diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 9d598480c..137705df4 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -52,4 +52,8 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     end
   end
 
+  def logged_into_fb?
+    @logged_in
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/status_messages_controller.rb b/app/controllers/status_messages_controller.rb
index 205156a89..b4bc9fe94 100644
--- a/app/controllers/status_messages_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/status_messages_controller.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ class StatusMessagesController < ApplicationController
     params[:status_message][:to] = params[:aspect_ids]
 
     data = clean_hash params[:status_message]
+  
 
-    if @logged_in && params[:status_message][:public] == 'true'
+    if logged_into_fb? && params[:status_message][:public] == '1'
       id = 'me'
       type = 'feed'
 
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
index 7aee9849e..57b9c33f6 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@
     = stylesheet_link_tag "blueprint/print", :media => 'print'
 
     = stylesheet_link_tag "application", "ui"
-
     = stylesheet_link_tag "/../javascripts/fancybox/jquery.fancybox-1.3.1"
     = stylesheet_link_tag "fileuploader"
-
+    - if current_user
+      %link{:rel => "alternate", :href => "#{current_user.public_url}", :type => "application/atom+xml", :title => "Public Diaspora Feed for #{current_user.real_name}"}
+    
     /= javascript_include_tag "http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.min.js"
     = javascript_include_tag 'jquery-1.4.2.min', 'rails'
     = javascript_include_tag 'jquery.infieldlabel', 'jquery.cycle/jquery.cycle.min.js'
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_public_explain.haml b/app/views/shared/_public_explain.haml
index 775051405..b1d2048b2 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_public_explain.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_public_explain.haml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 %h3 You are about to post a public message!
 %p
   Public messages will be available for others outside of Diaspora to see.
-
+  %br
+  %br
   - if @logged_in
     = connected_fb_as(@access_token)
   - else
     = link_to "Connect to Facebook", @fb_access_url
-
   %br
   %br
   = link_to "OK", '#', :class => "button", :onClick => '$.fancybox.close();'
diff --git a/spec/controllers/status_message_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/status_message_controller_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8df112285
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/controllers/status_message_controller_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#   Copyright (c) 2010, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
+#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
+#   the COPYRIGHT file.
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe StatusMessagesController do
+ render_views
+  before do
+    @user = Factory.create(:user)
+    @aspect = @user.aspect(:name => "lame-os")
+    @album = @user.post :album, :to => @aspect.id, :name => 'things on fire'
+    sign_in :user, @user
+  end
+
+  describe '#create' do
+   let(:status_message_hash) {{"aspect_ids" =>"#{@aspect.id.to_s}", "status_message"=>{"public"=>"1", "message"=>"facebook, is that you?"}}}
+    
+   before do
+     @controller.stub!(:logged_into_fb?).and_return(true)
+   end
+
+   it 'should post to facebook when public is set' do
+     my_mock = mock("http")
+     my_mock.stub!(:post)
+     EventMachine::HttpRequest.should_receive(:new).and_return(my_mock)
+     post :create, status_message_hash
+   end
+   
+   it 'should not post to facebook when public in not set' do
+     status_message_hash['status_message']['public'] = '0'
+     EventMachine::HttpRequest.should_not_receive(:new)
+     post :create, status_message_hash
+   end
+  end
+end
+