diff --git a/media/ios/Classes/NBContainerViewController.h b/media/ios/Classes/NBContainerViewController.h
index 875455638..55ff21800 100644
--- a/media/ios/Classes/NBContainerViewController.h
+++ b/media/ios/Classes/NBContainerViewController.h
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@
 
 - (void)transitionToFeedDetail;
 - (void)transitionFromFeedDetail;
+- (void)transitionToShareView;
+- (void)transitionFromShareView;
 
 - (void)dragStoryToolbar:(int)yCoordinate;
 - (void)showUserProfilePopover:(id)sender;
+- (void)slideUpKeyboard;
 
 @end
diff --git a/media/ios/Classes/NBContainerViewController.m b/media/ios/Classes/NBContainerViewController.m
index 10f4f9b0a..6408d7332 100644
--- a/media/ios/Classes/NBContainerViewController.m
+++ b/media/ios/Classes/NBContainerViewController.m
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #define NB_DEFAULT_MASTER_WIDTH 270
 #define NB_DEFAULT_STORY_TITLE_HEIGHT 1024 - 591
 #define NB_DEFAULT_SLIDER_INTERVAL 0.4
+#define NB_DEFAULT_SHARE_HEIGHT 120
 
 @interface NBContainerViewController ()
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
 @property (nonatomic, strong) UIView *storyTitlesStub;
 @property (readwrite) int storyTitlesYCoordinate;
 @property (readwrite) BOOL storyTitlesOnLeft;
+@property (readwrite) BOOL isSharingStory;
 @property (nonatomic, strong) UIPopoverController *popoverController;
 
 @property (readwrite) BOOL feedDetailIsVisible;
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@
 @synthesize storyTitlesOnLeft;
 @synthesize popoverController;
 @synthesize storyTitlesStub;
+@synthesize isSharingStory;
 
 - (id)initWithNibName:(NSString *)nibNameOrNil bundle:(NSBundle *)nibBundleOrNil
 {
@@ -69,7 +72,8 @@
     [super viewDidLoad];
 	// Do any additional setup after loading the view.
     
-
+    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(keyboardWillShowOrHide:) name:UIKeyboardWillShowNotification object:nil];
+    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(keyboardWillShowOrHide:) name:UIKeyboardWillHideNotification object:nil];
     
     self.view.backgroundColor = [UIColor blackColor]; 
     
@@ -78,6 +82,7 @@
     self.dashboardViewController = appDelegate.dashboardViewController;
     self.feedDetailViewController = appDelegate.feedDetailViewController;
     self.storyDetailViewController = appDelegate.storyDetailViewController;
+    self.shareViewController = appDelegate.shareViewController;
     
     // adding dashboardViewController 
     [self addChildViewController:self.dashboardViewController];
@@ -128,6 +133,10 @@
     [super viewDidAppear:animated];
 }
 
+- (void)dealloc {
+    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self];
+}
+
 - (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation {
 	return YES;
 }
@@ -374,6 +383,40 @@
     }
 }
 
+- (void)transitionToShareView {
+    if (isSharingStory) {
+        return;
+    } else {
+        CGRect vb = [self.view bounds];
+        self.isSharingStory = YES;
+        
+        // adding feedDetailViewController 
+        [self addChildViewController:self.shareViewController];
+        [self.view addSubview:self.shareViewController.view];
+        [self.shareViewController didMoveToParentViewController:self];
+
+        self.shareViewController.view.frame = CGRectMake(self.storyNavigationController.view.frame.origin.x, vb.size.height, self.storyDetailViewController.view.frame.size.width, NB_DEFAULT_SHARE_HEIGHT);
+        [self performSelector:@selector(slideUpKeyboard) withObject:self afterDelay:.350];
+    }
+}
+
+- (void)transitionFromShareView {
+    if (!isSharingStory) {
+        return;
+    } else {
+        CGRect vb = [self.view bounds];
+        self.isSharingStory = NO;
+        [UIView animateWithDuration:NB_DEFAULT_SLIDER_INTERVAL delay:0 options:UIViewAnimationOptionCurveLinear animations:^{
+            self.shareViewController.view.frame = CGRectMake(self.storyNavigationController.view.frame.origin.x, vb.size.height, self.storyDetailViewController.view.frame.size.width, NB_DEFAULT_SHARE_HEIGHT);
+        } completion:^(BOOL finished) {
+        }]; 
+    }
+}
+
+- (void)slideUpKeyboard {
+    [self.shareViewController.commentField becomeFirstResponder];
+}
+
 - (void)dragStoryToolbar:(int)yCoordinate {
 
