name.pluralize}/#{class_name}"
-  end
+
 
 end
diff --git a/app/models/post.rb b/app/models/post.rb
index a03d3736c..6ea021e46 100644
--- a/app/models/post.rb
+++ b/app/models/post.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class Post
   protected
 
   def send_to_view
-    WebSocket.update_clients  (self.to_json)
+    WebSocket.update_clients(self)
   end
 
   def set_defaults
diff --git a/app/views/bookmarks/_bookmark.html.haml b/app/views/bookmarks/_bookmark.html.haml
index f1fcc1b4d..88a7b82f7 100644
--- a/app/views/bookmarks/_bookmark.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/bookmarks/_bookmark.html.haml
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
     %b shared a link
     %br
   = post.title
-  = link_to post.link
+  /- (foo = post.link.to_s)
+  /- (bar = post.link)
+  %a{:href => "#{post.link}"}
+    = post.link
   %div.time= link_to "#{time_ago_in_words(post.updated_at)} ago", bookmark_path(post)
   - if mine?(post)
     = link_to 'Destroy', bookmark_path(post), :confirm => 'Are you sure?', :method => :delete
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
index 441a285bc..acfb64372 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@
     = javascript_include_tag 'jquery142'
     /= javascript_include_tag"http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.1/jquery.min.js"
     = javascript_include_tag 'rails'
+    
+    - unless request.user_agent.include? "Safari" ||"Chrome"
+      = javascript_include_tag 'FABridge'
+      = javascript_include_tag 'swfobject'
+      = javascript_include_tag 'web_socket'
+      :javascript
+          WebSocket.__swfLocation = "/javascripts/WebSocketMain.swf";
+    
+    
     = javascript_include_tag 'socket' if user_signed_in?
     = csrf_meta_tag
     = yield(:head)
@@ -42,6 +51,7 @@
           = link_to "login", new_user_session_path
           
     #header_below
+      
       - if user_signed_in?
         %h1#user_name
           = link_to User.first.real_name, root_url
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_post.html.haml b/app/views/posts/_post.html.haml
similarity index 100%
rename from app/views/shared/_post.html.haml
rename to app/views/posts/_post.html.haml
diff --git a/config/initializers/socket.rb b/config/initializers/socket.rb
index a9ed0e9b5..2770ba631 100644
--- a/config/initializers/socket.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/socket.rb
@@ -26,8 +26,14 @@ module WebSocket
     end
 }
   #this should get folded into message queue i think?
-  def self.update_clients(json)
-      @channel.push(json) if @channel
+  def self.update_clients(object)
+     view = ActionView::Base.new(ActionController::Base.view_paths, {})  
+     class << view  
+       include ApplicationHelper 
+       include Rails.application.routes.url_helpers
+     end  
+      n = view.render(:partial =>view.type_partial(object), :locals => {:post  => object})  
+      @channel.push(n) if @channel
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/public/javascripts/socket.js b/public/javascripts/socket.js
index a4d6e04bb..6f66507f3 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/socket.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/socket.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-$(document).ready(function(){
+	$(document).ready(function(){
     function debug(str){ $("#debug").append("<p>" +  str); };
 
     ws = new WebSocket("ws://localhost:8080/");
-    ws.onmessage = function(evt) { $(".msg").prepend("<p>"+evt.data+"</p>"); };
+    ws.onmessage = function(evt) { 
+		$("#stream").prepend($(evt.data).fadeIn("fast")); 
+		};
     ws.onclose = function() { debug("socket closed"); };
     ws.onopen = function() {
       debug("connected...");
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/application.css b/public/stylesheets/application.css
index 836898582..c8304d1ad 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -125,14 +125,14 @@ ul#stream {
   ul#stream > li {
     list-style: none;
     padding: 1em;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid #f1f1f1; }
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #f1f1f1;
+    margin-bottom: 5px; }
 
 li.message {
   line-height: 140%;
   font-size: 120%;
   font-family: "Lucida Grande";
-  color: #999999;
-  margin-bottom: 5px; }
+  color: #999999; }
   li.message span.from {
     color: black;
     font-weight: bold;
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index e6b4dde87..3915ee700 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ ul#stream
     :padding 1em
     :border
       :bottom 1px solid #f1f1f1
+    :margin-bottom 5px
 
 li.message
   :line-height 140%
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ li.message
     :size 120%
     :family 'Lucida Grande'
   :color #999
-  :margin-bottom 5px
+  
 
   span.from
     :color #000
diff --git a/spec/controllers/bookmarks_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/bookmarks_controller_spec.rb
index ba62b588c..0259c32d1 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/bookmarks_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/bookmarks_controller_spec.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper'
 describe BookmarksController do
   before do
     #TODO(dan) Mocking Warden; this is a temp fix
+
     request.env['warden'] = mock_model(Warden, :authenticate? => @user, :authenticate! => @user)
     @bob = Factory.build(:user)
     @bookmark = Factory.build(:bookmark) 
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ describe BookmarksController do
   it "update action should redirect when model is valid" do
     #TODO(dan) look into why we need to create a new bookmark object here
     Bookmark.any_instance.stubs(:valid?).returns(true)
-    n = Factory.create(:bookmark, :link => "http://hotub.com")
+    n = Factory.create(:bookmark, :link => "http://hotub.com/")
     n.save 
     put :update, :id => Bookmark.first.id
     response.should redirect_to(bookmark_url(assigns[:bookmark]))
diff --git a/spec/lib/common_spec.rb b/spec/lib/common_spec.rb
index ec9433119..bc5bdf41d 100644
--- a/spec/lib/common_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/common_spec.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe Diaspora do
 
     describe "body" do
       before do
-        @post = Factory.create(:post)
+        @post = Factory.create(:status_message)
       end
 
       it "should add the following methods to Post on inclusion" do
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe Diaspora do
       it "should check that it does not send a friends post to an owners friends" do
         Post.stub(:build_xml_for).and_return(true) 
         Post.should_not_receive(:build_xml_for)
-        Factory.create(:post, :owner => "nottheowner@post.com")
+        Factory.create(:status_message, :owner => "nottheowner@post.com")
       end
 
       it "should ensure one url is created for every friend" do
diff --git a/spec/models/post_spec.rb b/spec/models/post_spec.rb
index 79457ab03..f8908e23e 100644
--- a/spec/models/post_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/post_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ describe Post do
 
   describe 'defaults' do
     before do
-      @post = Factory.create(:post, :owner => nil, :source => nil, :snippet => nil)    
+      WebSocket.stub!(:update_clients)
+      @post = Factory.create(:post, :owner => nil, :source => nil, :snippet => nil)
+
     end
 
     it "should add an owner if none is present" do