diff --git a/common/app/create-reducer.js b/common/app/create-reducer.js
index 80964bc069..619f0416ff 100644
--- a/common/app/create-reducer.js
+++ b/common/app/create-reducer.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   reducer as challengesApp,
   projectNormalizer
 } from './routes/challenges/redux';
+import { reducer as settingsApp } from './routes/settings/redux';
 
 export default function createReducer(sideReducers = {}) {
   return combineReducers({
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ export default function createReducer(sideReducers = {}) {
     app,
     toasts,
     challengesApp,
+    settingsApp,
     form: formReducer.normalize({ ...projectNormalizer })
   });
 }
diff --git a/common/app/redux/actions.js b/common/app/redux/actions.js
index 75d921a777..435d3e93cd 100644
--- a/common/app/redux/actions.js
+++ b/common/app/redux/actions.js
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ export const updateUserPoints = createAction(
   types.updateUserPoints,
   (username, points) => ({ username, points })
 );
+// updateUserPoints(username: String, flag: String) => Action
+export const updateUserFlag = createAction(
+  types.updateUserFlag,
+  (username, flag) => ({ username, flag })
+);
 // updateCompletedChallenges(username: String) => Action
 export const updateCompletedChallenges = createAction(
   types.updateCompletedChallenges
diff --git a/common/app/redux/entities-reducer.js b/common/app/redux/entities-reducer.js
index 979fb7ca98..250ae395cc 100644
--- a/common/app/redux/entities-reducer.js
+++ b/common/app/redux/entities-reducer.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const initialState = {
 };
 
 export default function entities(state = initialState, action) {
-  const { type, payload: { username, points } = {} } = action;
+  const { type, payload: { username, points, flag } = {} } = action;
   if (type === updateCompletedChallenges) {
     const username = action.payload;
     const completedChallengeMap = state.user[username].challengeMap || {};
@@ -44,5 +44,17 @@ export default function entities(state = initialState, action) {
       ...action.meta.entities
     };
   }
+  if (action.type === types.updateUserFlag) {
+    return {
+      ...state,
+      user: {
+        ...state.user,
+        [username]: {
+          ...state.user[username],
+          [flag]: !state.user[username][flag]
+        }
+      }
+    };
+  }
   return state;
 }
diff --git a/common/app/redux/types.js b/common/app/redux/types.js
index db6d159809..3ab9197c8b 100644
--- a/common/app/redux/types.js
+++ b/common/app/redux/types.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export default createTypes([
   'addUser',
   'updateThisUser',
   'updateUserPoints',
+  'updateUserFlag',
   'updateCompletedChallenges',
   'showSignIn',
 
diff --git a/common/app/routes/settings/components/Email-Setting.jsx b/common/app/routes/settings/components/Email-Setting.jsx
index 418e86e145..a9332d56e4 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/settings/components/Email-Setting.jsx
+++ b/common/app/routes/settings/components/Email-Setting.jsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export function UpdateEmailButton() {
       bsSize='lg'
       bsStyle='primary'
       className='btn-link-social'
+      href='/update-email'
       >
       <FA name='envelope' />
       Update my Email
@@ -21,7 +22,10 @@ export default function EmailSettings({
   email,
   sendMonthlyEmail,
   sendNotificationEmail,
-  sendQuincyEmail
+  sendQuincyEmail,
+  toggleMonthlyEmail,
+  toggleNotificationEmail,
+  toggleQuincyEmail
 }) {
   if (!email) {
     return (
@@ -63,6 +67,7 @@ export default function EmailSettings({
             className={
               classnames('positive-20', { active: sendMonthlyEmail })
             }
+            onClick={ toggleMonthlyEmail }
             >
             { sendMonthlyEmail ? 'On' : 'Off' }
           </Button>
@@ -84,6 +89,7 @@ export default function EmailSettings({
             className={
               classnames('positive-20', { active: sendNotificationEmail })
             }
+            onClick={ toggleNotificationEmail }
             >
             { sendNotificationEmail ? 'On' : 'Off' }
           </Button>
@@ -105,6 +111,7 @@ export default function EmailSettings({
             className={
               classnames('positive-20', { active: sendQuincyEmail })
             }
+            onClick={ toggleQuincyEmail }
             >
             { sendQuincyEmail ? 'On' : 'Off' }
           </Button>
@@ -118,5 +125,8 @@ EmailSettings.propTypes = {
   email: PropTypes.string,
   sendMonthlyEmail: PropTypes.bool,
   sendNotificationEmail: PropTypes.bool,
-  sendQuincyEmail: PropTypes.bool
+  sendQuincyEmail: PropTypes.bool,
+  toggleMonthlyEmail: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  toggleNotificationEmail: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  toggleQuincyEmail: PropTypes.func.isRequired
 };
diff --git a/common/app/routes/settings/components/Language-Settings.jsx b/common/app/routes/settings/components/Language-Settings.jsx
index 6f907803ff..f8b11aaec1 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/settings/components/Language-Settings.jsx
+++ b/common/app/routes/settings/components/Language-Settings.jsx
@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@ import React, { PropTypes } from 'react';
 import { FormControl } from 'react-bootstrap';
 import langs from '../../../../utils/supported-languages';
 
