diff --git a/static/css/pad_lite.css b/static/css/pad_lite.css
index 2fd9a9b60..66480fd43 100644
--- a/static/css/pad_lite.css
+++ b/static/css/pad_lite.css
@@ -1022,3 +1022,21 @@ position: relative;
   height:50px;
 }
 
+#chatthrob{
+display:none;
+position:absolute;
+bottom:40px;
+font-size:14px;
+width:150px;
+height:40px;
+right: 20px;
+z-index: 200;
+background-color: #000;
+color: white;
+background-color: rgb(0,0,0);
+background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.7);
+padding: 10px;
+-moz-border-radius: 6px;
+border-radius: 6px;
+opacity:.8;
+}
diff --git a/static/js/chat.js b/static/js/chat.js
index 431be4f27..3cd7e01b2 100644
--- a/static/js/chat.js
+++ b/static/js/chat.js
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ var chat = (function()
         var count = Number($("#chatcounter").text());
         count++;
         $("#chatcounter").text(count);
-        
-        //animation
-        $("#chatcounter").css({"font-weight": "bold"});
-        setTimeout('$("#chatcounter").css({"font-weight": "normal"})', 500);
+        // chat throb stuff -- Just make it throb in for ~2 secs then fadeotu
+        $('#chatthrob').html("<b>"+authorName+"</b>" + ": " + text);
+        $('#chatthrob').effect("pulsate", {times:1,mode:"hide"},2000);
       }
       
       self.scrollDown();
+
     },
     init: function()
     {
diff --git a/static/js/jquery-ui.js b/static/js/jquery-ui.js
index a640b8955..026ffdbea 100644
--- a/static/js/jquery-ui.js
+++ b/static/js/jquery-ui.js
@@ -126,6 +126,20 @@ e/2)<1)return d/2*Math.pow(2,10*(a-1))+b;return d/2*(-Math.pow(2,-10*--a)+2)+b},
 h);return-(h*Math.pow(2,10*(a-=1))*Math.sin((a*e-c)*2*Math.PI/g))+b},easeOutElastic:function(c,a,b,d,e){c=1.70158;var g=0,h=d;if(a==0)return b;if((a/=e)==1)return b+d;g||(g=e*0.3);if(h<Math.abs(d)){h=d;c=g/4}else c=g/(2*Math.PI)*Math.asin(d/h);return h*Math.pow(2,-10*a)*Math.sin((a*e-c)*2*Math.PI/g)+d+b},easeInOutElastic:function(c,a,b,d,e){c=1.70158;var g=0,h=d;if(a==0)return b;if((a/=e/2)==2)return b+d;g||(g=e*0.3*1.5);if(h<Math.abs(d)){h=d;c=g/4}else c=g/(2*Math.PI)*Math.asin(d/h);if(a<1)return-0.5*
 h*Math.pow(2,10*(a-=1))*Math.sin((a*e-c)*2*Math.PI/g)+b;return h*Math.pow(2,-10*(a-=1))*Math.sin((a*e-c)*2*Math.PI/g)*0.5+d+b},easeInBack:function(c,a,b,d,e,g){if(g==j)g=1.70158;return d*(a/=e)*a*((g+1)*a-g)+b},easeOutBack:function(c,a,b,d,e,g){if(g==j)g=1.70158;return d*((a=a/e-1)*a*((g+1)*a+g)+1)+b},easeInOutBack:function(c,a,b,d,e,g){if(g==j)g=1.70158;if((a/=e/2)<1)return d/2*a*a*(((g*=1.525)+1)*a-g)+b;return d/2*((a-=2)*a*(((g*=1.525)+1)*a+g)+2)+b},easeInBounce:function(c,a,b,d,e){return d-f.easing.easeOutBounce(c,
 e-a,0,d,e)+b},easeOutBounce:function(c,a,b,d,e){return(a/=e)<1/2.75?d*7.5625*a*a+b:a<2/2.75?d*(7.5625*(a-=1.5/2.75)*a+0.75)+b:a<2.5/2.75?d*(7.5625*(a-=2.25/2.75)*a+0.9375)+b:d*(7.5625*(a-=2.625/2.75)*a+0.984375)+b},easeInOutBounce:function(c,a,b,d,e){if(a<e/2)return f.easing.easeInBounce(c,a*2,0,d,e)*0.5+b;return f.easing.easeOutBounce(c,a*2-e,0,d,e)*0.5+d*0.5+b}})}(jQuery);
+;/*
+ * jQuery UI Effects Pulsate 1.8.14
+ *
+ * Copyright 2011, AUTHORS.txt (http://jqueryui.com/about)
+ * Dual licensed under the MIT or GPL Version 2 licenses.
+ * http://jquery.org/license
+ *
+ * http://docs.jquery.com/UI/Effects/Pulsate
+ *
+ * Depends:
+ *	jquery.effects.core.js
+ */
+(function(d){d.effects.pulsate=function(a){return this.queue(function(){var b=d(this),c=d.effects.setMode(b,a.options.mode||"show");times=(a.options.times||5)*2-1;duration=a.duration?a.duration/2:d.fx.speeds._default/2;isVisible=b.is(":visible");animateTo=0;if(!isVisible){b.css("opacity",0).show();animateTo=1}if(c=="hide"&&isVisible||c=="show"&&!isVisible)times--;for(c=0;c<times;c++){b.animate({opacity:animateTo},duration,a.options.easing);animateTo=(animateTo+1)%2}b.animate({opacity:animateTo},duration,
+a.options.easing,function(){animateTo==0&&b.hide();a.callback&&a.callback.apply(this,arguments)});b.queue("fx",function(){b.dequeue()}).dequeue()})}})(jQuery);
 ;/*
  * jQuery UI Effects Slide 1.8.14
  *
diff --git a/static/pad.html b/static/pad.html
index 7177ce69f..3e2161fe4 100644
--- a/static/pad.html
+++ b/static/pad.html
@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@ Use this link to share a read-only version of your pad:<input id="readonlyInput"
 </div>
 </div>
 
+<div id="chatthrob">
+
+</div>
+
 <div id="chaticon">
 <a onClick="chat.show();return false;"
 	title="Open the chat for this pad">