diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index ca7829ff51..ca193693b2 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -768,8 +768,8 @@ if(! class_exists('App')) {
 				if(! count($r)){
 					$this->cached_profile_image[$avatar_image] = $avatar_image;
 				} else {
-					$this->cached_profile_picdate[$common_filename] = "?rev=" . urlencode($r[0]['picdate']);
-  					$this->cached_profile_image[$avatar_image] = $avatar_image . $this->cached_profile_picdate[$common_filename];
+					$this->cached_profile_picdate[$common_filename] = "?rev=".urlencode($r[0]['picdate']);
+					$this->cached_profile_image[$avatar_image] = $avatar_image.$this->cached_profile_picdate[$common_filename];
 				}
 			}
 			return $this->cached_profile_image[$avatar_image];
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@ if(! function_exists('get_max_import_size')) {
  */
 
 if(! function_exists('profile_load')) {
-	function profile_load(&$a, $nickname, $profile = 0) {
+	function profile_load(&$a, $nickname, $profile = 0, $profiledata = array()) {
 
 		$user = q("select uid from user where nickname = '%s' limit 1",
 			dbesc($nickname)
@@ -1410,9 +1410,10 @@ if(! function_exists('profile_load')) {
 		$a->profile = $r[0];
 
 		$a->profile['mobile-theme'] = get_pconfig($a->profile['profile_uid'], 'system', 'mobile_theme');
-
+		$a->profile['network'] = NETWORK_DFRN;
 
 		$a->page['title'] = $a->profile['name'] . " @ " . $a->config['sitename'];
+
 		$_SESSION['theme'] = $a->profile['theme'];
 		$_SESSION['mobile-theme'] = $a->profile['mobile-theme'];
 
@@ -1430,7 +1431,7 @@ if(! function_exists('profile_load')) {
 		if(! (x($a->page,'aside')))
 			$a->page['aside'] = '';
 
-		if(local_user() && local_user() == $a->profile['uid']) {
+		if(local_user() && local_user() == $a->profile['uid'] && $profiledata) {
 			$a->page['aside'] .= replace_macros(get_markup_template('profile_edlink.tpl'),array(
 				'$editprofile' => t('Edit profile'),
 				'$profid' => $a->profile['id']
@@ -1439,7 +1440,14 @@ if(! function_exists('profile_load')) {
 
 		$block = (((get_config('system','block_public')) && (! local_user()) && (! remote_user())) ? true : false);
 
-		$a->page['aside'] .= profile_sidebar($a->profile, $block);
+		// To-Do:
+		// By now, the contact block isn't shown, when a different profile is given
+		// But: When this profile was on the same server, then we could display the contacts
+		if ($profiledata)
+			$a->page['aside'] .= profile_sidebar($profiledata, true);
+		else
+			$a->page['aside'] .= profile_sidebar($a->profile, $block);
+
 
 		/*if(! $block)
 		 $a->page['aside'] .= contact_block();*/
@@ -1467,7 +1475,6 @@ if(! function_exists('profile_load')) {
 
 if(! function_exists('profile_sidebar')) {
 	function profile_sidebar($profile, $block = 0) {
-
 		$a = get_app();
 
 		$o = '';
@@ -1498,7 +1505,10 @@ if(! function_exists('profile_sidebar')) {
 
 		// Is the local user already connected to that user?
 		if ($connect AND local_user()) {
-			$profile_url = normalise_link($a->get_baseurl()."/profile/".$profile["nickname"]);
+			if (isset($profile["url"]))
+				$profile_url = normalise_link($profile["url"]);
+			else
+				$profile_url = normalise_link($a->get_baseurl()."/profile/".$profile["nickname"]);
 
 			$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE NOT `pending` AND `uid` = %d AND `nurl` = '%s'",
 				local_user(), $profile_url);
@@ -1506,6 +1516,12 @@ if(! function_exists('profile_sidebar')) {
 				$connect = false;
 		}
 
