diff --git a/app/controllers/dev_utilities_controller.rb b/app/controllers/dev_utilities_controller.rb
index 4282b8964..da47a9edc 100644
--- a/app/controllers/dev_utilities_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/dev_utilities_controller.rb
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ def warzombie
 
   def zombiefriendaccept
     render :nothing => true
-    set_profile_photo
-
     Request.all.each{|r| 
       current_user.accept_and_respond(r.id, current_user.groups.first.id)
     }
@@ -58,13 +56,25 @@ def warzombie
   end
 
   def set_profile_photo
-    album = current_user.post(:album, :name => "Profile Photos")
+
+    render :nothing => true
+    album = current_user.post( :album, :to => current_user.all_group_ids, :name => "Profile Photos")
     
     backer_number = YAML.load_file(Rails.root.join('config','backer_number.yml'))[:seed_number].to_i
     username = backer_info[backer_number]['username'].gsub(/ /,'').downcase
-    photo = current_user.post(:photo, :album_id => album.id,
-                      :user_file => "public/images/users/#{username}.jpg") 
-   
-    current_user.update_profile(:image_url => photo.url)
+    
+      @fixture_name = File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../../public/images/user/#{username}.jpg"
+  
+      photo = Photo.new(:person => current_user.person, :album => album)
+      photo.image.store! File.open(@fixture_name)
+      photo.save
+      photo.reload
+  
+      current_user.raw_visible_posts << photo
+      current_user.save
+  
+  
+     current_user.update_profile(:image_url => photo.url(:thumb_medium))
+     current_user.save
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
index 4019b871c..8b6ae849b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class PeopleController < ApplicationController
   def show
     @person = current_user.visible_person_by_id(params[:id])
     @profile = @person.profile
+    @person_groups = current_user.groups_with_person(@person)
 
     @posts = Post.where(:person_id => @person.id, :_id.in => current_user.visible_post_ids).paginate :page => params[:page], :order => 'created_at DESC'
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/status_messages_controller.rb b/app/controllers/status_messages_controller.rb
index d5cd07d51..6fd934541 100644
--- a/app/controllers/status_messages_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/status_messages_controller.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ class StatusMessagesController < ApplicationController
   before_filter :authenticate_user!
 
   def create
-    params[:status_message][:group_ids] = params[:group_ids]
+    params[:status_message][:to] = params[:group_ids]
     @status_message = current_user.post(:status_message, params[:status_message])
     
     if @status_message.created_at
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index a399547f4..8089c064b 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class User
          
   key :friend_ids, Array
   key :pending_request_ids, Array
-  key :visible_post_ids, Array
+  key :_post_ids, Array
 
   one :person, :class_name => 'Person', :foreign_key => :owner_id
 
@@ -62,8 +62,14 @@ class User
   def post(class_name, options = {})
     options[:person] = self.person
 
-    group_ids = options[:group_ids]
-    options.delete(:group_ids)
+    group_ids = options[:to]
+
+    raise "You must post to someone." if group_ids.nil? || group_ids.empty?
+
+    group_ids = [group_ids] unless group_ids.is_a? Array
+
+    group_ids.map!{|gid| ensure_bson gid }
+    options.delete(:to)
 
     model_class = class_name.to_s.camelize.constantize
     
@@ -72,7 +78,7 @@ class User
     post.save
 
 
-    groups = self.groups.find_all_by_id(group_ids)
+    groups = self.groups.find_all_by_id( group_ids )
     target_people = [] 
 
     groups.each{ |group|
@@ -81,7 +87,7 @@ class User
       target_people = target_people | group.people
     }
     
-    post.socket_to_uid(id, :group_ids => groups.map{|g| g.id}) if post.respond_to?(:socket_to_uid)
+    post.socket_to_uid(id, :group_ids => group_ids) if post.respond_to?(:socket_to_uid)
     post.push_to( target_people )
 
     self.raw_visible_posts << post
@@ -254,7 +260,7 @@ class User
   end
 
   def groups_with_person person
-    id = ensure_bson person.id
+    id = ensure_bson person.object_id
     groups.select {|group| group.person_ids.include? id}
   end
 