     CGRect vb = [self.view bounds];
@@ -415,5 +458,53 @@
         }
     }
 }
+
+-(void)keyboardWillShowOrHide:(NSNotification*)notification {
+    NSDictionary *userInfo = notification.userInfo;
+    NSTimeInterval duration = [[userInfo objectForKey:UIKeyboardAnimationDurationUserInfoKey] doubleValue];
+    UIViewAnimationCurve curve = [[userInfo objectForKey:UIKeyboardAnimationCurveUserInfoKey] intValue];
+
+    CGRect vb = [self.view bounds];
+    CGRect keyboardFrame = [[userInfo objectForKey:UIKeyboardFrameEndUserInfoKey] CGRectValue];
+    CGRect shareViewFrame = self.shareViewController.view.frame;
+    CGRect storyDetailViewFrame = self.storyNavigationController.view.frame;
+
+    UIInterfaceOrientation orientation = [UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarOrientation;
+    
+    if ([notification.name isEqualToString:@"UIKeyboardWillShowNotification"]) {
+        if (UIInterfaceOrientationIsPortrait(orientation)) {
+            shareViewFrame.origin.y = vb.size.height - NB_DEFAULT_SHARE_HEIGHT - keyboardFrame.size.height;
+            storyDetailViewFrame.size.height = vb.size.height - NB_DEFAULT_SHARE_HEIGHT - keyboardFrame.size.height + 44;
+        } else {
+            shareViewFrame.origin.y = vb.size.height - NB_DEFAULT_SHARE_HEIGHT - keyboardFrame.size.width;
+            storyDetailViewFrame.size.height = vb.size.height - NB_DEFAULT_SHARE_HEIGHT - keyboardFrame.size.width + 44;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (UIInterfaceOrientationIsPortrait(orientation)) {
+            shareViewFrame.origin.y = vb.size.height - NB_DEFAULT_SHARE_HEIGHT - keyboardFrame.size.height;
+            storyDetailViewFrame.size.height = vb.size.height - NB_DEFAULT_SHARE_HEIGHT - keyboardFrame.size.height + 44;
+        } else {
+            shareViewFrame.origin.y = vb.size.height - NB_DEFAULT_SHARE_HEIGHT;
+            storyDetailViewFrame.size.height = vb.size.height - NB_DEFAULT_SHARE_HEIGHT + 44;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    if ([notification.name isEqualToString:@"UIKeyboardWillHideNotification"]) {
+        self.storyNavigationController.view.frame = storyDetailViewFrame;
+    }
+
+    [UIView animateWithDuration:duration 
+                          delay:0 
+                        options:UIViewAnimationOptionBeginFromCurrentState | curve 
+                     animations:^{
+                         self.shareViewController.view.frame = shareViewFrame;
+                         
+                     } completion:^(BOOL finished) {
+                         if ([notification.name isEqualToString:@"UIKeyboardWillShowNotification"]) {
+                             self.storyNavigationController.view.frame = storyDetailViewFrame;
+                             [self.storyDetailViewController scrolltoBottom];
+                         }
+                     }];
+}
     
