diff --git a/app/controllers/tag_followings_controller.rb b/app/controllers/tag_followings_controller.rb
index 9262c9c87..ec9c761b8 100644
--- a/app/controllers/tag_followings_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/tag_followings_controller.rb
@@ -51,4 +51,16 @@ class TagFollowingsController < ApplicationController
       redirect_to tag_path(:name => params[:name])
     end
   end
+
+  def create_multiple
+    tags = params[:tags].split(",")
+    tags.each do |tag|
+      tag_name = tag.gsub(/^#/,"")
+
+      @tag = ActsAsTaggableOn::Tag.find_or_create_by_name(tag_name)
+      @tag_following = current_user.tag_followings.create(:tag_id => @tag.id)
+    end
+
+    redirect_to aspects_path
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/users/getting_started.haml b/app/views/users/getting_started.haml
index 66d2d5b42..689b31e3b 100644
--- a/app/views/users/getting_started.haml
+++ b/app/views/users/getting_started.haml
@@ -78,15 +78,12 @@
             = form_for current_user.person.profile do |profile|
               .span-5
                 = profile.text_field :first_name, :placeholder => t('profiles.edit.first_name')
+                %br
+                = profile.submit "Save"
 
               .span-7.last
                 = render 'photos/new_profile_photo', :aspect => :getting_started, :person => current_user.person
 
-              %br
-              .span-6.prepend-6.last
-                .right
-                  = profile.submit "Save"
-
       %li.follow_interests
         .getting_started_number
           %h3
@@ -99,7 +96,7 @@
             = t('.hashtag_explanation')
 
           .span-9
-            = form_tag(tags_path, :method => 'get', :class => "tag_input search_form") do
+            = form_tag(multiple_tag_followings_path, :method => 'post', :class => "tag_input search_form") do
               = text_field_tag 'follow_tags', nil
 
           .clearfix
@@ -107,5 +104,5 @@
 
       %li{:style => 'text-align:center;'}
         %p
-          = link_to t('.awesome_take_me_to_diaspora'), getting_started_completed_path, :class => "button"
+          = link_to t('.awesome_take_me_to_diaspora'), "#", :class => "button", :onClick => "$('.tag_input').submit();"
 
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index b99f16108..2b32fd6e6 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ Diaspora::Application.routes.draw do
     delete "tag_followings" => "tag_followings#destroy"
   end
 
+  post   "multiple_tag_followings" => "tag_followings#create_multiple", :as => 'multiple_tag_followings'
 
   get "tag_followings" => "tag_followings#index", :as => 'tag_followings'
   resources :mentions, :only => [:index]
diff --git a/spec/controllers/tag_followings_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/tag_followings_controller_spec.rb
index 040bef8e3..f3a9609f3 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/tag_followings_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/tag_followings_controller_spec.rb
@@ -102,4 +102,26 @@ describe TagFollowingsController do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "#create_multiple" do
+    it "adds multiple tags" do
+      lambda{
+        post :create_multiple, :tags => "#tags,#cats,#bats,"
+      }.should change{
+        bob.followed_tags.count
+      }.by(3)
+    end
+
+    it "adds non-followed tags" do
+      TagFollowing.create!(:tag => @tag, :user => bob )
+
+      lambda{
+        post :create_multiple, :tags => "#partytimeexcellent,#cats,#bats,"
+      }.should change{
+        bob.followed_tags.count
+      }.by(2)
+
+      response.should be_redirect
+    end
+  end
+
 end