@@ -266,6 +272,9 @@ class User
     self.person.save!
   end
 
+  def all_group_ids
+    self.groups.all.collect{|x| x.id}
+  end
   protected
    def generate_key
     OpenSSL::PKey::RSA::generate 1024 
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
index 6bd54b894..ac6d76810 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     
     = javascript_include_tag 'fancybox/jquery.fancybox-1.3.1.pack'
 
-    = javascript_include_tag 'view', 'publisher', 'image_picker', 'group_nav'
+    = javascript_include_tag 'view', 'image_picker', 'group_nav'
     = render 'js/websocket_js'
     
     = csrf_meta_tag
diff --git a/app/views/people/show.html.haml b/app/views/people/show.html.haml
index 39c60ec7e..8bf59a1aa 100644
--- a/app/views/people/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/people/show.html.haml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
     %h1
       = @person.real_name
       - unless @person.id == current_user.person.id
-
         .right
           = link_to 'remove friend', @person, :confirm => 'Are you sure?', :method => :delete, :class => "button"
     
@@ -16,6 +15,8 @@
           %i= "last seen: #{how_long_ago(@posts.first)}"
       %li
         %i= "friends since: #{how_long_ago(@person)}"
+      %li
+        ="groups: #{@person_groups}"
       %li
         url:
         = @person.url
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@
       %h3= "stream - #{@post_count} item(s)" 
       %ul#stream
         - for post in @posts
-          = render type_partial(post), :post => post
+          = render type_partial(post), :post => post unless post.class == Album
         = will_paginate @posts
     - else
       %h3 no posts to display!
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 1f3efbbbd..25a243172 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Diaspora::Application.routes.draw do
   match 'zombiefriends',      :to => "dev_utilities#zombiefriends"
   match 'zombiefriendaccept', :to => "dev_utilities#zombiefriendaccept"
   match 'set_backer_number', :to => "dev_utilities#set_backer_number"
+  match 'set_profile_photo', :to => "dev_utilities#set_profile_photo"
 
   #routes for devise, not really sure you will need to mess with this in the future, lets put default,
   #non mutable stuff in anohter file
diff --git a/db/seeds/backer.rb b/db/seeds/backer.rb
index f8fe0dc97..497e88c63 100644
--- a/db/seeds/backer.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/backer.rb
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ def create
                      :password => "#{username+backer_info[backer_number]['pin'].to_s}",
                      :person => Person.new(
                        :email => "#{username}@#{username}.joindiaspora.com",
-                       :profile => Profile.new( :first_name => backer_info[backer_number]['given_name'], :last_name => backer_info[backer_number]['family_name'],
-                                               :image_url => "http://#{username}.joindiaspora.com/images/users/#{username}.jpg"),
+                       :profile => Profile.new( :first_name => backer_info[backer_number]['given_name'], :last_name => backer_info[backer_number]['family_name']),
                        :url=> "http://#{username}.joindiaspora.com/")
                     )
   user.person.save
diff --git a/lib/diaspora/websocket.rb b/lib/diaspora/websocket.rb
index 3eb41ed45..f9368356a 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora/websocket.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora/websocket.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ module Diaspora
 
   module Socketable
     def socket_to_uid(id, opts={})
-      puts "#{id}, #{self}, #{opts}"
       SocketsController.new.outgoing(id, self, opts)
     end
     
diff --git a/public/javascripts/publisher.js b/public/javascripts/publisher.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 28d902098..000000000
--- a/public/javascripts/publisher.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-$(document).ready( function() {
-
-  $("#publisher_content_pickers .status_message").click(selectPublisherTab);
-  $("#publisher_content_pickers .bookmark").click(selectPublisherTab);
-  $("#publisher_content_pickers .blog").click(selectPublisherTab);
-  $("#publisher_content_pickers .photo").click(selectPublisherTab);
-
-  function selectPublisherTab(evt){
-    evt.preventDefault();
-    var form_id = "#new_" + this.className
-    if( $(form_id).css("display") == "none" ) {
-      $("#publisher_content_pickers").children("li").removeClass("selected");
-      $("#publisher_form form").fadeOut(50);
-
-      $(this).toggleClass("selected");
-      $(form_id).delay(50).fadeIn(200);
-    }
-  }
-
-});
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index b603e790e..c549fffae 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ h1
       :weight 200
     :color #999
 