-const langOptions = [
+const options = [(
+    <option
+      disabled={ true }
+      key='default'
+      value='not-the-momma'
+      >
+      Prefered Langauge
+    </option>
+  ),
   ...Object.keys(langs).map(tag => {
     return (
       <option
@@ -23,21 +31,12 @@ const langOptions = [
 ];
 
 export default function LangaugeSettings({ userLang }) {
-  const options = [(
-    <option
-      disabled={ true }
-      key='default'
-      selected={ userLang ? false : true }
-      >
-      Prefered Langauge
-    </option>
-  ),
-    ...langOptions
-  ];
   return (
     <FormControl
       className='btn btn-block btn-primary btn-link-social'
       componentClass='select'
+      defaultValue='not-the-momma'
+      value={ userLang }
       >
       { options }
     </FormControl>
diff --git a/common/app/routes/settings/components/Locked-Settings.jsx b/common/app/routes/settings/components/Locked-Settings.jsx
index e9dbee516f..077661d3f7 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/settings/components/Locked-Settings.jsx
+++ b/common/app/routes/settings/components/Locked-Settings.jsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React, { PropTypes } from 'react';
 import { Button, Row, Col } from 'react-bootstrap';
 import classnames from 'classnames';
 
-export default function LockSettings({ isLocked }) {
+export default function LockSettings({ isLocked, toggle }) {
   const className = classnames({
     'positive-20': true,
     active: isLocked
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export default function LockSettings({ isLocked }) {
           bsSize='lg'
           bsStyle='primary'
           className={ className }
+          onClick={ toggle }
           >
           { isLocked ? 'On' : 'Off' }
         </Button>
@@ -31,5 +32,6 @@ export default function LockSettings({ isLocked }) {
 }
 
 LockSettings.propTypes = {
-  isLocked: PropTypes.bool
+  isLocked: PropTypes.bool,
+  toggle: PropTypes.func.isRequired
 };
diff --git a/common/app/routes/settings/components/Settings.jsx b/common/app/routes/settings/components/Settings.jsx
index 0ca4ad9c2f..60adfe30b3 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/settings/components/Settings.jsx
+++ b/common/app/routes/settings/components/Settings.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React, { PropTypes } from 'react';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { Button, Row, Col } from 'react-bootstrap';
 import FA from 'react-fontawesome';
 
@@ -8,10 +9,58 @@ import EmailSettings from './Email-Setting.jsx';
 import LangaugeSettings from './Language-Settings.jsx';
 import DeleteModal from './Delete-Modal.jsx';
 
