diff --git a/app/Http/ViewComposers/SocialPostsComposer.php b/app/Http/ViewComposers/SocialPostsComposer.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ed93ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/ViewComposers/SocialPostsComposer.php
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\ViewComposers;
+
+use App\SocialPost;
+use App\InstagramPost;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
+
+class SocialPostsComposer
+{
+    protected $socialPosts;
+    protected $instagramPosts;
+
+    public function __construct(SocialPost $socialPosts, InstagramPost $instagramPosts)
+    {
+        $this->socialPosts = $socialPosts;
+        $this->instagramPosts = $instagramPosts;
+    }
+
+    public function compose(View $view)
+    {
+        $view->with('twitterPosts', $this->socialPosts->recent())->with('instagramPosts', $this->instagramPosts->recent());
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/InstagramPost.php b/app/InstagramPost.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2fa1bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/InstagramPost.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class InstagramPost extends SocialPost
+{
+    protected $table = 'social_posts';
+
+    public static function boot()
+    {
+        parent::boot();
+
+        static::addGlobalScope(function ($query) {
+            $query->where('platform', 'instagram');
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function recent($limit=3) {
+        $posts = $this->orderBy('pubDate','desc')->limit($limit)->get();
+
+        $posts = $posts->map(function ($item) {
+            return [
+                'srcLarge' => $item->media,
+                'srcSmall' => $item->media,
+                'socialUrl' => $item->socialUrl,
+            ];
+        });
+
+        return $posts;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
index 91eb8e0..1f00bc9 100644
--- a/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\View;
-use App\SocialPost;
 
 class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
 {
@@ -25,28 +24,5 @@ public function register()
      */
     public function boot()
     {
-        //
-        //footer variables
-        //tweets & facebook posts
-        $twitterArray = SocialPost::whereIn('platform',['twitter','facebook'])->orderBy('pubDate','desc')->limit(3)->get();
-        $twitterArray = $twitterArray->map(function ($item) {
-            return [
-                'source' => $item->platform,
-                'data' => $item->text,
-                'url' => $item->socialUrl,
-                'time' => $item->pubDate,
-            ];
-        });
-
-        //instagram
-        $instagramArray = SocialPost::where('platform','instagram')->orderBy('pubDate','desc')->limit(8)->get();
-        $instagramArray = $instagramArray->map(function ($item) {
-            return [
-                'srcLarge' => $item->media,
-                'srcSmall' => $item->media,
-            ];
-        });
-
-        View::share(['instagramArray' => $instagramArray, 'twitterArray' => $twitterArray]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Providers/ViewServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/ViewServiceProvider.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4310f3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Providers/ViewServiceProvider.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Providers;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\View;
+use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
+
+class ViewServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
+{
+    /**
+     * Register any application services.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function register()
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Bootstrap any application services.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function boot()
+    {
+        View::composer(
+            'components.footer', 'App\Http\ViewComposers\SocialPostsComposer'
+        );
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/SocialPost.php b/app/SocialPost.php
index 73f136c..d8ce7ac 100644
--- a/app/SocialPost.php
+++ b/app/SocialPost.php
@@ -7,4 +7,19 @@
 class SocialPost extends Model
 {
     protected $fillable = ['socialId'];
+
+    public function recent($limit=3) {
+        $posts = SocialPost::whereIn('socialId', ['facebook', 'twitter'])->orderBy('pubDate','desc')->limit($limit)->get();
+
+        $posts = $posts->map(function ($item) {
+            return [
+                'source' => $item->platform,
+                'data' => $item->text,
+                'url' => $item->socialUrl,
+                'time' => $item->pubDate,
+            ];
+        });
+
+        return $posts;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/config/app.php b/config/app.php
index b68d13b..2123423 100644
--- a/config/app.php
+++ b/config/app.php
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@
         Illuminate\Translation\TranslationServiceProvider::class,
         Illuminate\Validation\ValidationServiceProvider::class,
         Illuminate\View\ViewServiceProvider::class,
+        App\Providers\ViewServiceProvider::class,
 
         /*
          * Package Service Providers...
diff --git a/resources/views/components/footer.blade.php b/resources/views/components/footer.blade.php
index 06c3616..e7a0389 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/footer.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/footer.blade.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
                         <h5>Social Media Feed</h5>
                         <div class="textwidget">
                             <ul class="fetched_tweets light">
-                                @foreach ($twitterArray as $tweet)
+                                @foreach ($twitterPosts as $tweet)
                                 <li class="tweets_avatar">
                                     <div class="tweet_wrap">
                                         <div class="ltr">
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
                     <div class="widget widget_media_gallery">
                         <h5>Instagram Feed</h5>
                         <div class="gallery galleryid-25 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail">
-                            @foreach ($instagramArray as $instagram)
+                            @foreach ($instagramPosts as $instagram)
                             <dl class="gallery-item">
                                 <dt class="gallery-icon {{isset($instagram['portrait']) && $instagram['portrait']?'portrait':'landscape'}}">
                                     <img width="150" height="150" data-opt-src="{{$instagram['srcLarge']}}" src="{{$instagram['srcSmall']}}" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail hoverZoomLink" alt="" data-opt-loaded="true" data-opt-lazy-loaded="true" data-opt-otimized-width="75" data-opt-optimized-height="75" />