diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/performance_sample.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/performance_sample.rb
index db02b26c1..703ebe2e0 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/performance_sample.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/performance_sample.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module JamRuby
 
     PERMISSION_MSG = "You do not have permission to perform this operation."
 
-    attr_accessible :user_id, :service_type, :claimed_recording_id, :service_id, :url
+    attr_accessible :user_id, :service_type, :claimed_recording_id, :service_id, :url, :description
 
     belongs_to :user, :class_name => "JamRuby::User", :foreign_key => "user_id"
     belongs_to :claimed_recording, :class_name => "JamRuby::ClaimedRecording", :foreign_key => "claimed_recording_id"
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ module JamRuby
         :service_type => options[:service_type], 
         :claimed_recording_id => options[:claimed_recording_id],
         :service_id => options[:service_id],
-        :url => options[:url]
+        :url => options[:url],
+        :description => options[:description]
       })
 
       ps.save! if save
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb
index 6a8da6870..cb9df691c 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb
@@ -669,8 +669,8 @@ module JamRuby
       end
 
       online_presences.each do |op|
-        op = OnlinePresence.create(self, online_presences, false)      
-        self.online_presences << op
+        new_presence = OnlinePresence.create(self, op, false)      
+        self.online_presences << new_presence
       end
     end
 
@@ -680,8 +680,8 @@ module JamRuby
       end
 
       performance_samples.each do |ps|
-        ps = PerformanceSample.create(self, performance_samples, false)      
-        self.performance_samples << ps
+        new_sample = PerformanceSample.create(self, ps, false)      
+        self.performance_samples << new_sample
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/accounts_profile_samples.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/accounts_profile_samples.js
index e884d3549..26867b7bf 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/accounts_profile_samples.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/accounts_profile_samples.js
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
   context.JK = context.JK || {};
   context.JK.AccountProfileSamples = function(app) {
     var $document = $(document);
+
+    // used to initialize RecordingSourceValidator in site_validator.js.coffee
+    window.jamkazamRecordingSources = [];
+    window.soundCloudRecordingSources = [];
+    window.youTubeRecordingSources = [];
+
     var logger = context.JK.logger;
     var EVENTS = context.JK.EVENTS;
     var api = context.JK.Rest();
@@ -25,9 +31,9 @@
     var $twitterUsername = $screen.find('#twitter-username');
 
     // performance samples
-    var $jamkazamSampleList = $screen.find('.samples.jamkazam');
-    var $soundCloudSampleList = $screen.find('.samples.soundcloud');
-    var $youTubeSampleList = $screen.find('.samples.youtube');
+    var $jamkazamSampleList = $screen.find('.samples.jamkazam').find('.sample-list');
+    var $soundCloudSampleList = $screen.find('.samples.soundcloud').find('.sample-list');
+    var $youTubeSampleList = $screen.find('.samples.youtube').find('.sample-list');
 
     // buttons
     var $btnAddJkRecording = $screen.find('#btn-add-jk-recording');
@@ -43,6 +49,7 @@
         .done(function(userDetail) {
           renderPresence(userDetail);
           renderSamples(userDetail);
+          $document.triggerHandler('INIT_SITE_VALIDATORS');
         });
     }
 
@@ -93,30 +100,48 @@
     }
 
     function renderSamples(user) {
-
       // JamKazam recordings
       var samples = profileUtils.jamkazamSamples(user.performance_samples);
-      if (samples && samples.length > 0) {
-        $.each(samples, function(index, val) {
-
-        });
-      }
+      loadSamples(samples, 'jamkazam', $jamkazamSampleList, window.jamkazamRecordingSources);
 
       // SoundCloud recordings
       samples = profileUtils.soundCloudSamples(user.performance_samples);
-      if (samples && samples.length > 0) {
-        $.each(samples, function(index, val) {
-
-        });
-      }
+      loadSamples(samples, 'soundcloud', $soundCloudSampleList, window.soundCloudRecordingSources);
 