-export default class Settings extends React.Component {
+import {
+  toggleUserFlag,
+  openDeleteModal,
+  hideDeleteModal
+} from '../redux/actions';
+import { toggleNightMode } from '../../../redux/actions';
+
+const actions = {
+  toggleNightMode,
+  openDeleteModal,
+  hideDeleteModal,
+  toggleIsLocked: () => toggleUserFlag('isLocked'),
+  toggleQuincyEmail: () => toggleUserFlag('sendQuincyEmail'),
+  toggleNotificationEmail: () => toggleUserFlag('sendNotificationEmail'),
+  toggleMonthlyEmail: () => toggleUserFlag('sendMonthlyEmail')
+};
+
+const mapStateToProps = state => {
+  const {
+    app: { user: username },
+    entities: { user: userMap },
+    settingsApp: { isDeleteOpen }
+  } = state;
+  const {
+    email,
+    isLocked,
+    isGithubCool,
+    isTwitter,
+    isLinkedIn,
+    sendMonthlyEmail,
+    sendNotificationEmail,
+    sendQuincyEmail
+  } = userMap[username] || {};
+  return {
+    username,
+    email,
+    isDeleteOpen,
+    isLocked,
+    isGithubCool,
+    isTwitter,
+    isLinkedIn,
+    sendMonthlyEmail,
+    sendNotificationEmail,
+    sendQuincyEmail
+  };
+};
+
+export class Settings extends React.Component {
   static displayName = 'Settings';
   static propTypes = {
     username: PropTypes.string,
+    isDeleteOpen: PropTypes.bool,
     isLocked: PropTypes.bool,
     isGithubCool: PropTypes.bool,
     isTwitter: PropTypes.bool,
@@ -19,12 +68,20 @@ export default class Settings extends React.Component {
     email: PropTypes.string,
     sendMonthlyEmail: PropTypes.bool,
     sendNotificationEmail: PropTypes.bool,
-    sendQuincyEmail: PropTypes.bool
+    sendQuincyEmail: PropTypes.bool,
+    toggleNightMode: PropTypes.func,
+    toggleIsLocked: PropTypes.func,
+    toggleQuincyEmail: PropTypes.func,
+    toggleMonthlyEmail: PropTypes.func,
+    toggleNotificationEmail: PropTypes.func,
+    openDeleteModal: PropTypes.func,
+    hideDeleteModal: PropTypes.func
   };
 
   render() {
     const {
       username,
+      isDeleteOpen,
       isLocked,
       isGithubCool,
       isTwitter,
@@ -32,7 +89,14 @@ export default class Settings extends React.Component {
       email,
       sendMonthlyEmail,
       sendNotificationEmail,
-      sendQuincyEmail
+      sendQuincyEmail,
+      toggleNightMode,
+      toggleIsLocked,
+      toggleQuincyEmail,
+      toggleMonthlyEmail,
+      toggleNotificationEmail,
+      openDeleteModal,
+      hideDeleteModal
     } = this.props;
     return (
       <div>
@@ -77,6 +141,7 @@ export default class Settings extends React.Component {
               bsSize='lg'
               bsStyle='primary'
               className='btn-link-social'
+              onClick={ toggleNightMode }
               >
               NightMode
             </Button>
@@ -116,7 +181,10 @@ export default class Settings extends React.Component {
             smOffset={ 2 }
             xs={ 12 }
             >
-            <LockedSettings isLocked={ isLocked } />
+            <LockedSettings
+              isLocked={ isLocked }
+              toggle={ toggleIsLocked }
+            />
           </Col>
         </Row>
         <div className='spacer' />
@@ -134,6 +202,9 @@ export default class Settings extends React.Component {
               sendMonthlyEmail={ sendMonthlyEmail }
               sendNotificationEmail={ sendNotificationEmail }
               sendQuincyEmail={ sendQuincyEmail }
+              toggleMonthlyEmail={ toggleMonthlyEmail }
+              toggleNotificationEmail={ toggleNotificationEmail }
+              toggleQuincyEmail={ toggleQuincyEmail }
             />
           </Col>
         </Row>
@@ -160,7 +231,11 @@ export default class Settings extends React.Component {
             smOffset={ 2 }
             xs={ 12 }
             >
-            <DeleteModal />
+            <DeleteModal
+              hide={ hideDeleteModal }
+              isOpen={ isDeleteOpen }
+              open={ openDeleteModal }
+            />
           </Col>
         </Row>
       </div>
@@ -168,3 +243,4 @@ export default class Settings extends React.Component {
   }
 }
 