+		if ($connect AND ($profile['network'] != NETWORK_DFRN) AND !isset($profile['remoteconnect']))
+				$connect = false;
+
+		if (isset($profile['remoteconnect']))
+			$remoteconnect = $profile['remoteconnect'];
+
 		if( get_my_url() && $profile['unkmail'] && ($profile['uid'] != local_user()) )
 			$wallmessage = t('Message');
 		else
@@ -1514,7 +1530,6 @@ if(! function_exists('profile_sidebar')) {
 		// show edit profile to yourself
 		if ($profile['uid'] == local_user() && feature_enabled(local_user(),'multi_profiles')) {
 			$profile['edit'] = array($a->get_baseurl(). '/profiles', t('Profiles'),"", t('Manage/edit profiles'));
-
 			$r = q("SELECT * FROM `profile` WHERE `uid` = %d",
 					local_user());
 
@@ -1604,6 +1619,7 @@ if(! function_exists('profile_sidebar')) {
 		$o .= replace_macros($tpl, array(
 			'$profile' => $p,
 			'$connect'  => $connect,
+			'$remoteconnect'  => $remoteconnect,
 			'$wallmessage' => $wallmessage,
 			'$location' => $location,
 			'$gender'   => $gender,
diff --git a/include/contact_widgets.php b/include/contact_widgets.php
index 6d9b097d69..810671a91c 100644
--- a/include/contact_widgets.php
+++ b/include/contact_widgets.php
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 <?php
 
-function follow_widget() {
+function follow_widget($value = "") {
 
 	return replace_macros(get_markup_template('follow.tpl'),array(
 		'$connect' => t('Add New Contact'),
 		'$desc' => t('Enter address or web location'),
 		'$hint' => t('Example: bob@example.com, http://example.com/barbara'),
+		'$value' => $value,
 		'$follow' => t('Connect')
 	));
 
diff --git a/mod/contacts.php b/mod/contacts.php
index 3d79eb583e..0c53736220 100644
--- a/mod/contacts.php
+++ b/mod/contacts.php
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ function contacts_init(&$a) {
 	}
 	else {
 		$vcard_widget = '';
-		$follow_widget = follow_widget();
+		if (isset($_GET['add']))
+			$follow_widget = follow_widget($_GET['add']);
+		else
+			$follow_widget = follow_widget();
 	}
 
 	$groups_widget .= group_side('contacts','group',false,0,$contact_id);
diff --git a/mod/display.php b/mod/display.php
index e0a7912a28..e3c8f85cf7 100644
--- a/mod/display.php
+++ b/mod/display.php
@@ -7,34 +7,106 @@ function display_init(&$a) {
 	}
 
 	$nick = (($a->argc > 1) ? $a->argv[1] : '');
+	$profiledata = array();
 
 	// If there is only one parameter, then check if this parameter could be a guid
 	if ($a->argc == 2) {
 		$nick = "";
+		$itemuid = 0;
 
 		// Does the local user have this item?
 		if (local_user()) {
-			$r = q("SELECT `id` FROM `item`
+			$r = q("SELECT `id`, `parent`, `author-name`, `author-link`, `author-avatar`, `network` FROM `item`
 				WHERE `item`.`visible` = 1 AND `item`.`deleted` = 0 and `item`.`moderated` = 0
 					AND `guid` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d", $a->argv[1], local_user());
-			if (count($r))
+			if (count($r)) {
 				$nick = $a->user["nickname"];
+				$itemuid = local_user();
+			}
 		}
 
