diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/server/ShareUpdateServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/server/ShareUpdateServiceImpl.java
index 03bd307..037c9fc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/server/ShareUpdateServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/server/ShareUpdateServiceImpl.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import org.gcube.application.framework.core.session.ASLSession;
 import org.gcube.application.framework.core.session.SessionManager;
 import org.gcube.applicationsupportlayer.social.ApplicationNotificationsManager;
 import org.gcube.applicationsupportlayer.social.NotificationsManager;
+import org.gcube.applicationsupportlayer.social.shared.SocialNetworkingSite;
 import org.gcube.applicationsupportlayer.social.shared.SocialNetworkingUser;
 import org.gcube.common.portal.GCubePortalConstants;
 import org.gcube.common.portal.PortalContext;
@@ -243,7 +244,8 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 
 		//send the notification about this posts to everyone in the group if notifyGroup is true
 		if (pLevel == PrivacyLevel.SINGLE_VRE && vreOrgId != null && notifyGroup) {
-			NotificationsManager nm = new ApplicationNotificationsManager(getThreadLocalRequest(),
+			NotificationsManager nm = new ApplicationNotificationsManager(
+					new SocialNetworkingSite(getThreadLocalRequest()), 
 					vreScope2Set, 
 					new SocialNetworkingUser(username, email, fullName, thumbnailAvatarURL), 
 					NEWS_FEED_PORTLET_CLASSNAME);
@@ -253,7 +255,8 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 		}
 		//send the notification to the mentioned users	
 		if (mentionedUsers != null && mentionedUsers.size() > 0) {
-			NotificationsManager nm = new ApplicationNotificationsManager(getThreadLocalRequest(),
+			NotificationsManager nm = new ApplicationNotificationsManager(
+					new SocialNetworkingSite(getThreadLocalRequest()), 
 					vreScope2Set, 
 					new SocialNetworkingUser(username, email, fullName, thumbnailAvatarURL), 
 					NEWS_FEED_PORTLET_CLASSNAME);
@@ -448,7 +451,8 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 
 		//send the notification about this posts to everyone in the group if notifyGroup is true
 		if (pLevel == PrivacyLevel.SINGLE_VRE && vreOrgId != null &&  notifyGroup) {
-			NotificationsManager nm = new ApplicationNotificationsManager(getThreadLocalRequest(),
+			NotificationsManager nm = new ApplicationNotificationsManager(
+					new SocialNetworkingSite(getThreadLocalRequest()), 
 					vreScope2Set, 
 					new SocialNetworkingUser(username, email, fullName, thumbnailAvatarURL), 
 					NEWS_FEED_PORTLET_CLASSNAME);
@@ -458,7 +462,8 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 		}
 		//send the notification to the mentioned users	
 		if (mentionedUsers != null && mentionedUsers.size() > 0) {
-			NotificationsManager nm = new ApplicationNotificationsManager(getThreadLocalRequest(),
+			NotificationsManager nm = new ApplicationNotificationsManager(
+					new SocialNetworkingSite(getThreadLocalRequest()), 
 					vreScope2Set, 
 					new SocialNetworkingUser(username, email, fullName, thumbnailAvatarURL), 
 					NEWS_FEED_PORTLET_CLASSNAME);