diff --git a/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml b/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml
index 0ff638762..f6e06f049 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
   .public_badge
     - if post.public?
-      = image_tag 'icons/globe.png' 
+      = image_tag 'icons/globe.png', :title => "public post"
 
   .content
     .from
diff --git a/public/javascripts/view.js b/public/javascripts/view.js
index c34643613..9a6a23e19 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/view.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/view.js
@@ -153,6 +153,14 @@ var View = {
       }
     },
 
+    public_badge: {
+      bind: function() { 
+        $(".public_badge img").tipsy({
+          live: true
+        });
+      }
+    },
+
     whatIsThis: {
       bind: function() { 
         $(".what_is_this").tipsy({
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index 39926ebea..e3ba1cb3d 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -1970,8 +1970,6 @@ h3,h4
   :background
     :color #FEFFF0
 
-  :background -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#FFFFF7), to(#FEFFF0))
-  :background -moz-linear-gradient(0% 100% 90deg,#FFFFF7, #FEFFF0)
-
   &:hover
-    :background #FEFFE3
+    :background
+      :color #FEFFE3