 		// Or is it anywhere on the server?
 		if ($nick == "") {
-			$r = q("SELECT `user`.`nickname` FROM `item` INNER JOIN `user` ON `user`.`uid` = `item`.`uid`
+			$r = q("SELECT `user`.`nickname`, `item`.`id`, `item`.`parent`, `item`.`author-name`,
+				`item`.`author-link`, `item`.`author-avatar`, `item`.`network`, `item`.`uid`
+				FROM `item` INNER JOIN `user` ON `user`.`uid` = `item`.`uid`
 				WHERE `item`.`visible` = 1 AND `item`.`deleted` = 0 and `item`.`moderated` = 0
 					AND `item`.`allow_cid` = ''  AND `item`.`allow_gid` = ''
 					AND `item`.`deny_cid`  = '' AND `item`.`deny_gid`  = ''
-					AND `item`.`private` = 0 AND `item`.`wall` = 1
+					AND `item`.`private` = 0
 					AND `item`.`guid` = '%s'", $a->argv[1]);
-			if (count($r))
+				//	AND `item`.`private` = 0 AND `item`.`wall` = 1
+			if (count($r)) {
 				$nick = $r[0]["nickname"];
+				$itemuid = $r[0]["uid"];
+			}
+		}
+		if (count($r)) {
+			if ($r[0]["id"] != $r[0]["parent"])
+				$r = q("SELECT `id`, `author-name`, `author-link`, `author-avatar`, `network` FROM `item`
+					WHERE `item`.`visible` = 1 AND `item`.`deleted` = 0 and `item`.`moderated` = 0
+						AND `id` = %d", $r[0]["parent"]);
+
+			if (!strstr(normalise_link($r[0]["author-link"]), normalise_link($a->get_baseurl()))) {
+				require_once("mod/proxy.php");
+				require_once("include/bbcode.php");
+				$profiledata["uid"] = -1;
+				$profiledata["nickname"] = $r[0]["author-name"];
+				$profiledata["name"] = $r[0]["author-name"];
+				$profiledata["picdate"] = "";
+				$profiledata["photo"] = proxy_url($r[0]["author-avatar"]);
+				$profiledata["url"] = $r[0]["author-link"];
+				$profiledata["network"] = $r[0]["network"];
+
+				// Fetching profile data from unique contacts
+				// To-do: Extend "unique contacts" table for further contact data like location, ...
+				$r = q("SELECT `avatar`, `nick` FROM `unique_contacts` WHERE `url` = '%s'", normalise_link($profiledata["url"]));
+				if (count($r)) {
+					$profiledata["photo"] = proxy_url($r[0]["avatar"]);
+					if ($r[0]["nick"] != "")
+						$profiledata["nickname"] = $r[0]["nick"];
+				} else {
+					// Is this case possible?
+					// Fetching further contact data from the contact table, when it isn't available in the "unique contacts"
+					$r = q("SELECT `photo`, `nick` FROM `contact` WHERE `nurl` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d",
+						normalise_link($profiledata["url"]), $itemuid);
+					if (count($r)) {
+						$profiledata["photo"] = proxy_url($r[0]["photo"]);
+						if ($r[0]["nick"] != "")
+							$profiledata["nickname"] = $r[0]["nick"];
+					}
+				}
+
+				if (local_user()) {
+					if ($profiledata["network"] == NETWORK_DFRN) {
+						$connect = str_replace("/profile/", "/dfrn_request/", $profiledata["url"])."&addr=".bin2hex($a->get_baseurl()."/profile/".$a->user["nickname"]);
+						$profiledata["remoteconnect"] = $connect;
+					} elseif ($profiledata["network"] == NETWORK_DIASPORA)
+						$profiledata["remoteconnect"] = $a->get_baseurl()."/contacts?add=".GetProfileUsername($profiledata["url"], "", true);
+				} elseif ($profiledata["network"] == NETWORK_DFRN) {
+					$connect = str_replace("/profile/", "/dfrn_request/", $profiledata["url"]);
+					$profiledata["remoteconnect"] = $connect;
+				}
+			} else {
+				$nickname = str_replace(normalise_link($a->get_baseurl())."/profile/", "", normalise_link($r[0]["author-link"]));
+
+				if (($nickname != $a->user["nickname"])) {
+					$profiledata["url"] = $r[0]["author-link"];
+
+					$r = q("SELECT `profile`.`uid` AS `profile_uid`, `profile`.* , `contact`.`avatar-date` AS picdate, `user`.* FROM `profile`
+						INNER JOIN `contact` on `contact`.`uid` = `profile`.`uid` INNER JOIN `user` ON `profile`.`uid` = `user`.`uid`
+						WHERE `user`.`nickname` = '%s' AND `profile`.`is-default` = 1 and `contact`.`self` = 1 LIMIT 1",
+						dbesc($nickname)
+					);
+					if (count($r))
+						$profiledata = $r[0];
+					$profiledata["network"] = NETWORK_DFRN;
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	profile_load($a,$nick);
+	profile_load($a, $nick, 0, $profiledata);
 