 @end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/media/ios/Classes/NewsBlurAppDelegate.h b/media/ios/Classes/NewsBlurAppDelegate.h
index 043b07630..ed706141a 100644
--- a/media/ios/Classes/NewsBlurAppDelegate.h
+++ b/media/ios/Classes/NewsBlurAppDelegate.h
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
     NSString * activeUserProfileId;
     BOOL isRiverView;
     BOOL isSocialView;
-    BOOL isShowingShare;
     BOOL popoverHasFeedView;
     BOOL inFeedDetail;
     BOOL inFindingStoryMode;
@@ -139,7 +138,6 @@
 @property (nonatomic, readwrite) BOOL isSocialView;
 @property (nonatomic, readwrite) BOOL inFindingStoryMode;
 @property (nonatomic) NSString *tryFeedStoryId;
-@property (nonatomic, readwrite) BOOL isShowingShare;
 @property (nonatomic, readwrite) BOOL popoverHasFeedView;
 @property (nonatomic, readwrite) BOOL inFeedDetail;
 @property (readwrite) NSDictionary * activeFeed;
@@ -195,7 +193,6 @@
 - (void)loadStoryDetailView;
 - (void)adjustStoryDetailWebView;
 - (void)calibrateStoryTitles;
-- (void)adjustShareModal;
 - (void)reloadFeedsView:(BOOL)showLoader;
 - (void)hideNavigationBar:(BOOL)animated;
 - (void)showNavigationBar:(BOOL)animated;
diff --git a/media/ios/Classes/NewsBlurAppDelegate.m b/media/ios/Classes/NewsBlurAppDelegate.m
index 41a182429..a151e95ed 100644
--- a/media/ios/Classes/NewsBlurAppDelegate.m
+++ b/media/ios/Classes/NewsBlurAppDelegate.m
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
 @synthesize activeUserProfileId;
 @synthesize isRiverView;
 @synthesize isSocialView;
-@synthesize isShowingShare;
 @synthesize inFindingStoryMode;
 @synthesize tryFeedStoryId;
 @synthesize popoverHasFeedView;
@@ -245,55 +244,16 @@
             setUserId:(NSString *)userId 
           setUsername:(NSString *)username 
       setCommentIndex:(NSString *)commentIndex {
-    self.isShowingShare = YES;
     
     if (UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad) {
-//        // add shareViewController to storyDetail
-//        [self.storyDetailContainerViewController.view addSubview:self.shareViewController.view];    
-//        [self.shareViewController setSiteInfo:type setUserId:userId setUsername:username setCommentIndex:commentIndex]; 
-//
-//        
-//        self.shareViewController.view.frame = CGRectMake(0, 
-//                                                    self.storyDetailContainerViewController.view.frame.size.height, 
-//                                                    self.storyDetailContainerViewController.view.frame.size.width, 
-//                                                    0);
-//        
-//        int newShareYCoordinate = self.storyDetailContainerViewController.view.frame.size.height - SHARE_MODAL_HEIGHT;
-//        int newStoryHeight = self.storyDetailContainerViewController.view.frame.size.height - SHARE_MODAL_HEIGHT + 44;
-//
-//        [UIView animateWithDuration:0.35 animations:^{            
-//            self.shareViewController.view.frame = CGRectMake(0, 
-//                                                        newShareYCoordinate, 
-//                                                        self.storyDetailContainerViewController.view.frame.size.width, 
-//                                                        SHARE_MODAL_HEIGHT);
-//            self.storyDetailViewController.view.frame = CGRectMake(0,
-//                                                                   0,
-//                                                                   self.storyDetailContainerViewController.view.frame.size.width,
-//                                                                   newStoryHeight);
-//        } completion:^(BOOL finished) {
-//            [self.shareViewController.commentField becomeFirstResponder];
-//        }];
+        [self.shareViewController setSiteInfo:type setUserId:userId setUsername:username setCommentIndex:commentIndex]; 
+        [self.masterContainerViewController transitionToShareView];
     } else {
         [self.navigationController presentModalViewController:self.shareViewController animated:YES];
         [self.shareViewController setSiteInfo:type setUserId:userId setUsername:username setCommentIndex:commentIndex]; 
     }
 }
 