+
 h3
   :position relativex
   :font
diff --git a/spec/controllers/sockets_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/sockets_controller_spec.rb
index 33624cb61..b12cf7ad4 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/sockets_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/sockets_controller_spec.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe 'SocketsController' do
   
   describe 'actionhash' do
     before do
-      @message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "post through user for victory"
+      @message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "post through user for victory", :to => @user.group(:name => "losers").id
     end
 
     it 'should actionhash posts' do
diff --git a/spec/lib/salmon_salmon_spec.rb b/spec/lib/salmon_salmon_spec.rb
index 7b29bf966..273762a41 100644
--- a/spec/lib/salmon_salmon_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/salmon_salmon_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include Salmon
 describe Salmon do
   it 'should verify the signature on a roundtrip' do
     @user = Factory.create :user
-    @post = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi"
+    @post = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @user.group(:name => "sdg").id
     x = Salmon::SalmonSlap.create(@user, @post.to_diaspora_xml)
   
     z = Salmon::SalmonSlap.parse x.to_xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe Salmon do
 
   it 'should return the data so it can be "received"' do
     @user = Factory.create :user
-    @post = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi"
+    @post = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @user.group(:name => "sdg").id
     x = Salmon::SalmonSlap.create(@user, @post.to_diaspora_xml)
   
     z = Salmon::SalmonSlap.parse x.to_xml
diff --git a/spec/lib/web_hooks_spec.rb b/spec/lib/web_hooks_spec.rb
index 5996a6e3a..fa661049b 100644
--- a/spec/lib/web_hooks_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/web_hooks_spec.rb
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ describe Diaspora do
 
   describe Webhooks do
     before do
-      @user = Factory.create(:user, :email => "bob@aol.com")
-      @user.person.save
-      @person = Factory.create(:person)
+      @user   = Factory.create(:user, :email => "bob@aol.com")
+      @group  = @user.group(:name => "losers")
     end
 
     describe "body" do
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ describe Diaspora do
 
       it "should send an owners post to their people" do
         message_queue.should_receive :process
-        @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi" 
+        @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @group.id 
       end
     
       it "should check that it does not send a person's post to an owners people" do
@@ -30,16 +29,6 @@ describe Diaspora do
         Factory.create(:status_message, :person => Factory.create(:person))
       end
 
-      it "should ensure one url is created for every person" do
-        5.times {@user.friends << Factory.create(:person)}
-        @user.save
-        
-        @post.person.owner.reload
-        
-        @post.people_with_permissions.size.should == 5
-      end
-
     end
   end
-
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/group_spec.rb b/spec/models/group_spec.rb
index 93bc9f949..06ac3b576 100644
--- a/spec/models/group_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/group_spec.rb
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe Group do
     it 'should add post to group via post method' do
       group = @user.group(:name => 'losers', :people => [@friend])
 
-      status_message = @user.post( :status_message, :message => "hey", :group_ids => [group.id] )
+      status_message = @user.post( :status_message, :message => "hey", :to => group.id )
       
       group.reload
       group.posts.include?(status_message).should be true
diff --git a/spec/models/retraction_spec.rb b/spec/models/retraction_spec.rb
index 5c8695fea..bb344a039 100644
--- a/spec/models/retraction_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/retraction_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper'
 describe Retraction do
     before do
       @user = Factory.create(:user)
-      @post = @user.post(:status_message, :message => "Destroy!")
+      @post = @user.post :status_message, :message => "Destroy!", :to => @user.group(:name => "losers").id
       @person = Factory.create(:person)
       @user.friends << @person
       @user.save
diff --git a/spec/models/user/posting_spec.rb b/spec/models/user/posting_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0589de13e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/user/posting_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../spec_helper'
+
+describe User do
+   before do
+      @user = Factory.create(:user)
+      @group = @user.group(:name => 'heroes')
+   end
+  it 'should not be able to post without a group' do
+    proc {@user.post(:status_message, :message => "heyheyhey")}.should raise_error /You must post to someone/ 
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/user/receive_spec.rb b/spec/models/user/receive_spec.rb
index a657f41e8..bd2afb6dd 100644
--- a/spec/models/user/receive_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user/receive_spec.rb
@@ -8,12 +8,11 @@ describe User do
 