 }
 
@@ -89,8 +161,9 @@ function display_content(&$a, $update = 0) {
 					WHERE `item`.`visible` = 1 AND `item`.`deleted` = 0 and `item`.`moderated` = 0
 						AND `item`.`allow_cid` = ''  AND `item`.`allow_gid` = ''
 						AND `item`.`deny_cid`  = '' AND `item`.`deny_gid`  = ''
-						AND `item`.`private` = 0 AND `item`.`wall` = 1
+						AND `item`.`private` = 0
 						AND `item`.`guid` = '%s'", $a->argv[1]);
+					//	AND `item`.`private` = 0 AND `item`.`wall` = 1
 				if (count($r)) {
 					$item_id = $r[0]["id"];
 					$nick = $r[0]["nickname"];
diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index 9be9de6688..a08d0e02b3 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 			if($fullnametagged)
 				continue;
 
-			$success = handle_tag($a, $body, $inform, $str_tags, (local_user()) ? local_user() : $profile_uid , $tag); 
+			$success = handle_tag($a, $body, $inform, $str_tags, (local_user()) ? local_user() : $profile_uid , $tag, $network);
 			if($success['replaced'])
 				$tagged[] = $tag;
 			if(is_array($success['contact']) && intval($success['contact']['prv'])) {
@@ -1040,12 +1040,12 @@ function item_content(&$a) {
  *
  * @return boolean true if replaced, false if not replaced
  */
-function handle_tag($a, &$body, &$inform, &$str_tags, $profile_uid, $tag) {
+function handle_tag($a, &$body, &$inform, &$str_tags, $profile_uid, $tag, $network = "") {
 
 	$replaced = false;
 	$r = null;
 
-	//is it a hash tag? 
+	//is it a hash tag?
 	if(strpos($tag,'#') === 0) {
 		//if the tag is replaced...
 		if(strpos($tag,'[url='))
@@ -1068,15 +1068,15 @@ function handle_tag($a, &$body, &$inform, &$str_tags, $profile_uid, $tag) {
 		}
 		return $replaced;
 	}
-	//is it a person tag? 
+	//is it a person tag?
 	if(strpos($tag,'@') === 0) {
-		//is it already replaced? 
+		//is it already replaced?
 		if(strpos($tag,'[url='))
 			return $replaced;
 		$stat = false;
 		//get the person's name
 		$name = substr($tag,1);
-		//is it a link or a full dfrn address? 
+		//is it a link or a full dfrn address?
 		if((strpos($name,'@')) || (strpos($name,'http://'))) {
 			$newname = $name;
 			//get the profile links
@@ -1093,7 +1093,9 @@ function handle_tag($a, &$body, &$inform, &$str_tags, $profile_uid, $tag) {
 					}
 				}
 			}
-		} else { //if it is a name rather than an address
+		} elseif (($network != NETWORK_OSTATUS) AND ($network != NETWORK_TWITTER) AND
+			($network != NETWORK_STATUSNET) AND ($network != NETWORK_APPNET)) {
+			//if it is a name rather than an address
 			$newname = $name;
 			$alias = '';
 			$tagcid = 0;
@@ -1116,11 +1118,33 @@ function handle_tag($a, &$body, &$inform, &$str_tags, $profile_uid, $tag) {
 			else {
 				$newname = str_replace('_',' ',$name);
 