-- (void)adjustShareModal {    
-    if (self.isShowingShare) {
-        int newShareYCoordinate = storyDetailViewController.view.frame.size.height - SHARE_MODAL_HEIGHT;
-        int newStoryHeight = storyDetailViewController.view.frame.size.height - SHARE_MODAL_HEIGHT;
-        shareViewController.view.frame = CGRectMake(0, 
-                                                    newShareYCoordinate, 
-                                                    storyDetailViewController.view.frame.size.width, 
-                                                    SHARE_MODAL_HEIGHT);
-        storyDetailViewController.webView.frame = CGRectMake(0,
-                                                             0,
-                                                             storyDetailViewController.view.frame.size.width,
-                                                             newStoryHeight);
-    }
-}
-
 - (void)hideShareView:(BOOL)resetComment {
     if (resetComment) {
         self.shareViewController.commentField.text = @"";
@@ -301,21 +261,8 @@
     
     [self.shareViewController.commentField resignFirstResponder];
     
-    self.isShowingShare = NO;
-    
     if (UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad) {        
-//        [UIView animateWithDuration:0.35 animations:^{
-//            shareViewController.view.frame = CGRectMake(0, 
-//                                                        storyDetailContainerViewController.view.frame.size.height,
-//                                                        storyDetailContainerViewController.view.frame.size.width,
-//                                                        0);
-//            storyDetailViewController.view.frame = CGRectMake(0,
-//                                                              0,
-//                                                              storyDetailContainerViewController.view.frame.size.width,
-//                                                              storyDetailContainerViewController.view.frame.size.height);
-//        } completion:^(BOOL finished) {
-//            [shareViewController.view removeFromSuperview];
-//        }]; 
+        [self.masterContainerViewController transitionFromShareView];
     } else {
         [self.navigationController dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES];
     }
@@ -537,8 +484,6 @@
 }
 
 - (void)adjustStoryDetailWebView {
-    [self adjustShareModal];
-
 //        UIView *titleLabel = [self makeFeedTitle:self.activeFeed];
 //        if (storyDetailViewController.navigationItem){
 //            storyDetailViewController.navigationItem.titleView = titleLabel;
diff --git a/media/ios/Classes/ShareViewController.h b/media/ios/Classes/ShareViewController.h
index a1ca64c37..c8d60da50 100644
--- a/media/ios/Classes/ShareViewController.h
+++ b/media/ios/Classes/ShareViewController.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
 #import "NewsBlurAppDelegate.h"
 
-@interface ShareViewController : UIViewController <ASIHTTPRequestDelegate> {
+@interface ShareViewController : UIViewController <ASIHTTPRequestDelegate, UITextViewDelegate> {
     NewsBlurAppDelegate *appDelegate;
     int activeCommentIndex;
 }
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@
 - (void)finishAddComment:(ASIHTTPRequest *)request;
 - (void)finishAddReply:(ASIHTTPRequest *)request;
 - (void)requestFailed:(ASIHTTPRequest *)request;- (void)replaceStory:(NSDictionary *)newStory;
-- (NSString *) stringByStrippingHTML:(NSString *)s;
+- (NSString *)stringByStrippingHTML:(NSString *)s;
 
 @end
diff --git a/media/ios/Classes/ShareViewController.m b/media/ios/Classes/ShareViewController.m
index 34a21e089..8b6099067 100644
--- a/media/ios/Classes/ShareViewController.m
+++ b/media/ios/Classes/ShareViewController.m
@@ -70,21 +70,15 @@
 }
 
 - (void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated {
-    if (UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad) {
-        [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(keyboardWillShowOrHide:) name:UIKeyboardWillShowNotification object:nil];
-        [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(keyboardWillShowOrHide:) name:UIKeyboardWillHideNotification object:nil];
-    } else {
-        [self.commentField becomeFirstResponder];
-    }
-}
-
-- (void)dealloc {
-    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self];
+//    if (UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad) {
+//        [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(keyboardWillShowOrHide:) name:UIKeyboardWillShowNotification object:nil];
+//        [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(keyboardWillShowOrHide:) name:UIKeyboardWillHideNotification object:nil];
+//    } else {
+//        [self.commentField becomeFirstResponder];
+//    }
 }
 
 - (IBAction)doCancelButton:(id)sender {
-    NSLog(@"do cancel buttom?");
-    [commentField resignFirstResponder];
     [appDelegate hideShareView:NO];
 }
 
