diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/applicationsupportlayer/social/AslNewsManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/applicationsupportlayer/social/AslNewsManager.java
index 6c03882..8ebdb81 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/applicationsupportlayer/social/AslNewsManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/applicationsupportlayer/social/AslNewsManager.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import org.gcube.portal.databook.server.DatabookStore;
  * @author Massimiliano Assante, ISTI-CNR
  * @version 0.1 Dec 2012
  *
+ * use to share updates from within your application, the update will be published in the Users News Feed belonging to the VRE your application runs into 
  */
 public class AslNewsManager implements NewsManager {
 		
@@ -23,7 +24,13 @@ public class AslNewsManager implements NewsManager {
 	public AslNewsManager(ASLSession session) {
 		this.session = session;
 	}	
-	
+	/**
+	 * {@inheritDoc}
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean shareApplicationUpdate(Class<?> applicationClass, String description) {
+		return true;
+	}
 	/**
 	 * {@inheritDoc}
 	 */
@@ -39,4 +46,5 @@ public class AslNewsManager implements NewsManager {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/applicationsupportlayer/social/NewsManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/applicationsupportlayer/social/NewsManager.java
index 4b1ee11..0a499cd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/applicationsupportlayer/social/NewsManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/applicationsupportlayer/social/NewsManager.java
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ public interface NewsManager {
 	 * @param uri the link to which the subject of this update is available
 	 * @return true if the update is correctly delivered, false otherwise
 	 */
+	boolean shareApplicationUpdate(Class<?> applicationClass, String description);
+	/**
+	 * use to share an update from your application with a reference to the news subject
+	 * 
+	 * @param applicationClass your servlet class name will be used ad unique identifier for your application
+	 * @param description add a description for the update you are sharing
+	 * @param uri the link to which the subject of this update is available
+	 * @return true if the update is correctly delivered, false otherwise
+	 */
 	boolean shareApplicationUpdate(Class<?> applicationClass, String description, String uri);
 	/**
 	 * use to share an update from your application with a link preview