       // YouTube videos
       samples = profileUtils.youTubeSamples(user.performance_samples);
-      if (samples && samples.length > 0) {
-        $.each(samples, function(index, val) {
-          
-        });
+      loadSamples(samples, 'youtube', $youTubeSampleList, window.youTubeRecordingSources);
+    }
+
+    function loadSamples(samples, type, $sampleList, recordingSources) {
+      if (type === 'jamkazam') {
+
       }
+      else {
+        if (samples && samples.length > 0) {
+          $.each(samples, function(index, val) {
+
+            recordingSources.push({
+              'url': val.url,
+              'recording_id': val.service_id,
+              'recording_title': val.description
+            });
+
+            var recordingIdAttr = ' data-recording-id="' + val.service_id + '" ';
+            var recordingUrlAttr = ' data-recording-url="' + val.url + '" ';
+            var recordingTitleAttr = ' data-recording-title="' + val.description + '"';
+            var title = formatTitle(val.description);
+            $sampleList.append('<div class="recording-row left entry"' + recordingIdAttr + recordingUrlAttr + recordingTitleAttr + '>' + title + '</div>');
+
+            var onclick = "onclick=removeRow(\'" + val.service_id + "\',\'" + type + "\');";
+            $sampleList.append('<div class="right close-button" ' + recordingIdAttr + onclick + '>X</div>');
+          });
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    function formatTitle(title) {
+      return title && title.length > 30 ? title.substring(0, 30) + "..." : title;
     }
 
     function events() {
@@ -163,15 +188,42 @@
     function addOnlinePresence(presenceArray, username, type) {
       if ($.trim(username).length > 0) {
         presenceArray.push({
-          service_type: type,
-          username: username
+          'user_id': context.JK.currentUserId,
+          'service_type': type,
+          'username': username
         });
       }
     }
 
     function addPerformanceSamples(sampleArray, $samplesSelector, type) {
-      var sampleTable = $samplesSelector.find('table');
+      var rows = $samplesSelector.find('.recording-row');
+
       // loop over rows, extracting service id, description, and url
+      rows.each(function(index) {
+        var id = $(this).attr('data-recording-id');
+        var url = $(this).attr('data-recording-url');
+        var title = $(this).attr('data-recording-title');
+
+        if (type === 'jamkazam') {
+          sampleArray.push({
+            'user_id': context.JK.currentUserId,
+            'service_type': type,
+            'claimed_recording_id': id,
+            'url': url,
+            'description': title
+          });
+        }
+
+        else {
+          sampleArray.push({
+            'user_id': context.JK.currentUserId,
+            'service_type': type,
+            'service_id': id,
+            'url': url,
+            'description': title
+          });
+        }
+      });
     }
 
     function handleUpdateProfile() {
@@ -194,6 +246,9 @@
       addPerformanceSamples(ps, $soundCloudSampleList, performanceSampleTypes.SOUNDCLOUD.description);
       addPerformanceSamples(ps, $youTubeSampleList, performanceSampleTypes.YOUTUBE.description);
 
+      logger.debug('online_presences = %o', op);
+      logger.debug('performance_samples = %o', ps);
+
       api.updateUser({
         website: $website.val(),
         online_presences: op,
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/profile.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/profile.js
index 916c6a8b4..9d9adb0e9 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/profile.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/profile.js
@@ -561,19 +561,23 @@
         }
 
         $.each(jamkazamSamples, function(index, sample) {
-          $jamkazamSamples.append("<a href='" + "'>" + sample.claimed_recording.name + "</a><br/>");
+          $jamkazamSamples.append("<a href='" + sample.url + "' rel='external'>" + formatTitle(sample.claimed_recording.name) + "</a><br/>");
         });
 
         $.each(soundCloudSamples, function(index, sample) {
-          $soundCloudSamples.append("<a href='" + "'>" + sample.description + "</a><br/>");
+          $soundCloudSamples.append("<a href='" + sample.url + "' rel='external'>"  + formatTitle(sample.description) + "</a><br/>");
         });
 
         $.each(youTubeSamples, function(index, sample) {
-          $youTubeSamples.append("<a href=''>" + sample.description + "</a><br/>");
+          $youTubeSamples.append("<a href='" + sample.url + "' rel='external'>" + formatTitle(sample.description) + "</a><br/>");
         });
       }
     }
 