+export default connect(mapStateToProps, actions)(Settings);
diff --git a/common/app/routes/settings/components/Social-Settings.jsx b/common/app/routes/settings/components/Social-Settings.jsx
index 53a9414d59..8d9139a888 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/settings/components/Social-Settings.jsx
+++ b/common/app/routes/settings/components/Social-Settings.jsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export default function SocialSettings({
         href='/link/linkedin'
         key='linkedin'
         >
-        <FA name='linked' />
+        <FA name='linkedin' />
         Add my LinkedIn to my portfolio
       </Button>
     ));
diff --git a/common/app/routes/settings/redux/actions.js b/common/app/routes/settings/redux/actions.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9023184ae2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/app/routes/settings/redux/actions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { createAction, handleActions } from 'redux-actions';
+
+import createTypes from '../../../utils/create-types';
+
+const initialState = {
+  showDeleteModal: false
+};
+export const types = createTypes([
+  'toggleUserFlag',
+  'openDeleteModal',
+  'hideDeleteModal'
+], 'settings');
+
+export const toggleUserFlag = createAction(types.toggleUserFlag);
+export const openDeleteModal = createAction(types.openDeleteModal);
+export const hideDeleteModal = createAction(types.hideDeleteModal);
+
+export default handleActions(
+  {
+    [openDeleteModal]: state => ({
+      ...state,
+      isDeleteOpen: true
+    }),
+    [hideDeleteModal]: state => ({
+      ...state,
+      isDeleteOpen: false
+    })
+  },
+  initialState
+);
diff --git a/common/app/routes/settings/redux/index.js b/common/app/routes/settings/redux/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d1b99889f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/app/routes/settings/redux/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import userUpdateSaga from './update-user-saga';
+
+export { types } from './actions';
+export * as actions from './actions';
+export { default as reducer } from './actions';
+
+export const sagas = [
+  userUpdateSaga
+];
diff --git a/common/app/routes/settings/redux/update-user-saga.js b/common/app/routes/settings/redux/update-user-saga.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2994a9c0ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/app/routes/settings/redux/update-user-saga.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { Observable } from 'rx';
+import { types } from './actions';
+import { postJSON$ } from '../../../../utils/ajax-stream';
+import { updateUserFlag, createErrorObservable } from '../../../redux/actions';
+
+const urlMap = {
+  isLocked: 'lockdown',
+  sendQuincyEmail: 'quincy-email',
+  sendNotificationEmail: 'notification-email',
+  sendMonthlyEmail: 'announcement-email'
+};
+export default function userUpdateSaga(actions$, getState) {
+  const toggleFlag$ = actions$
+    .filter(({ type, payload }) => type === types.toggleUserFlag && payload)
+    .map(({ payload }) => payload);
+  const optimistic$ = toggleFlag$.map(flag => {
+    const { app: { user: username } } = getState();
+    return updateUserFlag(username, flag);
+  });
+  const serverUpdate$ = toggleFlag$
+    .debounce(500)
+    .flatMap(flag => {
+      const url = `/toggle-${urlMap[ flag ]}`;
+      const {
+        app: { user: username, csrfToken: _csrf },
+        entities: { user: userMap }
+      } = getState();
+      const user = userMap[username];
+      const currentValue = user[ flag ];
+      return postJSON$(url, { _csrf })
+        .map(({ flag, value }) => {
+          if (currentValue === value) {
+            return null;
+          }
+          return updateUserFlag(username, flag);
+        })
+        .catch(createErrorObservable);
+    });
+  return Observable.merge(optimistic$, serverUpdate$);
+}
diff --git a/common/app/sagas.js b/common/app/sagas.js
index 3b668202f9..f5e1cbf011 100644
--- a/common/app/sagas.js
+++ b/common/app/sagas.js
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { sagas as appSagas } from './redux';
 import { sagas as challengeSagas } from './routes/challenges/redux';
+import { sagas as settingsSagas } from './routes/settings/redux';
 