-				//select someone from this user's contacts by name
-				$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `name` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
-						dbesc($newname),
-						intval($profile_uid)
-				);
+				// At first try to fetch a contact according to the given network
+				if ($network != "") {
+					//select someone from this user's contacts by name
+					$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `name` = '%s' AND `network` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
+							dbesc($newname),
+							dbesc($network),
+							intval($profile_uid)
+					);
+					if(! $r) {
+						//select someone by attag or nick and the name passed in
+						$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `attag` = '%s' OR `nick` = '%s' AND `network` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d ORDER BY `attag` DESC LIMIT 1",
+								dbesc($name),
+								dbesc($name),
+								dbesc($network),
+								intval($profile_uid)
+						);
+					}
+				} else
+					$r = false;
+
+				if(! $r) {
+					//select someone from this user's contacts by name
+					$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `name` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
+							dbesc($newname),
+							intval($profile_uid)
+					);
+				}
 
 				if(! $r) {
 					//select someone by attag or nick and the name passed in
@@ -1179,10 +1203,10 @@ function handle_tag($a, &$body, &$inform, &$str_tags, $profile_uid, $tag) {
 					$str_tags .= ',';
 				$str_tags .= $newtag;
 			}
-	
+
 			// Status.Net seems to require the numeric ID URL in a mention if the person isn't
 			// subscribed to you. But the nickname URL is OK if they are. Grrr. We'll tag both.
-	
+
 			if(strlen($alias)) {
 				$newtag = '@[url=' . $alias . ']' . $newname	. '[/url]';
 				if(! stristr($str_tags,$newtag)) {
@@ -1194,7 +1218,7 @@ function handle_tag($a, &$body, &$inform, &$str_tags, $profile_uid, $tag) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return array('replaced' => $replaced, 'contact' => $r[0]);	
+	return array('replaced' => $replaced, 'contact' => $r[0]);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/object/Item.php b/object/Item.php
index 246fecc189..283381ef51 100644
--- a/object/Item.php
+++ b/object/Item.php
@@ -691,9 +691,8 @@ class Item extends BaseObject {
 		$this->wall_to_wall = false;
 
 		if($this->is_toplevel()) {
-			if( (! $this->get_data_value('self')) && ($conv->get_mode() !== 'profile')) {
-				if($this->get_data_value('wall')) {
-
+			if($conv->get_mode() !== 'profile') {
+				if($this->get_data_value('wall') AND !$this->get_data_value('self')) {
 					// On the network page, I am the owner. On the display page it will be the profile owner.
 					// This will have been stored in $a->page_contact by our calling page.
 					// Put this person as the wall owner of the wall-to-wall notice.
@@ -708,6 +707,7 @@ class Item extends BaseObject {
 					$owner_linkmatch = (($this->get_data_value('owner-link')) && link_compare($this->get_data_value('owner-link'),$this->get_data_value('author-link')));
 					$alias_linkmatch = (($this->get_data_value('alias')) && link_compare($this->get_data_value('alias'),$this->get_data_value('author-link')));
 					$owner_namematch = (($this->get_data_value('owner-name')) && $this->get_data_value('owner-name') == $this->get_data_value('author-name'));
+
 					if((! $owner_linkmatch) && (! $alias_linkmatch) && (! $owner_namematch)) {
 
 						// The author url doesn't match the owner (typically the contact)
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ class Item extends BaseObject {
 						// well that it's the same Bob Smith. 
 