+    function formatTitle(title) {
+      return title && title.length > 30 ? title.substring(0, 30) + "..." : title;
+    }
+
     function renderOnlinePresence() {
       // online presences
       var onlinePresences = user.online_presences;
diff --git a/web/app/views/clients/_account_profile_samples.html.erb b/web/app/views/clients/_account_profile_samples.html.erb
index 6af344f03..ec3d776d6 100644
--- a/web/app/views/clients/_account_profile_samples.html.erb
+++ b/web/app/views/clients/_account_profile_samples.html.erb
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@
   }
 
   var initialized = false;
+  $(document).on('INIT_SITE_VALIDATORS', function(e, data) {
+    window.soundCloudRecordingValidator.init(window.soundCloudRecordingSources);
+    window.youTubeRecordingValidator.init(window.youTubeRecordingSources);
+  });
+
   $(document).on('JAMKAZAM_READY', function(e, data) {
     window.JK.JamServer.get$Server().on(window.JK.EVENTS.CONNECTION_UP, function() {
       if(initialized) {
@@ -159,34 +164,32 @@
 
       setTimeout(function() {
         window.urlValidator = new JK.SiteValidator('url', userNameSuccessCallback, userNameFailCallback);
-        urlValidator.init();
+        window.urlValidator.init();
 
         window.soundCloudValidator = new JK.SiteValidator('soundcloud', userNameSuccessCallback, userNameFailCallback);
-        soundCloudValidator.init();
+        window.soundCloudValidator.init();
 
         window.reverbNationValidator = new JK.SiteValidator('reverbnation', userNameSuccessCallback, userNameFailCallback);
-        reverbNationValidator.init();
+        window.reverbNationValidator.init();
 
         window.bandCampValidator = new JK.SiteValidator('bandcamp', userNameSuccessCallback, userNameFailCallback);
-        bandCampValidator.init();
+        window.bandCampValidator.init();
 
         window.fandalismValidator = new JK.SiteValidator('fandalism', userNameSuccessCallback, userNameFailCallback);
-        fandalismValidator.init();
+        window.fandalismValidator.init();
 
         window.youTubeValidator = new JK.SiteValidator('youtube', userNameSuccessCallback, userNameFailCallback);
-        youTubeValidator.init();
+        window.youTubeValidator.init();
 
         window.facebookValidator = new JK.SiteValidator('facebook', userNameSuccessCallback, userNameFailCallback);
-        facebookValidator.init();
+        window.facebookValidator.init();
 
         window.twitterValidator = new JK.SiteValidator('twitter', userNameSuccessCallback, userNameFailCallback);
-        twitterValidator.init();
+        window.twitterValidator.init();
 
         window.soundCloudRecordingValidator = new JK.RecordingSourceValidator('rec_soundcloud', soundCloudSuccessCallback, siteFailCallback);
-        soundCloudRecordingValidator.init();
 
         window.youTubeRecordingValidator = new JK.RecordingSourceValidator('rec_youtube', youTubeSuccessCallback, siteFailCallback);
-        youTubeRecordingValidator.init();
       }, 1);
 
       function userNameSuccessCallback($inputDiv) {
@@ -214,16 +217,17 @@
 
         var recordingSources = recordingSiteValidator.recordingSources();
         if (recordingSources && recordingSources.length > 0) {
-          console.log('recordingSources=%o', recordingSources);
           var $sampleList = $sampleList.find('.sample-list');
           var addedRecording = recordingSources[recordingSources.length-1];
+
+          // TODO: this code is repeated in JS file
           var recordingIdAttr = ' data-recording-id="' + addedRecording.recording_id + '" ';
           var recordingUrlAttr = ' data-recording-url="' + addedRecording.url + '" ';
           var recordingTitleAttr = ' data-recording-title="' + addedRecording.recording_title + '"';
           var title = formatTitle(addedRecording.recording_title);
-          $sampleList.append('<div class="recording-row left entry"' + recordingIdAttr + recordingUrlAttr + '>' + title + '</div>');
+          $sampleList.append('<div class="recording-row left entry"' + recordingIdAttr + recordingUrlAttr + recordingTitleAttr + '>' + title + '</div>');
 
-          var onclick = "onclick=removeRow(" + addedRecording.recording_id + ",\'" + type + "\');";
+          var onclick = "onclick=removeRow(\'" + addedRecording.recording_id + "\',\'" + type + "\');";
           $sampleList.append('<div class="right close-button" ' + recordingIdAttr + onclick + '>X</div>');
         }
 
@@ -231,7 +235,7 @@
       }
 
       function formatTitle(title) {
-        return title && title.length > 30 ? title.substring(0, 30) : title;
+        return title && title.length > 30 ? title.substring(0, 30) + "..." : title;
       }
 
       function siteFailCallback($inputDiv) {