 export default [
   ...appSagas,
-  ...challengeSagas
+  ...challengeSagas,
+  ...settingsSagas
 ];
diff --git a/server/boot/settings.js b/server/boot/settings.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..680b4d8022
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/boot/settings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { ifNoUser401 } from '../utils/middleware';
+
+export default function settingsController(app) {
+  const api = app.loopback.Router();
+  const toggleUserFlag = flag => (req, res, next) => {
+    const { user } = req;
+    const currentValue = user[ flag ];
+    return user
+      .update$({ [ flag ]: !currentValue })
+      .subscribe(
+        () => res.status(200).json({
+          flag,
+          value: !currentValue
+        }),
+        next
+      );
+  };
+  api.post(
+    '/toggle-lockdown',
+    toggleUserFlag('isLocked')
+  );
+  api.post(
+    '/toggle-announcement-email',
+    ifNoUser401,
+    toggleUserFlag('sendMonthlyEmail')
+  );
+  api.post(
+    '/toggle-notification-email',
+    ifNoUser401,
+    toggleUserFlag('sendNotificationEmail')
+  );
+  api.post(
+    '/toggle-quincy-email',
+    ifNoUser401,
+    toggleUserFlag('sendQuincyEmail')
+  );
+  app.use(api);
+}
diff --git a/server/boot/user.js b/server/boot/user.js
index b8c179e7fe..8c134e7a7c 100644
--- a/server/boot/user.js
+++ b/server/boot/user.js
@@ -155,26 +155,6 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
   router.get('/email-signin', getEmailSignin);
   router.get('/deprecated-signin', getDepSignin);
   router.get('/update-email', getUpdateEmail);
-  api.get(
-    '/toggle-lockdown-mode',
-    sendNonUserToMap,
-    toggleLockdownMode
-  );
-  api.get(
-    '/toggle-announcement-email-mode',
-    sendNonUserToMap,
-    toggleReceivesAnnouncementEmails
-  );
-  api.get(
-    '/toggle-notification-email-mode',
-    sendNonUserToMap,
-    toggleReceivesNotificationEmails
-  );
-  api.get(
-    '/toggle-quincy-email-mode',
-    sendNonUserToMap,
-    toggleReceivesQuincyEmails
-  );
   api.post(
     '/account/delete',
     ifNoUser401,
@@ -434,62 +414,6 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
       );
   }
 
-  function toggleLockdownMode(req, res, next) {
-    const { user } = req;
-    user.update$({ isLocked: !user.isLocked })
-      .subscribe(
-        () => {
-          req.flash('info', {
-            msg: 'We\'ve successfully updated your Privacy preferences.'
-          });
-          return res.redirect('/settings');
-        },
-        next
-      );
-  }
-
-  function toggleReceivesAnnouncementEmails(req, res, next) {
-    const { user } = req;
-    return user.update$({ sendMonthlyEmail: !user.sendMonthlyEmail })
-      .subscribe(
-        () => {
-          req.flash('info', {
-            msg: 'We\'ve successfully updated your Email preferences.'
-          });
-          return res.redirect('/settings');
-        },
-        next
-      );
-  }
-
-  function toggleReceivesQuincyEmails(req, res, next) {
-    const { user } = req;
-    return user.update$({ sendQuincyEmail: !user.sendQuincyEmail })
-      .subscribe(
-        () => {
-          req.flash('info', {
-            msg: 'We\'ve successfully updated your Email preferences.'
-          });
-          return res.redirect('/settings');
-        },
-        next
-      );
-  }
-
-  function toggleReceivesNotificationEmails(req, res, next) {
-    const { user } = req;
-    return user.update$({ sendNotificationEmail: !user.sendNotificationEmail })
-      .subscribe(
-        () => {
-          req.flash('info', {
-            msg: 'We\'ve successfully updated your Email preferences.'
-          });
-          return res.redirect('/settings');
-        },
-        next
-      );
-  }
-
   function postDeleteAccount(req, res, next) {
     User.destroyById(req.user.id, function(err) {
       if (err) { return next(err); }
diff --git a/server/services/user.js b/server/services/user.js
index 378bc6e00f..a094517ecb 100644
--- a/server/services/user.js
+++ b/server/services/user.js
@@ -9,17 +9,23 @@ const publicUserProps = [
   'theme',
   'picture',
   'points',
+  'email',
   'languageTag',
 
   'isCheater',
   'isGithubCool',
 
+  'isLocked',
   'isFrontEndCert',
   'isBackEndCert',
   'isDataVisCert',
   'isFullStackCert',
 
   'githubURL',
+  'sendMonthlyEmail',
+  'sendNotificationEmail',
+  'sendQuincyEmail',
+
   'currentChallenge',
   'challengeMap'
 ];
@@ -40,7 +46,11 @@ export default function userServices() {
               {
                 entities: {
                   user: {
-                    [user.username]: _.pick(user, publicUserProps)
+                    [user.username]: {
+                      ..._.pick(user, publicUserProps),
+                      isTwitter: !!user.twitter,
+                      isLinkedIn: !!user.linkedIn
+                    }
                   }
                 },
                 result: user.username