     @user2 = Factory.create(:user)
     @group2 = @user2.group(:name => 'losers') 
-    #Factory.create :friend, @user
     friend_users(@user, @group, @user2, @group2)
   end
 
   it 'should be able to parse and store a status message from xml' do
-    status_message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => 'store this!'
+    status_message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => 'store this!', :to => @group2.id
     person = @user2.person
 
     xml = status_message.to_diaspora_xml
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ describe User do
     num_groups = @user.groups.size
     
     (0..5).each{ |n|
-      status_message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "store this #{n}!"
+      status_message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "store this #{n}!", :to => @group2.id
       xml = status_message.to_diaspora_xml
       @user.receive( xml )
     }
@@ -45,13 +44,13 @@ describe User do
     end
     
     it "should add the post to that user's posts when a user posts it" do
-      status_message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi"
+      status_message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @group.id
       @user.reload
       @user.raw_visible_posts.include?(status_message).should be true
     end
 
     it 'should be removed on unfriending' do
-      status_message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "hi"
+      status_message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @group2.id
       @user.receive status_message.to_diaspora_xml
       @user.reload
 
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ describe User do
     end
 
     it 'should be remove a post if the noone links to it' do
-      status_message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "hi"
+      status_message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @group2.id
       @user.receive status_message.to_diaspora_xml
       @user.reload
 
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ describe User do
     end
 
     it 'should keep track of user references for one person ' do
-      status_message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "hi"
+      status_message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @group2.id
       @user.receive status_message.to_diaspora_xml
       @user.reload
 
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ describe User do
     it 'should not override userrefs on receive by another person' do
       @user3.activate_friend(@user2.person, @group3)
 
-      status_message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "hi"
+      status_message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @group2.id
       @user.receive status_message.to_diaspora_xml
 
       @user3.receive status_message.to_diaspora_xml
diff --git a/spec/models/user/visible_posts_spec.rb b/spec/models/user/visible_posts_spec.rb
index 92e8c6403..079586138 100644
--- a/spec/models/user/visible_posts_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user/visible_posts_spec.rb
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ describe User do
    end
 
     it 'should generate a valid stream for a group of people' do
-      status_message1 = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "hi"
-      status_message2 = @user3.post :status_message, :message => "heyyyy"
-      status_message3 = @user4.post :status_message, :message => "yooo"
+      status_message1 = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @user2_group.id
+      status_message2 = @user3.post :status_message, :message => "heyyyy", :to => @user3_group.id
+      status_message3 = @user4.post :status_message, :message => "yooo", :to => @user4_group.id
 
       @user.receive status_message1.to_diaspora_xml
       @user.receive status_message2.to_diaspora_xml
diff --git a/spec/user_encryption_spec.rb b/spec/user_encryption_spec.rb
index 896fceb8a..47433b80f 100644
--- a/spec/user_encryption_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/user_encryption_spec.rb
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@ describe 'user encryption' do
   describe 'signing and verifying' do
 
     it 'should sign a message on create' do
-      message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi"
+      message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @group.id
       message.signature_valid?.should be true 
     end
 
     it 'should sign a retraction on create' do
 
       unstub_mocha_stubs
-      message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi"
+      message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @group.id
 
 
       retraction = @user.retract(message) 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ describe 'user encryption' do
 
   describe 'sending and recieving signatures' do
     it 'should contain the signature in the xml' do
-      message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi"
+      message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @group.id
       xml = message.to_xml.to_s
       xml.include?(message.creator_signature).should be true
     end
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ describe 'user encryption' do
     it 'A message with an invalid signature should be rejected' do
       @user2 = Factory.create :user
 
-      message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "hey"
+      message = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "hey", :to => @user2.group(:name => "bruisers").id
       message.creator_signature = "totally valid"
       message.save(:validate => false)
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ describe 'user encryption' do
       @remote_message = Factory.build(:status_message, :person => @person)
       @remote_message.creator_signature = @remote_message.send(:sign_with_key,@person.encryption_key)
       @remote_message.save 
-      @message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi"
+      @message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @group.id
     end
     it 'should attach the creator signature if the user is commenting' do
       @user.comment "Yeah, it was great", :on => @remote_message
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ describe 'user encryption' do
     end
 
     it 'should sign the comment if the user is the post creator' do
-      message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi"
+      message = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @group.id
       @user.comment "Yeah, it was great", :on => message
       message.comments.first.signature_valid?.should be true
       message.comments.first.verify_post_creator_signature.should be true