 						// But it could be somebody else with the same name. It just isn't highly likely. 
-						
+
 
 						$this->owner_photo = $this->get_data_value('owner-avatar');
 						$this->owner_name = $this->get_data_value('owner-name');
diff --git a/view/templates/follow.tpl b/view/templates/follow.tpl
index 7cd7c5c537..1df5cd86b0 100644
--- a/view/templates/follow.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/follow.tpl
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<h3>{{$connect}}</h3>
 	<div id="connect-desc">{{$desc}}</div>
 	<form action="follow" method="post" >
-		<input id="side-follow-url" type="text" name="url" size="24" placeholder="{{$hint}}" title="{{$hint}}" /><input id="side-follow-submit" type="submit" name="submit" value="{{$follow}}" />
+		<input id="side-follow-url" type="text" name="url" value="{{$value}}" size="24" placeholder="{{$hint}}" title="{{$hint}}" /><input id="side-follow-submit" type="submit" name="submit" value="{{$follow}}" />
 	</form>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/view/templates/profile_vcard.tpl b/view/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
index 4734f55255..5c022b6a58 100644
--- a/view/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@
 				
 	
 	{{if $pdesc}}<div class="title">{{$profile.pdesc}}</div>{{/if}}
-	<div id="profile-photo-wrapper"><img class="photo" width="175" height="175" src="{{$profile.photo}}?rev={{$profile.picdate}}" alt="{{$profile.name}}"></div>
-
 
+	{{if $profile.picdate}}
+		<div id="profile-photo-wrapper"><img class="photo" width="175" height="175" src="{{$profile.photo}}?rev={{$profile.picdate}}" alt="{{$profile.name}}"></div>
+        {{else}}
+		<div id="profile-photo-wrapper"><img class="photo" width="175" height="175" src="{{$profile.photo}}" alt="{{$profile.name}}"></div>
+        {{/if}}
 
 	{{if $location}}
 		<dl class="location"><dt class="location-label">{{$location}}</dt> 
diff --git a/view/theme/vier/style.css b/view/theme/vier/style.css
index 88f310b26a..44f3b0ee05 100644
--- a/view/theme/vier/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/vier/style.css
@@ -898,6 +898,10 @@ aside .vcard dd {
   margin-left: 4px;
   /* width: 60%; */
 }
+aside #profile-photo-wrapper img {
+  width: 175px;
+}
+
 aside #profile-extra-links ul {
   padding: 0px;
   margin: 0px;
diff --git a/view/theme/vier/templates/profile_vcard.tpl b/view/theme/vier/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
index 49d031e07c..1d898eeed9 100644
--- a/view/theme/vier/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/vier/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
@@ -23,12 +23,17 @@
 			</ul>
 			</div>
 		{{else}}
-			<div class="profile-edit-side-div"><a class="profile-edit-side-link icon edit" title="{{$editprofile}}" href="profiles" ></a></div>
+			{{if $profile.menu}}
+				<div class="profile-edit-side-div"><a class="profile-edit-side-link icon edit" title="{{$editprofile}}" href="profiles" ></a></div>
+			{{/if}}
 		{{/if}}
 	</div>
 
-
-	<div id="profile-photo-wrapper"><img class="photo" src="{{$profile.photo}}?rev={{$profile.picdate}}" alt="{{$profile.name}}" /></div>
+	{{if $profile.picdate}}
+		<div id="profile-photo-wrapper"><img class="photo" src="{{$profile.photo}}?rev={{$profile.picdate}}" alt="{{$profile.name}}" /></div>
+	{{else}}
+		<div id="profile-photo-wrapper"><img class="photo" src="{{$profile.photo}}" alt="{{$profile.name}}" /></div>
+	{{/if}}
 	{{if $pdesc}}<div class="title">{{$profile.pdesc}}</div>{{/if}}
 
 
@@ -59,7 +64,11 @@
 	<div id="profile-extra-links">
 		<ul>
 			{{if $connect}}
-				<li><a id="dfrn-request-link" href="dfrn_request/{{$profile.nickname}}">{{$connect}}</a></li>
+				{{if $remoteconnect}}
+					<li><a id="dfrn-request-link" href="{{$remoteconnect}}">{{$connect}}</a></li>
+				{{else}}
+					<li><a id="dfrn-request-link" href="dfrn_request/{{$profile.nickname}}">{{$connect}}</a></li>
+				{{/if}}
 			{{/if}}
 		</ul>
 	</div>