diff --git a/actions/newnotice.php b/actions/newnotice.php
index a4cc7d3aef..40a196a236 100644
--- a/actions/newnotice.php
+++ b/actions/newnotice.php
@@ -28,15 +28,12 @@ class NewnoticeAction extends Action {
 		if (!common_logged_in()) {
 			common_user_error(_t('Not logged in.'));
 		} else if ($this->arg('METHOD') == 'POST') {
-			if ($this->save_new_notice()) {
-				# XXX: smarter redirects
-				$user = common_current_user();
-				assert(!is_null($user)); # see if... above
-				# XXX: redirect to source
-				# XXX: use Ajax instead of a redirect
-				common_redirect(common_local_url('all',
-												 array('nickname' =>
-													   $user->nickname)));
+			$id = $this->save_new_notice();
+
+			if ($id) {
+				common_broadcast_notices($id);
+				common_redirect(common_local_url('shownotice',
+												 array('notice' => $id)), 303);
 			} else {
 				common_server_error(_t('Problem saving notice.'));
 			}
diff --git a/doc/TODO b/doc/TODO
index 0093f35590..56f74de1b8 100644
--- a/doc/TODO
+++ b/doc/TODO
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 + common_local_url()
 - configuration for DB_DataObject
 + date formatting
++ new notice redirects to notice page
++ date in shown notice links to notice page
++ common_redirect()
 - release 0.1
 - require valid nicknames
 - store canonical username for comparison and fetch
diff --git a/lib/common.php b/lib/common.php
index f7b93011c3..4cef9f0d90 100644
--- a/lib/common.php
+++ b/lib/common.php
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ define('MAX_AVATAR_SIZE', 256 * 1024);
 
 $config =
   array('site' =>
-		array('name' => 'Just another µB'),
+		array('name' => 'Just another µB',
+			  'server' => 'localhost',
+			  'path' => '/'),
 		'avatar' =>
 		array('directory' => INSTALLDIR . 'files',
 			  'path' => '/files'),
@@ -258,13 +260,13 @@ function common_avatar_url($filename) {
 }
 
 function common_local_url($action, $args) {
+	global $config;
 	/* XXX: pretty URLs */
 	$extra = '';
 	foreach ($args as $key => $value) {
 		$extra .= "&${key}=${value}";
 	}
-	/* XXX: correct path */
-	return "/index.php?action=${action}${extra}";
+	return "http://".$config['site']['server'].'/'.$config['site']['path']."/index.php?action=${action}${extra}";
 }
 
 function commmon_date_string($dt) {
@@ -272,6 +274,25 @@ function commmon_date_string($dt) {
 	return date(DATE_RFC822);
 }
 
+function common_redirect($url, $code=307) {
+	static $status = (301 => "Moved Permanently",
+					  302 => "Found",
+					  303 => "See Other",
+					  307 => "Temporary Redirect");
+	header("Status: ${code} $status[$code]");
+	header("Location: $url");
+	common_element('a', array('href' => $url), $url);
+}
+
+function common_broadcast_notices($id) {
+	// XXX: broadcast notices to remote subscribers
+	// XXX: broadcast notices to SMS
+	// XXX: broadcast notices to Jabber
+	// XXX: broadcast notices to other IM
+	// XXX: use a queue system like http://code.google.com/p/microapps/wiki/NQDQ
+	return true;
+}
+
 // XXX: set up gettext
 
 function _t($str) { $str }
diff --git a/lib/stream.php b/lib/stream.php
index 9129693804..6b2ab24ff0 100644
--- a/lib/stream.php
+++ b/lib/stream.php
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ class StreamAction extends Action {
 					   $profile->nickname);
 		# FIXME: URL, image, video, audio
 		common_element('span', array('class' => 'content'), $notice->content);
-		common_element('span', array('class' => 'date'),
+		$noticeurl = common_local_url('shownotice', array('notice' => $notice->id));
+		common_element('a', array('class' => 'notice',
+								  'href' => $noticeurl),
 					   common_date_string($notice->created));
 		common_end_element('div');
 	}