@@ -110,8 +104,6 @@
 }
 
 - (void)setSiteInfo:(NSString *)type setUserId:(NSString *)userId setUsername:(NSString *)username setCommentIndex:(NSString *)commentIndex {
-    
-    
     if ([type isEqualToString: @"edit-reply"]) {
         [submitButton setTitle:@"Save"];
         facebookButton.hidden = YES;
@@ -177,6 +169,8 @@
     ASIFormDataRequest *request = [ASIFormDataRequest requestWithURL:url];
     [request setPostValue:feedIdStr forKey:@"feed_id"]; 
     [request setPostValue:storyIdStr forKey:@"story_id"];
+    
+    
 
     NSString *comments = commentField.text;
     if ([comments length]) {
@@ -318,51 +312,12 @@
     [appDelegate refreshComments];
 }
 
--(void)keyboardWillShowOrHide:(NSNotification*)notification {
-    NSDictionary *userInfo = notification.userInfo;
-    NSTimeInterval duration = [[userInfo objectForKey:UIKeyboardAnimationDurationUserInfoKey] doubleValue];
-    UIViewAnimationCurve curve = [[userInfo objectForKey:UIKeyboardAnimationCurveUserInfoKey] intValue];
-    
-//    CGRect keyboardFrame = [[userInfo objectForKey:UIKeyboardFrameEndUserInfoKey] CGRectValue];
-    
-    CGRect shareViewFrame = self.view.frame;
-    CGRect storyDetailViewFrame = appDelegate.storyDetailViewController.webView.frame;
-    
-    UIInterfaceOrientation orientation = [UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarOrientation;
-    
-    if ([notification.name isEqualToString:@"UIKeyboardWillShowNotification"]) {
-        if (UIInterfaceOrientationIsPortrait(orientation)) {
-            shareViewFrame.origin.y = 576;
-            storyDetailViewFrame.size.height = 576;
-        } else {
-            shareViewFrame.origin.y = 232;
-            storyDetailViewFrame.size.height = 232;
-        }
-    } else {
-        if (UIInterfaceOrientationIsPortrait(orientation)) {
-            shareViewFrame.origin.y = 840;
-            storyDetailViewFrame.size.height = 840;
-        } else {
-            shareViewFrame.origin.y = 584;
-            storyDetailViewFrame.size.height = 584;
-        }
-    }
-
-    [UIView animateWithDuration:duration 
-                          delay:0 
-                        options:UIViewAnimationOptionBeginFromCurrentState | curve 
-                     animations:^{
-                         self.view.frame = shareViewFrame;
-                         appDelegate.storyDetailViewController.webView.frame = storyDetailViewFrame;
-                     } completion:^(BOOL finished) {
-                        [appDelegate.storyDetailViewController scrolltoBottom];
-                         
-                     }];
+- (BOOL)canBecomeFirstResponder {
+    return YES;
 }
 
--(NSString *)stringByStrippingHTML:(NSString *)s {
+- (NSString *)stringByStrippingHTML:(NSString *)s {
     NSRange r;
-
     while ((r = [s rangeOfString:@"<[^>]+>" options:NSRegularExpressionSearch]).location != NSNotFound)
         s = [s stringByReplacingCharactersInRange:r withString:@""];
     return s; 
diff --git a/media/ios/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.m b/media/ios/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.m
index 31b7f7930..6b7067a09 100644
--- a/media/ios/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.m
+++ b/media/ios/Classes/StoryDetailViewController.m
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
 }
 
 - (void)willRotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)toInterfaceOrientation duration:(NSTimeInterval)duration {
-    [appDelegate.shareViewController.commentField resignFirstResponder];
+//    [appDelegate.shareViewController.commentField resignFirstResponder];
 }
 
 
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ shouldStartLoadWithRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request
                 [appDelegate showShareView:@"reply"
                                  setUserId:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@", [urlComponents objectAtIndex:2]]
                                setUsername:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@", [urlComponents objectAtIndex:3]]
-                           setCommentIndex:nil]; 
+                           setCommentIndex:nil];
             } else if ([action isEqualToString:@"edit-reply"]) {
                 [appDelegate showShareView:@"edit-reply"
                                  setUserId:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@", [urlComponents objectAtIndex:2]]