diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/lib/uservoice.js b/app/assets/javascripts/lib/uservoice.js
index ae2e0f3f..991beff8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/lib/uservoice.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/lib/uservoice.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ if(USERVOICE == undefined) {
   USERVOICE = {};
 }
 
-USERVOICE.load = function (barometer_id) {
+USERVOICE.load = function (name, id, email, sso_token) {
 // Include the UserVoice JavaScript SDK (only needed once on a page)
 UserVoice=window.UserVoice||[];(function(){var uv=document.createElement('script');uv.type='text/javascript';uv.async=true;uv.src='//widget.uservoice.com/wybK0nSMNuhlWkIKzTyWg.js';var s=document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(uv,s)})();
 
@@ -21,24 +21,16 @@ UserVoice.push(['set', {
 
 // Identify the user and pass traits
 // To enable, replace sample data with actual user traits and uncomment the line
-//TODO NEED HELP HERE MAKING SURE CORRECT USER DATA GETS PUSHED
-UserVoice.push(['identify', {
-  //email:      'getElementsByTagName(userid)', // User’s email address
-  name: "userid", // User’s real name
-  //created_at: 1364406966, // Unix timestamp for the date the user signed up
-  id: "Metamaps.Active.Mapper.id", // Optional: Unique id of the user (if set, this should not change)
-  //type:       'Owner', // Optional: segment your users by type
-  //account: {
-  //  id:           123, // Optional: associate multiple users with a single account
-  //  name:         'Acme, Co.', // Account name
-  //  created_at:   1364406966, // Unix timestamp for the date the account was created
-  //  monthly_rate: 9.99, // Decimal; monthly rate of the account
-  //  ltv:          1495.00, // Decimal; lifetime value of the account
-  //  plan:         'Enhanced' // Plan name for the account
-  //}
-}]);
+if (name) {
+  UserVoice.push(['setSSO', sso_token]);
+  UserVoice.push(['identify', {
+    'email': email, // User’s email address
+    'name': name, // User’s real name
+    'id': id, // Optional: Unique id of the user 
+  }]);
+}
 
-// Add default trigger to the bottom-right corner of the window:
+// Add default trigger to the bottom-left corner of the window:
 UserVoice.push(['addTrigger', { mode: 'contact', trigger_position: 'bottom-left' }]);
 
 // Or, use your own custom trigger:
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/uservoice.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/uservoice.css
index fd3c68f5..953a5e5b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/uservoice.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/uservoice.css
@@ -13,137 +13,4 @@ div.uv-icon.uv-bottom-left {
 	top:25%;
 	width:25px;
 	z-index:100000;	
-	}
-
-/* =NOTHING AFTER THIS POINT IS BEING USED
---------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-#barometer_overlay { 
-	top:0; 
-	left:0; 
-	width: 100%; 
-	height: 100%; 
-	position: fixed; 
-	_position: absolute; 
-	z-index: 1000000; 
-	}
-
-#barometer_overlay * { 
-	margin: 0; 
-	padding: 0; 
-	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; 
-	font-style:normal; 
-	font-variant:normal; 
-	font-size: 12px; 
-	color:#333;
-	}
-
-/* =Barometer Overlay -> Main
---------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-#barometer_main { 
-	width: 550px; 
-	height: 100%; 
-	margin: 0 auto; 
-	z-index:2; 
-	position:relative; 
-	background-color: transparent;
-	}
-
-#barometer_main div { 
-	padding: 5px 20px 0 20px; 
-	margin:0; 
-	background: #EEE; 
-	overflow:none; 
-	border-right: solid 2px #000; 
-	border-left: solid 2px #000; 
-	}
-
-#barometer_overlay #barometer_main #overlay_loading h2 {
-	padding: 10px 0; 
-	font-size:28px; 
-	}
-
-#barometer_overlay #barometer_main #barometer_close:hover {
-	background-position:-42px 0;
-	}
-
-#barometer_overlay #barometer_main a#barometer_close {
-	background-image:url(../images/barometer_close.png);
-	cursor:pointer;
-	height:42px;
-	outline-color:-moz-use-text-color;
-	outline-style:none;
-	outline-width:medium;
-	overflow:hidden;
-	position:absolute;
-	top:-23px;
-	right:-22px;
-	width:42px;
-	z-index:4;
-	border: none;
-	}
-
-#barometer_overlay #barometer_main span {
-	background:url(../images/close.png) no-repeat scroll 33px 0 transparent;
-	color:#FFFFFF;
-	cursor:pointer;
-	float:right;
-	font-size:11px;
-	height:20px;
-	padding-right:20px;
-	text-decoration:underline;
-}
-	
-#barometer_iframe {
-    width: 550px;
-    height: 100%;
-    background: transparent url(../images/barometer_loading.png) no-repeat;
-}
-#barometer_iframe.loaded {
-      background: transparent;
-}
-
-
-/* =Barometer Overlay -> Main -> Overlay header
---------------------------------------------------------*/
-	
-#barometer_overlay #barometer_main #overlay_header {
- 	padding:6px 5px 1px 0; 
-	background-color:#333;
- 	font-weight: bold; 
-	height:18px; 
-	border: solid 2px #000;
-	}
-
-#barometer_overlay #barometer_main #overlay_header a {
-	color:#fff;
-	float:left;
-	font-size:15px;
-	margin-left:5px;
-	font-weight: normal; 
-	}
-
-#barometer_overlay #barometer_main #overlay_header span {
- 	float:right; 
-	height:20px; 
-	padding-right:20px; 
-	background: transparent url(../images/close.png) no-repeat 33px 0;
- 	text-decoration:underline; 
-	font-size:11px; 
-	cursor:pointer; 
-	color: #fff;
-	}
-	
-/* =Barometer screen id - used to close barometer 
---------------------------------------------------------*/
-	
-#barometer_screen { 
-	top:0; 
-	left:0; 
-	z-index:1;
-	width: 100%; 
-	position: absolute; 
-	background-color: #000; 
-	opacity: 0.42; filter:alpha(opacity=42); -moz-opacity: 0.42;
-	}
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+}
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diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
index a05a85c3..b0e0dcca 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@
 <%= render :partial => 'layouts/templates' %>
 <%= render :partial => 'shared/metacodeBgColors' %>
 <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
-    //BAROMETER.load('Scqak8nyHdFEkezKMNeQp');
-    USERVOICE.load();
     <% if authenticated? %>
         Metamaps.Active.Mapper = <%= user.to_json.html_safe %>
     <% else %>
@@ -89,6 +87,13 @@
     Metamaps.Loading.loader.setDensity(41); // default is 40
     Metamaps.Loading.loader.setRange(0.9); // default is 1.3
     Metamaps.Loading.loader.show(); // Hidden by default
+
+    // set up uservoice with signed in user
+    <% if authenticated? %>
+        USERVOICE.load(Metamaps.Active.Mapper.name, Metamaps.Active.Mapper.id, "<%= user.email %>", "<%= current_sso_token %>");
+    <% else %>
+        USERVOICE.load();
+    <% end %>
 </script>
 
 <%= render :partial => 'layouts/googleanalytics' if Rails.env.production? %>
diff --git a/config/initializers/redis.rb b/config/initializers/redis.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index a109199a..00000000
--- a/config/initializers/redis.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-if Rails.env.development?  ## this also applies to metamaps.cc production mode
-  $redis = Redis.new(:host => 'localhost', :port=> 6379)
-elsif Rails.env.production?  ## this is for the heroku staging environment
-  uri = URI.parse(ENV["REDISTOGO_URL"])
-  $redis = Redis.new(:host => uri.host, :port => uri.port, :password => uri.password)
-end
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diff --git a/config/initializers/uservoice.rb b/config/initializers/uservoice.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b010613
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/initializers/uservoice.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+require 'uservoice-ruby'
+
+def current_sso_token
+    @current_sso_token ||= UserVoice.generate_sso_token('metamapscc', ENV['SSO_KEY'], {
+      :email => current_user.email
+    }, 300) # Default expiry time is 5 minutes = 300 seconds
+end
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